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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/leviticus/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />or if he touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />or by touching a small animal that is unclean, or by touching someone who is ceremonially unclean for any reason.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and whoever touches a swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or a person from whom he may take uncleanness, whatever his uncleanness may be—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />or whoever touches any creeping thing by which he would be made unclean, or any person by whom he would become unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />or a man who touches any swarming things by which he is made unclean, or <i>touches</i> any person by whom he is made unclean, whatever his uncleanness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />or if a man touches any teeming things by which he is made unclean, or any man by whom he is made unclean, whatever his uncleanness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />or if a man touches any teeming things, by which he is made unclean, or any man by whom he is made unclean, whatever his uncleanness;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />or if a man touches any teeming things by which he is made unclean or any man by whom he is made unclean, whatever his uncleanness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />or whoever touches any crawling thing by which he is made unclean, or any person by whom he is made unclean, whatever it may be,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />or whoever touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean—whatever his uncleanness—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />or whoever touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean—whatever his uncleanness—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />or if you have touched an unclean creature of any sort, including an unclean person. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />an unclean swarming creature, or an unclean person<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />or if he has touched an unclean animal or person. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />or who becomes unclean by touching a creeping creature or another human being, whatever the uncleanness may be—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />or a man who touches a swarming thing by which he becomes unclean, or touches a person by which he becomes unclean, whatever that person's impurity--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />or whoever touches any crawling creature, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Or whoever toucheth any creeping animal, by which he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he hath:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />or whoever touches any creeping thing by which he may be made unclean, or a man from whom he may become unclean, whatever uncleanness he has— <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />or a man who comes against any teeming thing which is unclean to him, or against a man who is unclean to him, even any of his uncleanness—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> or a man who cometh against any teeming thing which is unclean to him, or against a man who is unclean to him, even any of his uncleanness -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Or a man who shall touch upon any creeping thing which shall be unclean to him, or upon a man who shall be unclean to him for all his uncleanness;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he that toucheth a creeping thing, or any unclean thing, the touching of which is defiling, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and whoever has touched a creeping thing, or any kind of unclean thing, the touching of which is filthy,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />or if anyone touches any swarming creature whose uncleanness is contagious or any person whose uncleanness, of whatever kind it may be, is contagious—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and whoever touches any swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or any human being by whom he may be made unclean—whatever his uncleanness may be—<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Or whoever touches any creeping thing whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Or a man who will touch any creeping thing that is defiled to him or with a man who is defiled to him in all his defilement;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />or whosoever toucheth any swarming thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />or whosoever shall touch any unclean reptile, which will defile him, or <i>who shall touch</i> a man, whereby he shall defile him according to all his uncleanness:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/22-5.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=5778" 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/22.htm">Restrictions Against the Unclean</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>If a descendant of Aaron has a skin disease or a discharge, he may not eat the sacred offerings until he is clean. Whoever touches anything defiled by a corpse or by a man who has an emission of semen, <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw- (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">whoever</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/5060.htm" title="5060: yig·ga‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">a</a> <a href="/hebrew/8318.htm" title="8318: še·reṣ (N-ms) -- Swarmers, swarming things. From sharats; a swarm, i.e. Active mass of minute animals.">crawling creature</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/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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ḇə·’ā·ḏām (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">a person</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.">that</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.">makes him unclean,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lə·ḵōl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">whatever</a> <a href="/hebrew/2932.htm" title="2932: ṭum·’ā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Religious impurity. From tame'; religious impurity.">the uncleanness may be—</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.…<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/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11-13</a></span><br />Whoever touches any dead body will be unclean for seven days. / 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. / 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="/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="/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-25.htm">Ezekiel 44:25-27</a></span><br />A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so, / and after he is cleansed, he must count off seven days for himself. / And on the day he goes into the sanctuary, into the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he must present his sin offering, declares the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/2-13.htm">Haggai 2:13</a></span><br />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/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="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-23</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.) / He continued: “What comes out of a man, that is what defiles him. ...<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="/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/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a></span><br />For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean, / how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24-28</a></span><br />These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, / and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. / Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Leviticus 15:7</a></span><br />Whoever touches the body of the man with a discharge must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/5-2.htm">Numbers 5:2</a></span><br />“Command the Israelites to send away from the camp anyone with a skin disease, anyone who has a bodily discharge, and anyone who is defiled by a dead body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/6-6.htm">Numbers 6:6-7</a></span><br />Throughout the days of his separation to the LORD, he must not go near a dead body. / Even if his father or mother or brother or sister should die, he is not to defile himself, because the symbol of consecration to his God is upon his head.<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">Or whoever touches any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has;</p><p class="hdg">whosoever</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24,43,44</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">or a man</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-7.htm">Leviticus 15:7,19</a></b></br> And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe <i>himself</i> in water, and be unclean until the even… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Crawling</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-18.htm">Flat</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-23.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-8.