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But anyone who touches the carcass will be defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, a spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean, but whoever touches a carcass in them shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless a fountain or pit, <i>wherein there is</i> plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless a spring or a cistern, <i>in which there is</i> plenty of water, shall be clean, but whatever touches any such carcass becomes unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean, though the one who touches their carcass shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Nevertheless a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean, though the one who touches their carcass shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Nevertheless a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean, though the one who touches their carcass shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Nevertheless a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean, though the one who touches their carcass shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless a spring or a cistern (reservoir) collecting water shall be clean; but whoever touches one of these carcasses shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but someone who touches a carcass in it will become unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but someone who touches a carcass in it will become unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A spring or a cistern where one of these dead animals is found is still clean, but anyone who touches the animal becomes unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />However, a spring or a cistern holding water will remain clean. But anyone who touches their dead bodies will be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but a spring or a cistern remains clean, although anything else that touches their dead bodies is unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"A spring or a cistern that holds water is clean, but whoever touches the carcass of an unclean animal will be unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />However, a spring or a cistern which collects water will be clean, but one who touches their carcass will be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless a spring or a cistern in which water is a gathered shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Nevertheless, a fountain or pit, in which there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless a spring or a cistern in which water is gathered shall be clean, but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Only, a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcass is unclean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Only -- a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcase is unclean;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But a fountain and pit, a gathering of waters, shall be clean: and he touching upon their carcass shall be unclean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But fountains and cisterns, and all gatherings together of waters shall be clean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be defiled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, fountains and cisterns, and all reservoirs of water shall be clean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be defiled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />However, a spring or a cistern for collecting water remains clean; but whoever touches such an animal’s carcass becomes unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But a spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean, while whatever touches the carcass in it shall be unclean.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless a fountain or a cistern and the pools of water shall be clean; but whosoever touches their carcasses shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />However a spring and a fountain and reservoir of waters shall be pure, and who ever will touch their corpses shall be defiled.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Nevertheless a fountain or a cistern wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean; but he who toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Only <i>if the water be</i> of fountains of water, or a pool, or confluence of water, it shall be clean; but he that touches their carcases shall be unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/11-36.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=2667" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/11.htm">Clean and Unclean Animals</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">35</span>Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you. <span class="reftext">36</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/389.htm" title="389: ’aḵ (Adv) -- Surely, howbeit. Akin to 'aken; a particle of affirmation, surely; hence only.">Nevertheless,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4599.htm" title="4599: ma‘·yān (N-ms) -- A spring. Or ma ynow; or ma yanah; from ayin; a fountain, figuratively, a source.">a spring</a> <a href="/hebrew/953.htm" title="953: ū·ḇō·wr (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A pit, cistern, well. From buwr; a pit hole.">or cistern</a> <a href="/hebrew/4723.htm" title="4723: miq·wêh- (N-msc) -- Or miqveh; or miqvet; from qavah; something waited for, i.e. Confidence; also a collection, i.e. a pond, or a caravan or drove.">containing</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">water</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will remain</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭā·hō·wr (Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">clean,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: wə·nō·ḡê·a‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">but one who touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: bə·niḇ·lā·ṯām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">a carcass in it</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: yiṭ·mā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">will be unclean.</a> </span><span class="reftext">37</span>If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-17.htm">Numbers 19:17-19</a></span><br />For the purification of the unclean person, take some of the ashes of the burnt sin offering, put them in a jar, and pour fresh water over them. / Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain. / The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-9.htm">Numbers 19:9</a></span><br />Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to gather up the ashes of the heifer and store them in a ceremonially clean place outside the camp. They must be kept by the congregation of Israel for preparing the water of purification; this is for purification from sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-13.htm">Numbers 19:13</a></span><br />Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-20.htm">Numbers 19:20-21</a></span><br />But if a person who is unclean does not purify himself, he will be cut off from the assembly, because he has defiled the sanctuary of the LORD. The water of purification has not been sprinkled on him; he is unclean. / This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-7.htm">Numbers 