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A woman sits beside an empty bed while a man washes a garment outside the tent. The accompanying verses state the rules for menstruation, beds, seats, contact, washing, and the distinct periods of uncleanness.
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Leviticus 15:19-24

Menstruation, contact, and washing

Bodily Discharges and Cleansing · Leviticus 15

Story guide: A woman sits beside an empty bed while a man washes a garment outside the tent. The accompanying verses state the rules for menstruation, beds, seats, contact, washing, and the distinct periods of uncleanness.

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19When a woman has a discharge, and her discharge in her body is blood, she shall remain in her menstrual impurity seven days, and everyone who touches her shall be unclean until evening.

20And everything on which she lies during her menstrual impurity shall be unclean, and everything on which she sits shall be unclean.

21And everyone who touches her bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.

22And everyone who touches any object on which she sits shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and he shall be unclean until the evening.

23And if it is on the bed or on the item on which she sits, when he touches it he shall be unclean until the evening.

24If a man indeed lies with her, and her menstrual impurity comes upon him, he shall be unclean seven days, and every bed on which he lies shall be unclean.

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