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Nocturnal emission for christians11/20/2023 As is the case of above with these three bodily activities. Remember that ceremonial uncleanness often had to do just with good and healthy hygiene. So here is my point from these two passages above. Leviticus 15:16 could have referenced a nocturnal emission, but it does not. And the reason I referenced Deuteronomy 23:10 is to distinguish a nocturnal emission (semen that emits from a man when he dreams) from other times it emits. Later in the chapter God prescribes sacrifices to be made for various discharges – but it was not about a man’s semen going out or a woman’s monthly period. It is interesting to note that while they were considered ceremonially unclean after each of these activities for a period of time, there were no sacrifices to be made for these activities. Verse 19 describes a woman’s monthly period. Verse 18 describes a man’s seed going out from him as a result of sexual intercourse with his wife. Verse 17 describes a man’s seed going out from him without having sex with a woman. Leviticus 15:16-19 describes three distinct activities: “If there is among you any man who is unclean because of a nocturnal emission, then he must go outside the camp he may not reenter the camp.” 17 As for any garment or any leather on which there is a seminal emission, it shall be washed with water and be unclean until evening.ġ8 If a man sleeps with a woman so that there is a seminal emission, they shall both bathe in water and be unclean until evening.ġ9 ‘When a woman has a discharge, if her discharge in her body is blood, she shall continue in her menstrual impurity for seven days and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening.”Īlso I want to refer you to one more passage, also from the NASB. “16 ‘Now if a man has a seminal emission, he shall bathe all his body in water and be unclean until evening. For this I will refer you to the NASB which is also a very literal translation,but with more modern English: This is the case in this situation with the passage below from Leviticus 15:16-19. While I love the KJV translation of the Bible and use it in most cases to teach from, there are some passages of the Bible where the Old English obscures the meaning and some places where I believe some newer translations get the meaning more accurate. But there is a glaring problem with this interpretation as Leviticus 15:16 makes no qualifications about this release of his seed happening at night as it does in Deuteronomy 23:10. Many commentators over the centuries have tried to say Leviticus 15:16 is only describing a man having a nocturnal emission and not masturbation.
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