19:7-8</a></span><br />Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. / The one who burned the heifer must also wash his clothes and bathe his body in water, and he too will be ceremonially unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11</a></span><br />Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-21.htm">Numbers 19:21</a></span><br />This is a permanent statute for the people: The one who sprinkles the water of purification must wash his clothes, and whoever touches the water of purification will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-18.htm">Numbers 19:18</a></span><br />Then a man who is ceremonially clean is to take some hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and the people who were there. He is also to sprinkle the one who touched a bone, a grave, or a person who has died or been slain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-12.htm">Numbers 19:12</a></span><br />He must purify himself with the water on the third day and on the seventh day; then he will be clean. But if he does not purify himself on the third and seventh days, he will not be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-14.htm">Numbers 19:14</a></span><br />This is the law when a person dies in a tent: Everyone who enters the tent and everyone already in the tent will be unclean for seven days,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-16.htm">Numbers 19:16</a></span><br />Anyone in the open field who touches someone who has been killed by the sword or has died of natural causes, or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave, will be unclean for seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-15.htm">Numbers 19:15</a></span><br />and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-19.htm">Numbers 19:19</a></span><br />The man who is ceremonially clean is to sprinkle the unclean person on the third day and on the seventh day. After he purifies the unclean person on the seventh day, the one being cleansed must wash his clothes and bathe in water, and that evening he will be clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-10.htm">Numbers 19:10</a></span><br />The man who has gathered up the ashes of the heifer must also wash his clothes, and he will be ceremonially unclean until evening. This is a permanent statute for the Israelites and for the foreigner residing among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/19-22.htm">Numbers 19:22</a></span><br />Anything the unclean person touches will become unclean, and anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.</p><p class="hdg">a fountain</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/13-1.htm">Zechariah 13:1</a></b></br> In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a></b></br> But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/genesis/37-29.htm">Cistern</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/acts/24-12.htm">Collecting</a> <a href="/genesis/1-10.htm">Collection</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/genesis/49-22.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-4.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/exodus/16-18.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Holding</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-21.htm">However</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-4.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/exodus/21-34.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/genesis/41-53.htm">Plenty</a> <a href="/acts/28-3.htm">Quantity</a> <a href="/genesis/49-22.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/genesis/41-49.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-4.htm">Time</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-31.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-31.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-31.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-24.htm">Use</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-34.htm">Water</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-33.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-39.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-37.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-37.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-30.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-22.htm">Cistern</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-37.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/isaiah/62-9.htm">Collecting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-6.htm">Collection</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-37.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-7.htm">Fountain</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-39.htm">Gathered</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-5.htm">Gathering</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-20.htm">Holding</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-28.htm">However</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-32.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/numbers/16-30.htm">Pit</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">Plenty</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-35.htm">Quantity</a> <a href="/numbers/21-15.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/numbers/17-4.htm">Stored</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-2.htm">Time</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-38.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Use</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Water</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-46.htm">Wherein</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-1.htm">What animals may be eaten</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-4.htm">and what may not be eaten</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-9.htm">What fishes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">What fowls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-29.htm">The creeping things which are unclean</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The mention of a "spring or cistern" highlights the importance of water sources in ancient Israel, a region where water was a precious resource. Springs and cisterns were vital for survival, providing water for drinking, agriculture, and ritual purification. The distinction made here underscores the principle that living water, or water that is flowing, is inherently clean. This concept is echoed in <a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>, where Jesus speaks of "living water" as a metaphor for eternal life. Theologically, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the source of spiritual cleansing and life.<p><b>but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean</b><br>The law emphasizes the transmission of impurity through contact with a carcass, which is considered ritually unclean. This reflects the broader biblical theme of separation between life and death, purity and impurity. In ancient Israelite culture, maintaining ritual purity was essential for participating in community worship and accessing the presence of God. The requirement for purification after contact with a carcass is a reminder of the pervasive nature of sin and the need for atonement. This concept is further developed in the New Testament, where Jesus, through His death and resurrection, provides the ultimate purification from sin, as seen in <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a>. The uncleanliness associated with death is contrasted with the life-giving power of Christ, who conquers death and offers spiritual cleanliness to believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites on how to live a holy life.