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Swarming</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Teeming</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-27.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-3.htm">Uncleanness</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-21.htm">Way</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-18.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-3.htm">Whereby</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Crawling</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-15.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/numbers/22-31.htm">Flat</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-7.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-9.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/leviticus/24-20.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Swarming</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Teeming</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/numbers/8-20.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Uncleanness</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">Way</a> <a href="/leviticus/23-29.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-18.htm">Whatsoever</a> <a href="/numbers/3-48.htm">Whereby</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-1.htm">The priests in their uncleanness must abstain from the holy things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm">How they shall be cleansed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-10.htm">Who of the priest's house may eat of the holy things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-17.htm">The sacrifices must be without blemish</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-26.htm">The age of the sacrifice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/22-29.htm">The law of eating the sacrifice of thanksgiving</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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This reflects the broader biblical theme of holiness and separation from impurity. The prohibition underscores the Israelites' call to be distinct from surrounding nations, who may not have observed such dietary and purity laws.<p><b>or a person that makes him unclean</b><br>Contact with a person who is ceremonially unclean could result from various conditions, such as skin diseases (Leviticus 13-14) or bodily discharges (Leviticus 15). This highlights the communal aspect of purity laws, where individual impurity could affect the entire community's ability to worship. The New Testament echoes this concern for purity, but with a focus on internal rather than external cleanliness, as seen in Jesus' teachings in <a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a>.<p><b>whatever the uncleanness may be—</b><br>This phrase indicates the comprehensive nature of the purity laws, covering all possible sources of uncleanness. It reflects the meticulous nature of the Levitical code, which aimed to maintain the sanctity of the Israelites as God's chosen people. The emphasis on thoroughness in avoiding uncleanness points to the holiness of God and the need for His people to approach Him with reverence and purity. This foreshadows the ultimate purification through Christ, who fulfills the law and offers cleansing from all sin (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>The primary audience of <a href="/bsb/leviticus/22.htm">Leviticus 22</a>, the priests were responsible for maintaining ritual purity to serve in the tabernacle.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/crawling_creatures.htm">Crawling Creatures</a></b><br>Refers to certain animals considered unclean under Mosaic Law, which could defile a person upon contact.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/u/unclean_persons.htm">Unclean Persons</a></b><br>Individuals who were ceremonially unclean due to various reasons, such as skin diseases or bodily discharges.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tabernacle.htm">Tabernacle</a></b><br>The sacred place where God's presence dwelled and where the priests performed their duties.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/evening.htm">Evening</a></b><br>The time by which a person who became unclean could be considered clean again, marking the end of the day in Jewish tradition.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/ritual_purity_and_holiness.htm">Ritual Purity and Holiness</a></b><br>The laws of cleanliness in Leviticus highlight the importance of holiness and separation from sin. As believers, we are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_cleanliness.htm">Symbolism of Cleanliness</a></b><br>The physical act of becoming clean after touching something unclean symbolizes the spiritual cleansing we receive through Christ. It reminds us of our need for continual spiritual renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_contamination.htm">Community and Contamination</a></b><br>The laws served to protect the community from physical and spiritual contamination. In our lives, we must be mindful of influences that can lead us away from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/evening_as_a_time_of_renewal.htm">Evening as a Time of Renewal</a></b><br>The concept of being clean by evening can be seen as a daily opportunity for renewal and reflection on our walk with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_animal_sacrifice_fit_ethics_today.htm">Leviticus 5:6 mandates animal sacrifice for atonement; how does punishing an innocent creature align with modern ethical standards?</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/why_severe_punishment_for_unclean_priests.htm">In Leviticus 22:3, why would a loving God issue such a severe punishment for priests who approach holy things while unclean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_acts_10_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">If Leviticus 11 is God's eternal command, why does Acts 10:9-16 appear to contradict these dietary laws?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing.</span>--See <a href="/context/leviticus/11-24.htm" title="And for these you shall be unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even.">Leviticus 11:24-44</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Or a man of whom he may take uncleanness.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">or a man who is unclean to him, </span>that is, who is a leper (see <a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm" title="And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bore, and he shall put a covering on his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.">Leviticus 13:45</a>), or has an issue (see <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm" title="And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.">Leviticus 15:5</a>, &c.), and who imparts defilement by contact.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/22-5.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">or</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whoever</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">touches</span><br /><span class="heb">יִגַּ֔ע</span> <span class="translit">(yig·ga‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person 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</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | 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">crawling creature</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(še·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8318.htm">Strong's 8318: </a> </span><span class="str2">A swarm, active mass of minute animals</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or</span><br /><span class="heb">א֤וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, if</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a person</span><br /><span class="heb">בְאָדָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">makes him unclean,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטְמָא־</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">whatever</span><br /><span class="heb">לְכֹ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">the uncleanness may be,</span><br /><span class="heb">טֻמְאָתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭum·’ā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2932.htm">Strong's 2932: </a> </span><span class="str2">Religious impurity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/22-5.htm">Leviticus 22:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/22-5.htm">Leviticus 22:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/22-5.htm">Leviticus 22:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/22-5.htm">Leviticus 22:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/22-5.htm">Leviticus 22:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/22-5.htm">Leviticus 22:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/22-5.htm">Leviticus 22:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/22-5.htm">Leviticus 22:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/22-5.htm">Leviticus 22:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/22-5.htm">Leviticus 22:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/22-5.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 22:5 Or whoever touches any creeping thing whereby (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/22-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 22:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/22-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 22:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 22:6" /></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>