Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “’You will make yourselves unclean by these; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening. New Living Translation “The following creatures will make you ceremonially unclean. If any of you touch their carcasses, you will be defiled until evening. English Standard Version “And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, Berean Standard Bible These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, King James Bible And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. New King James Version ‘By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until evening; New American Standard Bible ‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening, NASB 1995 ‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean: whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening, NASB 1977 ‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean: whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening, Legacy Standard Bible ‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean: whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening, Amplified Bible ‘By [contact with] these you will become unclean; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until the evening (dusk), Christian Standard Bible “These will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, Holman Christian Standard Bible These will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, American Standard Version And by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even; English Revised Version And by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even: GOD'S WORD® Translation "Regarding the creatures mentioned above, this is how you would become unclean: Whoever touches their dead bodies will be unclean until evening. International Standard Version and is unclean. Anyone who touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening. Majority Standard Bible These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, NET Bible "'By these you defile yourselves; anyone who touches their carcass will be unclean until the evening, New Heart English Bible "'By these you will become unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening. Webster's Bible Translation And for these ye shall be unclean: whoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening. World English Bible “‘By these you will become unclean: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd you are made unclean by these; anyone who is coming against their carcass is unclean until the evening; Young's Literal Translation 'And by these ye are made unclean, any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean till the evening; Smith's Literal Translation And for these ye shall be unclean: all touching upon their carcass shall be unclean till evening. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd whosoever shall touch the carcasses of them, shall be defiled, and shall be unclean until the evening: Catholic Public Domain Version And whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be defiled, and he shall be unclean until evening. New American Bible You become unclean by the following—anyone who touches their carcasses shall be unclean until evening, New Revised Standard Version By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until the evening, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd by these you shall be unclean; whosoever touches their carcasses shall be unclean until the evening. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And by these you will be defiled; everyone who touches their carcasses shall be defiled until evening. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And by these ye shall become unclean; whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until even. Brenton Septuagint Translation And by these ye shall be defiled; every one that touches their carcases shall be unclean till the evening. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Clean and Unclean Animals…23All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you. 24These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, 25and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.… Cross References Acts 10:14-15 “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” / The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” Mark 7:18-19 “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.) Matthew 15:11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” Romans 14:14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. 1 Timothy 4:4-5 For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. Hebrews 9:10 They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform. Acts 15:28-29 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements: / You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell. Romans 14:20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block. 1 Corinthians 8:8 But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. Genesis 7:2 You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate; Deuteronomy 14:3-21 You must not eat any detestable thing. / These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, / the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. ... Isaiah 66:17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD. Ezekiel 4:14 “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.” Daniel 1:8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself. Treasury of Scripture And for these you shall be unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even. Leviticus 11:8,27,28,31,38-40 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you… Leviticus 17:15,16 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean… Isaiah 22:14 And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts. Jump to Previous Bodies Carcase Carcass Carcasses Dead Evening Moreover Touches Toucheth Touching Unclean YourselvesJump to Next Bodies Carcase Carcass Carcasses Dead Evening Moreover Touches Toucheth Touching Unclean YourselvesLeviticus 11 1. What animals may be eaten4. and what may not be eaten 9. What fishes 13. What fowls 29. The creeping things which are unclean These creatures The phrase "these creatures" refers to the animals listed earlier in Leviticus 11, which are considered unclean according to the Mosaic Law. The Hebrew word for "creatures" here is "הַחַיָּה" (ha-chayah), which generally means living beings or animals. In the context of Leviticus, it specifically refers to those animals that are not to be consumed or touched after death. This distinction underscores the importance of holiness and separation in the daily lives of the Israelites, as they were called to be a people set apart for God. will make you unclean Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening Shall be unclean until the even.--For coming in contact with the dead body of the animals contracts defilement for the rest of the day, and till the beginning of a new day, which took place after sunset (comp. Leviticus 23:32). During these hours of legal uncleanness he was not allowed to enter the sanctuary, touch any sacred thing, or have intercourse with those who were legally clean, since contact with one who has contracted legal defilement imparted defilement to both persons and things. Verses 24-28. - These verses contain an expansion of the warning contained in verse 8, to the effect that the touch of the dead bodies of the forbidden animals was defiling, as well as the consumption of their flesh. A further mark of an unclean animal is added in verse 27. Whatsoever goeth upon his paws; that is, whatever has not hoofs, but goes stealthily, like beasts of prey of the eat kind. It includes also dogs.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew These [creatures]וּלְאֵ֖לֶּה (ū·lə·’êl·leh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those will make you unclean. תִּטַּמָּ֑אוּ (tiṭ·ṭam·mā·’ū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean Whoever כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every touches הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ (han·nō·ḡê·a‘) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike their carcasses בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם (bə·niḇ·lā·ṯām) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5038: A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol will be unclean יִטְמָ֥א (yiṭ·mā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2930: To be or become unclean until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while evening, הָעָֽרֶב׃ (hā·‘ā·reḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6153: Evening Links Leviticus 11:24 NIVLeviticus 11:24 NLT Leviticus 11:24 ESV Leviticus 11:24 NASB Leviticus 11:24 KJV Leviticus 11:24 BibleApps.com Leviticus 11:24 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 11:24 Chinese Bible Leviticus 11:24 French Bible Leviticus 11:24 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 11:24 By these you will become unclean: whoever (Le Lv Lev.) |