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you must break the pot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And every earthen vessel, whereinto <i>any</i> of them falleth, whatsoever <i>is</i> in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Any earthen vessel into which <i>any</i> of them falls you shall break; and whatever <i>is</i> in it shall be unclean:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for any earthenware vessel into which one of them may fall, whatever is in it becomes unclean and you shall break the vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216As for any earthenware vessel into which one of them may fall, whatever is in it becomes unclean and you shall break the vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘As for any earthenware vessel into which one of them may fall, whatever is in it becomes unclean and you shall break the vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As for any earthenware vessel into which one of them may fall, whatever is in it becomes unclean, and you shall break the vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As for any earthenware container into which any of these [crawling things] falls, whatever is in it becomes unclean, and you shall break the container.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If any of them falls into any clay pot, everything in it will become unclean; you are to break it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If any of them falls into any clay pot, everything in it will become unclean; you must break it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If any of these animals is found dead in a clay pot, the pot must be broken to pieces, and everything in it becomes unclean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"If any of these creatures falls into a piece of pottery, break the pottery because everything in it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And if their bodies fall into a clay pot, everything that is in it shall be unclean, and you must break the pot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Any earthen vessel into which any of these things fall becomes unclean, along with everything in it. You are to destroy it, along with all its contents."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As for any clay vessel they fall into, everything in it will become unclean and you must break it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Every earthen vessel, into which any of them falls, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And every earthen vessel, into which any of them falleth, whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Every earthen vessel into which any of them falls and all that is in it shall be unclean. You shall break it. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and any earthen vessel, into the midst of which [any] one of them falls, all that [is] in its midst is unclean, and you break it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and any earthen vessel, into the midst of which any one of them falleth, all that is in its midst is unclean, and it ye do break.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And every vessel of earthen upon which it shall fall from them, into its midst, all which is in its midst shall be unclean, and ye shall break it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But an earthen vessel, into which any of these shall fall, shall be defiled, and therefore is to be broken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But an earthen vessel, into which something from these will fall, shall be defiled; and therefore it is to be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Should any of these creatures fall into a clay vessel, everything in it becomes unclean, and the vessel itself you must break.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And if any of them falls into any earthen vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break the vessel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And every earthen vessel into which any of them falls, whatever is in it shall be unclean; and you shall break it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And every earthen vessel of them into which it falls, everything in it shall be defiled, and you shall break it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And every earthen vessel whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And every earthen vessel into which one of these things shall fall, whatsoever is inside it, shall be unclean, and it shall be broken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/11-33.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=2638" 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">32</span>When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean. <span class="reftext">33</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/mê·hem (Prep-m:: Pro-3mp) -- ">If any of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pōl (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">falls</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: tō·w·ḵōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">a</a> <a href="/hebrew/2789.htm" title="2789: ḥe·reś (N-ms) -- Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd. A collateral form mediating between cherec and cheresh; a piece of pottery.">clay</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lî- (N-msc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">pot,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">everything</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">in</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.">it will be unclean;</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’ō·ṯōw (Conj-w:: DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: ṯiš·bō·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">you must break the pot.</a> </span><span class="reftext">34</span>Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.…<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/19-15.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="/leviticus/15-12.htm">Leviticus 15:12</a></span><br />Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-12.htm">Haggai 2:12-13</a></span><br />If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’” “No,” replied the priests. / So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-25.htm">Matthew 23:25-26</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. / Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-4.htm">Mark 7:4</a></span><br />And on returning from the market, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions for them to observe, including the washing of cups, pitchers, kettles, and couches for dining.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-39.htm">Luke 11:39</a></span><br />Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14-15</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-19.htm">1 Corinthians 6:19</a></span><br />Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a></span><br />“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Hebrews 9:10</a></span><br />They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-21.htm">Colossians 2:21-22</a></span><br />“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”? / These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-14.htm">Deuteronomy 23:14</a></span><br />For the LORD your God walks throughout your camp to protect you and deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, lest He see anything unclean among you and turn away from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/52-11.htm">Isaiah 52:11</a></span><br />Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And every earthen vessel, into where any of them falls, whatever is in it shall be unclean; and you shall break it.