i.e. from the generative organ; the result of undue indulgence of lust, enervating the organs (Le 15:1-15; 22:4; Nu 5:2). For seven days after its cessation the man was unclean, and then must bathe, wash his clothes, and offer sacrifice. The severe form of the disease is modern, appearing first in the 15th century and more virulently in the West than the East.
Again Jehovah spoke to Moses and Aaron: Tell the Israelites: 'When a man has a discharge from his body, his discharge is unclean. read more. He is unclean because of the discharge from his body. Whether it is chronic or not makes no difference. He is still unclean. The man who has a discharge makes everything he lies on or sits on unclean. Those who touch his bed must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. Those who sit on anything he sat on must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. Those who touch a man who has a discharge must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. Should a man who has a discharge spit on anyone who is clean, the person he spits on must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening. When a man who has a discharge sits on a saddle, it becomes unclean. Those who carry such things must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. If a man who has a discharge touches anyone without first rinsing his hands, the person he touched must wash his clothes and his body. He will be unclean until evening. When a man who has a discharge touches pottery, it must be broken. When he touches a wooden bucket it must be rinsed. When a man's discharge stops, he must wait seven days to be cleansed. He must wash his clothes and his body in fresh water. Then he will be clean. He must take two mourning doves or two pigeons and come into Jehovah's presence at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting on the eighth day. He will give these birds to the priest. The priest will sacrifice one as an offering for sin and the other as a burnt offering. Thus in Jehovah's presence, the priest will pay compensation for the wrongdoing and make peace with Jehovah for the man who had a discharge.
None of the descendants of Aaron who has a dreaded skin disease or a discharge may eat any of the sacred offerings until he is ritually clean. Any priest is unclean if he touches anything that is unclean through contact with a corpse or if he has an emission of semen
Command the Israelites to send outside the camp anyone who has a serious skin disease or a discharge or anyone who is unclean from touching a dead body.