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Leviticus 15

Lev. 15:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And every thing that she lieth
shakab (Hebrew #7901)
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
KJV usage: X at all, cast down, ((lover-))lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
Pronounce: shaw-kab'
Origin: a primitive root
upon in her separation
niddah (Hebrew #5079)
properly, rejection; by implication, impurity, especially personal (menstruation) or moral (idolatry, incest)
KJV usage: X far, filthiness, X flowers, menstruous (woman), put apart, X removed (woman), separation, set apart, unclean(-ness, thing, with filthiness).
Pronounce: nid-daw'
Origin: from 5074
shall be unclean
tame' (Hebrew #2930)
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
KJV usage: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, X utterly.
Pronounce: taw-may'
Origin: a primitive root
: every thing also that she sitteth
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
upon shall be unclean
tame' (Hebrew #2930)
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
KJV usage: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, X utterly.
Pronounce: taw-may'
Origin: a primitive root
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Cross References

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Lev. 15:4‑9• 4Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.
 5And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
 6And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
 7And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
 8And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
 9And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the issue shall be unclean. (Lev. 15:4‑9)
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Prov. 2:16‑19• 16To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;
 17Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her God.
 18For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.
 19None that go unto her return again, neither take they hold of the paths of life. (Prov. 2:16‑19)
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Prov. 5:3‑13• 3For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:
 4But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a twoedged sword.
 5Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
 6Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them.
 7Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth.
 8Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house:
 9Lest thou give thine honor unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
 10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labors be in the house of a stranger;
 11And thou mourn at the last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed,
 12And say, How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof;
 13And have not obeyed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to them that instructed me! (Prov. 5:3‑13)
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Prov. 6:24,35• 24To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman.
 35He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts. (Prov. 6:24,35)
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Prov. 7:10‑27• 10And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtile of heart.
 11(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
 12Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
 13So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
 14I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
 15Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
 16I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
 17I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
 18Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
 19For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
 20He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
 21With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
 22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
 23Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
 24Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
 25Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
 26For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
 27Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. (Prov. 7:10‑27)
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Prov. 9:13‑18• 13A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.
 14For she sitteth at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
 15To call passengers who go right on their ways:
 16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
 17Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
 18But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell. (Prov. 9:13‑18)
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Prov. 22:27• 27If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee? (Prov. 22:27)
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Eccl. 7:26• 26And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. (Eccl. 7:26)
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1 Cor. 15:33• 33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. (1 Cor. 15:33)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And everything that she lieth upon in her separationa shall be unclean; and everything that she sitteth upon shall be unclean.

JND Translation Notes

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a
Or "uncleanness," also in vers. 25,26,33; as ch. 12.2.