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These animals are unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If you pick up its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. These animals are unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they <i>are</i> unclean unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Whoever carries <i>any such</i> carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. It <i>is</i> unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; they are unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; they are unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; they are unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; they are unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and anyone who carries their carcasses is to wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and anyone who carries their carcasses must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Those who carry the dead body of any of these animals must wash their clothes and will be unclean until evening. These animals are unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whoever carries their carcass is to wash their clothes, because they've become unclean until evening. They're unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and the one who carries their carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening: they are unclean to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he who is lifting up their carcass washes his garments, and has been unclean until the evening—they [are] unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he who is lifting up their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean until the evening -- unclean they are to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And be lifting up their carcass shall cleanse his garments, and be unclean till evening: they are unclean to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he that shall carry such carcasses, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until evening: because all these things are unclean to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And whoever will have carried this kind of carcass shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until evening. For all these are unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and anyone who carries their carcasses shall wash his garments and be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and the one who carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean for you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he who carries their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening, because they are unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And whoever takes up their bodies shall wash his garments and he will be defiled until evening because they are unclean to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even; they are unclean unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till evening: these are unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/11-28.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=2587" 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">27</span>All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: wə·han·nō·śê (Conj-w, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">and anyone who picks up</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: niḇ·lā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">a carcass</a> <a href="/hebrew/3526.htm" title="3526: yə·ḵab·bês (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- To wash. A primitive root; to trample; hence, to wash, whether literal or figurative.">must wash</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: bə·ḡā·ḏāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">his clothes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: wə·ṭā·mê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">and he will be unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/6153.htm" title="6153: hā·‘ā·reḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Evening. From arab; dusk.">evening.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: ṭə·mê·’îm (Adj-mp) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">are unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,…<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="/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="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8</a></span><br />as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a></span><br />“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.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8-9</a></span><br />‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ / But the voice spoke from heaven 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="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a></span><br />“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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-4.htm">1 Timothy 4:4-5</a></span><br />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.<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="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a></span><br />A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-2.htm">Genesis 7:2</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">1 Corinthians 10:25-26</a></span><br />Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">Deuteronomy 14:3-21</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-20.htm">Romans 14:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3-4</a></span><br />Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things. / But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he that bears the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean to you.</p><p class="hdg">beareth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24,25</a></b></br> And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even… </p><p class="hdg">shall wash</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-14.htm">Leviticus 11:14</a></b></br> And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Carrieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/exodus/38-7.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Picks</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Carrieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-31.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-31.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Picks</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Washed</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 /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and anyone who picks up a carcass</b><br>In the context of Leviticus, touching a carcass refers to coming into contact with the dead body of an animal that is considered unclean. This law is part of the broader Levitical code, which outlines various purity laws for the Israelites. The emphasis on avoiding contact with dead animals underscores the importance of ritual purity and separation from death, which is seen as a result of sin. This reflects the holiness required by God and the need for the Israelites to be distinct from surrounding nations. The act of picking up a carcass could be necessary for practical reasons, such as removing it from a living area, but it still required purification.<p><b>must wash his clothes</b><br>Washing clothes was a common purification ritual in ancient Israel, symbolizing the removal of impurity. This act of washing is not just about physical cleanliness but also represents a spiritual cleansing. The requirement to wash clothes after touching a carcass highlights the seriousness of maintaining ritual purity. This practice can be seen as a precursor to the New Testament emphasis on inner purity and the cleansing power of Christ's sacrifice, which washes away sin.<p><b>and he will be unclean until evening</b><br>The period of uncleanness lasting until evening reflects the daily cycle in Jewish thought, where a new day begins at sunset. This temporary state of uncleanness indicates that the impurity is not permanent but requires a period of separation and reflection. It also points to the grace of God, allowing for restoration and reintegration into the community after the appropriate purification steps are taken. This concept of temporary uncleanness can be seen as a type of the temporary nature of sin's hold on humanity, which is ultimately overcome through Christ.<p><b>They are unclean for you.</b><br>The phrase "They are unclean for you" emphasizes the specific covenant relationship between God and the Israelites. The dietary and purity laws set Israel apart as God's chosen people, distinct from other nations. This distinction is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, where Israel is called to be holy as God is holy. The unclean animals and their carcasses serve as a constant reminder of the need for holiness and the separation from sin. In the New Testament, this separation is fulfilled in Christ, who makes believers holy and clean through His sacrifice, transcending the old covenant's ritual laws.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>- The primary human author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>- The chosen people of God, to whom the laws of cleanliness and uncleanliness were given.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>- The setting where the Israelites received the law, emphasizing their journey and dependence on God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/clean_and_unclean_animals.htm">Clean and Unclean Animals</a></b><br>- The focus of <a href="/bsb/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a>, detailing which animals are permissible to eat and which are not.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/evening.htm">Evening</a></b><br>- The time by which a person who has become unclean is considered clean again, symbolizing a new beginning.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_ritual_purity.htm">Understanding Ritual Purity</a></b><br>The laws of cleanliness in Leviticus highlight the holiness of God and the need for His people to be set apart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_washing.htm">Symbolism of Washing</a></b><br>Washing clothes symbolizes the need for spiritual cleansing, pointing to the deeper need for purification from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/temporary_vs._permanent_cleansing.htm">Temporary vs. Permanent Cleansing</a></b><br>The temporary nature of being unclean until evening foreshadows the permanent cleansing available through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_daily_life.htm">Holiness in Daily Life</a></b><br>The call to avoid uncleanliness reminds believers to pursue holiness in all aspects of life, reflecting God's character.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_christ.htm">Transformation through Christ</a></b><br>The fulfillment of the law in Christ invites believers to live in the freedom of grace, while still honoring the principles of holiness.<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/what_is_'unclean_until_evening'.htm">What does 'unclean until evening' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'ceremonially_unclean'_mean.htm">What does "ceremonially unclean" mean?</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><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">And he that beareth.</span>--This is simply <span class= "bld">a </span>resumption of <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm" title="And whoever bears ought of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.">Leviticus 11:25</a>.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/11-28.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">and anyone who picks up</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·han·nō·śê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a carcass</span><br /><span class="heb">נִבְלָתָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(niḇ·lā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">must wash</span><br /><span class="heb">יְכַבֵּ֥ס</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḵab·bês)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3526.htm">Strong's 3526: </a> </span><span class="str2">To trample, to wash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his clothes,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּגָדָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he will be unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">וְטָמֵ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - 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">until</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">evening.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעָ֑רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘ā·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6153.htm">Strong's 6153: </a> </span><span class="str2">Evening</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They</span><br /><span class="heb">הֵ֖מָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hêm·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">are unclean for you.</span><br /><span class="heb">טְמֵאִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(ṭə·mê·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unclean</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/11-28.htm">Leviticus 11:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11-28.htm">Leviticus 11:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/11-28.htm">Leviticus 11:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11-28.htm">Leviticus 11:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11-28.htm">Leviticus 11:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/11-28.htm">Leviticus 11:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/11-28.htm">Leviticus 11:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/11-28.htm">Leviticus 11:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/11-28.htm">Leviticus 11:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/11-28.htm">Leviticus 11:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/11-28.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 11:28 He who carries their carcass shall wash (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 11:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/11-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 11:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:29" /></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>