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15 The priest will offer one of the birds as a sacrifice for sin and the other as a sacrifice to please me,[a] then I will consider the man completely clean.

16 Any man who has a flow of semen must take a bath, but he still remains unclean until evening. 17 If the semen touches anything made of cloth or leather, these must be washed, but they still remain unclean until evening.

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Footnotes

  1. 15.15 sacrifice to please me: See the note at 1.1-3.

15 The priest is to sacrifice them, the one for a sin offering[a](A) and the other for a burnt offering.(B) In this way he will make atonement before the Lord for the man because of his discharge.(C)

16 “‘When a man has an emission of semen,(D) he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening.(E) 17 Any clothing or leather that has semen on it must be washed with water, and it will be unclean till evening.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 15:15 Or purification offering; also in verse 30