“‘If a descendant of Aaron has a defiling skin disease[a] or a bodily discharge,(A) he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is cleansed. He will also be unclean if he touches something defiled by a corpse(B) or by anyone who has an emission of semen,

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 22:4 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

10 If one of your men is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, he is to go outside the camp and stay there.(A)

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11 But as evening approaches he is to wash himself, and at sunset(A) he may return to the camp.(B)

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