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If any man`s seed of copulation go out from him, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.
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Ritual, Not Moral, Uncleanness
Commentators clarify that this law addresses an involuntary emission, such as a nocturnal pollution, rather than a willful act. The resulting uncleanness was temporary and ritual, not inherently sinful, requiring a simple washing and waiting until evening to be considered clean again.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Most of the ancient religions made a similar recognition of impurity and of the need of purification (Leviticus 15:17).
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19th Century
Anglican
And if any man’s seed. —The second case, discussed in this and the following verses, is that of an involuntary emission, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him Not in lawful cohabitation, nor voluntarily, but involuntarily, as Ab…
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