Rules About a Woman’s Body

¹⁹ “‘When a woman has ·her monthly period [^La discharge of blood from her genitals/body], she is unclean [^Cin a ritual sense; the blood’s association with reproduction makes it holy; 15:16] for seven days; anyone who touches her will be unclean until evening. ²⁰ Anything she lies on during this time will be unclean, and everything she sits on during this time will be unclean. ²¹ Anyone who touches her bed must wash his clothes and bathe in water; that person will be unclean until evening. ²² Anyone who touches something she has sat on must wash his clothes and bathe in water; that person will be unclean until evening. ²³ It does not matter if the person touched the woman’s bed or something she sat on; he will be unclean until evening.

²⁴ “‘If a man ·has sexual relations with a woman [lies with her] and her ·monthly period [discharge] touches him, he will be unclean [^Cin a ritual sense] for seven days; every bed he lies on will be unclean.