19 'And when a woman hath an issue—blood is her issue in her flesh—seven days she is in her separation, and any one who is coming against her is unclean till the evening. 20 'And anything on which she lieth in her separation is unclean, and anything on which she sitteth is unclean; 21 and any one who is coming against her bed doth wash his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening. 22 'And any one who is coming against any vessel on which she sitteth doth wash his garments, and hath washed with water, and been unclean till the evening. 23 'And if it 'is' on the bed, or on the vessel on which she is sitting, in his coming against it, he is unclean till the evening. 24 'And if a man really lie with her, and her separation is on him, then he hath been unclean seven days, and all the bed on which he lieth is unclean. 25 'And when a woman's issue of blood floweth many days within the time of her separation, or when it floweth over her separation—all the days of the issue of her uncleanness are as the days of her separation; she 'is' unclean. 26 'All the bed on which she lieth all the days of her issue is as the bed of her separation to her, and all the vessel on which she sitteth is unclean as the uncleanness of her separation; 27 and any one who is coming against them is unclean, and hath washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and been unclean till the evening. 28 'And if she hath been clean from her issue, then she hath numbered to herself seven days, and afterwards she is clean; 29 and on the eighth day she taketh to herself two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, and hath brought them in unto the priest, unto the opening of the tent of meeting; 30 and the priest hath made the one a sin-offering, and the one a burnt-offering, and the priest hath made atonement for her before Jehovah, because of the issue of her uncleanness. 31 'And ye have separated the sons of Israel from their uncleanness, and they die not in their uncleanness, in their defiling My tabernacle which 'is' in their midst. 32 'This 'is' the law of him who hath an issue, and of him whose seed of copulation goeth out from him, for uncleanness thereby, 33 and of her who is sick in her separation, and of him who hath an issue, the issue of a male or of a female, and of a man who lieth with an unclean woman.'

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 15:19-33

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Laws concerning ceremonial uncleanness.

We need not be curious in explaining these laws; but have reason to be thankful that we need fear no defilement, except that of sin, nor need ceremonial and burdensome purifications. These laws remind us that God sees all things, even those which escape the notice of men. The great gospel duties of faith and repentance are here signified, and the great gospel privileges of the application of Christ's blood to our souls for our justification, and his grace for our sanctification.