Leviticus 15:5

And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

Cross-references

Leviticus 15:27 summarizes that anyone touching those unclean items must wash and be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 15:21 extends the same washing requirement to anyone touching the bed of a woman with discharge.

Leviticus 15:18 applies the same rule to both partners after intercourse with emission.

Leviticus 15:16 uses the same bathing and uncleanness-until-evening for seminal emission.

Leviticus 15:13 prescribes the same washing but after the discharge ceases, leading to cleanness instead of uncleanness.

Leviticus 15:10 repeats the same rule for touching anything under a person with discharge.

In Leviticus 17:15, eating carrion requires washing clothes and bathing — the same ritual cleansing formula.

In Leviticus 16:28, the one who burns the sin offerings likewise washes clothes and bathes — same post-ritual cleansing.

In Leviticus 16:26, the man who releases the scapegoat must also wash clothes and bathe — identical purification procedure.

Leviticus 14:8 includes washing clothes and bathing for leprosy cleansing—directly echoing the discharge rule's ritual.

Leviticus 22:6 Related theme

Leviticus 22:6 adds that after such uncleanness, one must bathe to eat holy things, still unclean until evening.

Leviticus 11:40 extends the same purification to eating or carrying a dead animal's carcass.

Leviticus 11:39 applies the same washing and uncleanness-until-evening rule to touching a dead animal's carcass.

In Leviticus 14:47, the same washing requirement applies after contact with mildew impurity — both deal with uncleanness transmission.

Leviticus 11:28 applies the same washing rule to those carrying carcasses of pawed animals, reinforcing the purity pattern.

Leviticus 11:25 requires washing clothes after touching a dead carcass, mirroring the cleansing ritual for impurity from discharge.

Leviticus 14:46 Related theme

Leviticus 14:46 declares uncleanness until evening for entering a quarantined house—same duration but no washing requirement.

Leviticus 11:32 Related theme

Leviticus 11:32 prescribes water cleansing and evening uncleanness for objects contacting dead animals, paralleling the bed-contact rule.

Hebrews 9:14 contrasts external washing with Christ's blood purifying the conscience—ritual becomes a shadow of inner cleansing.

Hebrews 10:22 explicitly echoes Levitical washing with 'bodies washed with pure water,' now combined with heart-sprinkling in Christ.

Numbers 19:7 describes the priest washing after the red heifer ritual, also unclean until evening.

Exodus 19:10 commands washing garments to consecrate the people—direct parallel to the ritual washing required after uncleanness here.

1 Samuel 20:26 Historical context

In 1 Samuel 20:26, Saul assumes David's absence is due to ritual uncleanness like that described in Leviticus 15:5, showing the social impact of these purity laws.

In Numbers 19:22, anything touched by an unclean person becomes unclean until evening — reinforces the same uncleanness transmission principle.

Deuteronomy 23:11 Related theme

In Deuteronomy 23:11, the same combination of washing and waiting until evening applies to nocturnal emission, extending the principle from Leviticus 15:5.

In Numbers 19:10, gathering red heifer ashes requires washing clothes but no bathing — slightly different but same uncleanness context.

Genesis 35:2 describes Jacob's household purifying themselves and changing garments—a parallel ritual cleansing before encountering God.