12. “ ‘A clay pot that the man touches must be broken, and any wooden article is to be rinsed with water.
13. “ ‘When a man is cleansed from his discharge, he is to count off seven days for his ceremonial cleansing; he must wash his clothes and bathe himself with fresh water, and he will be clean.
14. On the eighth day he must take two doves or two young pigeons and come before the Lord to the entrance to the tent of meeting and give them to the priest.
15. The priest is to sacrifice them, the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering. In this way he will make atonement before the Lord for the man because of his discharge.
16. “ ‘When a man has an emission of semen, he must bathe his whole body with water, and he will be unclean till evening.
17. Any clothing or leather that has semen on it must be washed with water, and it will be unclean till evening.
18. When a man has sexual relations with a woman and there is an emission of semen, both of them must bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.
19. “ ‘When a woman has her regular flow of blood, the impurity of her monthly period will last seven days, and anyone who touches her will be unclean till evening.
20. “ ‘Anything she lies on during her period will be unclean, and anything she sits on will be unclean.
21. Anyone who touches her bed will be unclean; they must wash their clothes and bathe with water, and they will be unclean till evening.