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Every bed whereon she lies all the days of her issue shall be to her as the bed of her impurity: and everything whereon she sits shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her impurity.
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Consistency in the Law
Commentators like Ellicott and Gill clarify that this verse doesn't introduce new principles but consistently applies the existing rules of ritual impurity. The defilement of a bed or seat from a prolonged discharge is treated exactly the same as that from a normal menstrual period, as outlined earlier in the chapter.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
Every bed whereon she lieth. —The rules here laid down about her defilement and defiling are the same as those in Levitic…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Every bed whereon she lies all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation…
Presbyterian
We need not be overly meticulous in explaining these laws; but we have reason to be thankful that we need fear no defilement, except that of sin, n…