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the Levitical laws, including the laws of cleanliness and uncleanliness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/springs_and_cisterns.htm">Springs and Cisterns</a></b><br>Natural and man-made sources of water that are considered clean despite contact with unclean things.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/carcass.htm">Carcass</a></b><br>The dead body of an animal, which is considered unclean and can transmit impurity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The mediators of the law who would have been responsible for teaching and enforcing these cleanliness laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_cleanliness.htm">Understanding Cleanliness</a></b><br>The distinction between clean and unclean in Leviticus highlights God's holiness and the need for His people to be set apart. This calls us to examine our own lives for spiritual purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water.htm">Symbolism of Water</a></b><br>Water is a powerful symbol of cleansing and life throughout Scripture. Just as physical water cleanses, we are called to seek spiritual cleansing through Christ, the living water.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_daily_life.htm">Holiness in Daily Life</a></b><br>The laws of cleanliness remind us that holiness should permeate every aspect of our lives, not just our religious practices. We are called to live in a way that reflects God's purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_responsibility.htm">Community Responsibility</a></b><br>The laws were given to the community of Israel, emphasizing that holiness is a communal responsibility. We are called to support one another in living lives that honor God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_renewal.htm">Spiritual Renewal</a></b><br>Just as water sources were to remain clean, we are reminded of the need for continual spiritual renewal through prayer, Scripture, and fellowship with believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_was_long_hair_practical_then.htm">Numbers 6:5 -- How is letting hair grow indefinitely practical in a nomadic or ancient society without modern hygiene methods?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_blame_ignorance_in_leviticus_5_2.htm">If Leviticus 5:2 considers touching an unclean creature as sin, even unknowingly, how can ignorance be morally blameworthy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/have_you_remembered_the_lord_today.htm">What did Jesus inscribe in the sand?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(36) <span class= "bld">Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">But wells and cisterns being gatherings together of water. </span>But if the unclean carcase, or any portion of it, happens to fall or to be thrown into wells or cisterns, they are to be treated as large collections of water, such as pools, ponds, and lakes, and hence are exempt from contracting pollution. The constant change of water which takes place in these reservoirs counteracts the effects of the polluting carcase. When it is borne in mind how few are the wells and cisterns in the East, and how scarce water is, the merciful provision of this law will be apparent. According to the canon which obtained during the second Temple, this immunity was only applicable to receptacles of water actually in the ground, but not to collections of water in vessels.<p><span class= "bld">But that which toucheth.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">but he who toucheth. </span>But though the water into which the carcase has fallen is mercifully exempted, he who comes in contact with the carcase in the water and removes it from the water is unclean, because the carcase itself remains a source of defilement.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/11-36.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Nevertheless,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(’aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_389.htm">Strong's 389: </a> </span><span class="str2">A particle of affirmation, surely</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a spring</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעְיָ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(ma‘·yān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4599.htm">Strong's 4599: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fountain, a source</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or cistern</span><br /><span class="heb">וּב֛וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_953.htm">Strong's 953: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pit, cistern, well</span><br /><br /><span class="word">containing</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְוֵה־</span> <span class="translit">(miq·wêh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4723.htm">Strong's 4723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something waited for, confidence, a collection, a pond, a caravan, drove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">water</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will remain</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">clean,</span><br /><span class="heb">טָה֑וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·hō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but one who touches</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֹגֵ֥עַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nō·ḡê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a carcass in it</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·niḇ·lā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be unclean.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטְמָֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṭ·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/11-36.htm">Leviticus 11:36 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11-36.htm">Leviticus 11:36 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/11-36.htm">Leviticus 11:36 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11-36.htm">Leviticus 11:36 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11-36.htm">Leviticus 11:36 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/11-36.htm">Leviticus 11:36 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/11-36.htm">Leviticus 11:36 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/11-36.htm">Leviticus 11:36 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/11-36.htm">Leviticus 11:36 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/11-36.htm">Leviticus 11:36 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 11:36 Nevertheless a spring or a cistern (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 11:35"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:35" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/11-37.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 11:37"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:37" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>