</p><p class="hdg">ye shall break it</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Leviticus 11:35</a></b></br> And every <i>thing</i> whereupon <i>any part</i> of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; <i>whether it be</i> oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: <i>for</i> they <i>are</i> unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/14-45.htm">Leviticus 14:45</a></b></br> And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry <i>them</i> forth out of the city into an unclean place.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-38.htm">Jeremiah 48:38</a></b></br> <i>There shall be</i> lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein <i>is</i> no pleasure, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/2-6.htm">Break</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-28.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-28.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-29.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-28.htm">Earthen</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-28.htm">Earthenware</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/exodus/15-16.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/exodus/22-14.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/exodus/39-25.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-9.htm">Pot</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/john/6-22.htm">Whereinto</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/13-12.htm">Break</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Clay</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-41.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Earthen</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Earthenware</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Falleth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-37.htm">Gets</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-34.htm">Pot</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-34.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-34.htm">Vessel</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/numbers/14-24.htm">Whereinto</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/leviticus/11.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>If any of them</b><br />This phrase refers to the creatures listed earlier in <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a>, which are considered unclean. The Hebrew word for "them" is "מֵהֶם" (mehem), indicating the unclean animals or insects. The context here is about maintaining ritual purity, a significant aspect of Israelite worship and daily life. The emphasis on "any" underscores the comprehensive nature of the purity laws, where even the smallest infraction could lead to impurity.<p><b>falls into</b><br />The Hebrew root "נָפַל" (naphal) means to fall or to drop. This action implies an accidental or unintended contact, highlighting the pervasive nature of impurity and the need for vigilance in maintaining holiness. The imagery of falling suggests a sudden and perhaps unnoticed event, reminding believers of the need for constant spiritual awareness and diligence.<p><b>a clay pot</b><br />The term "חֶרֶשׂ" (cheres) refers to earthenware or pottery, common household items in ancient Israel. Archaeological findings reveal that clay pots were widely used for storage and cooking. The fragility and porous nature of clay pots made them susceptible to contamination, symbolizing the human condition—fragile and easily tainted by sin. This serves as a metaphor for the believer's life, which must be guarded against impurity.<p><b>everything in it</b><br />This phrase emphasizes the totality of contamination. The Hebrew "כָּל־אֲשֶׁר" (kol-asher) means "all that is." The idea is that impurity spreads, affecting everything within the vessel. This reflects the biblical principle that sin and impurity are pervasive and can corrupt all aspects of life if not addressed. It serves as a warning to maintain purity in all areas of life, as sin can have far-reaching consequences.<p><b>will be unclean</b><br />The Hebrew word "טָמֵא" (tamei) means ritually impure or defiled. In the Levitical system, uncleanness was not just a physical state but a spiritual condition that required purification. This concept underscores the holiness of God and the need for His people to be set apart. It serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement and cleansing through Christ.<p><b>and you must break the pot</b><br />The command to break the pot, "וּשְׁבַרְתֶּם" (ushavartem), indicates the irreversible nature of the contamination. Breaking the pot symbolizes the need to completely remove and destroy sources of impurity. This act of destruction serves as a powerful reminder of the cost of sin and the lengths to which one must go to maintain holiness. It points to the ultimate sacrifice of Christ, who was broken for our sins, providing the means for true purification and restoration.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(33) <span class= "bld">And every earthen vessel.</span>--The case, however, is different with regard to vessels made of clay and burned in the kiln.<p><span class= "bld">Whereinto any of them falleth.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">where into aught of them falleth, </span>that is, into which any of the aforesaid portion of a defiling carcase falls (see <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm" title="And on whatever any of them, when they are dead, does fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.">Leviticus 11:32</a>). Whilst defiled vessels of other materials were made clean by water, earthen vessels, when they became defiled, had to be destroyed (see <a href="/leviticus/6-28.htm" title="But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brazen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.">Leviticus 6:28</a>), and their contents were rendered polluted.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/11-33.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">If any of them</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">falls</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפֹּ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(yip·pōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">clay</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֔רֶשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·reś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2789.htm">Strong's 2789: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earthenware, earthen vessel, sherd, potsherd</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pot,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּלִי־</span> <span class="translit">(kə·lî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everything</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּתוֹכ֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·w·ḵōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it will be unclean;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטְמָ֖א</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 /><br /><span class="word">you must break [the pot].</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·bō·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/11-33.htm">Leviticus 11:33 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/11-33.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 11:33 Every earthen vessel into which any (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 11:32"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:32" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/11-34.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 11:34"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:34" /></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>