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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/leviticus/11.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/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.<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 their carcasses, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And whosoever beareth <i>ought</i> of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and whoever carries any of their carcasses is to wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and whoever carries any of their carcasses must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And whosoever beareth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And whosoever beareth aught of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Whoever carries any part of their dead bodies must wash his clothes. He will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />And anyone who carries their carcasses is to wash his clothes, since he will remain unclean until evening."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and anyone who carries their carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until the evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And whoever beareth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and anyone who is lifting up of their carcass washes his garments, and has been unclean until the evening—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and anyone who is lifting up aught of their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening: -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And every one lifting up from their carcass shall cleanse his garment; and be unclean till evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And if it be necessary that he carry any of these things when they are dead, he shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the sun set. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And if it will be necessary to carry any of these dead things, he shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until the sun sets.<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 any part of their carcasses shall wash his garments and be unclean until evening—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and whoever carries any part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And whosoever carries of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And everyone who takes up their carcasses shall wash his garments and will be defiled until evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And whosoever beareth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And every one that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/11-25.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=2559" 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">24</span>These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><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.">and whoever</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: han·nō·śê (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.">picks up</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: min·niḇ·lā·ṯām (Prep-m:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">one of their carcasses</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> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>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.…<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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/acts/15-28.htm">Acts 15:28-29</a></span><br />It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements: / You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.<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="/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="/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="/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="/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/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="/ezekiel/44-23.htm">Ezekiel 44:23</a></span><br />They are to teach My people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to discern between the clean and the unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-8.htm">Daniel 1:8</a></span><br />But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And whoever bears ought of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.</p><p class="hdg">wash his clothes, and be unclean</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-28.htm">Leviticus 11:28,40</a></b></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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/14-8.htm">Leviticus 14:8</a></b></br> And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5,7-11,13</a></b></br> And whosoever toucheth his bed 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="/exodus/29-34.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/exodus/6-25.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-10.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/revelation/17-7.htm">Carrieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-13.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/8-30.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-18.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-6.htm">Part</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-4.htm">Picks</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-14.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-14.htm">Washed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/11-37.htm">Aught</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-28.htm">Beareth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-26.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-28.htm">Carries</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-28.htm">Carrieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-28.htm">Clothes</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-28.htm">Clothing</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-6.htm">Ought</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Part</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-28.htm">Picks</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-26.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-28.htm">Wash</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-28.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'; 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The context is the dietary laws given to the Israelites, which distinguish between clean and unclean animals. The act of touching a carcass rendered a person ceremonially unclean, emphasizing the importance of purity and separation from death, which is seen as a result of sin. This reflects the broader biblical theme of holiness and the need for God's people to be set apart. The handling of carcasses also has practical implications, as it could prevent the spread of disease, showing God's care for the health of His people.<p><b>must wash his clothes</b><br>Washing clothes symbolizes purification and the removal of impurity. In the ancient Near Eastern context, washing was a common ritual for cleansing, both physically and spiritually. This act signifies a return to a state of purity and readiness to participate in community worship and activities. The requirement to wash clothes after contact with a carcass underscores the seriousness of maintaining holiness and the need for continual cleansing, which is a precursor to the New Testament teaching on spiritual cleansing through Christ.<p><b>and he will be unclean until evening</b><br>The state of being unclean until evening indicates a temporary period of impurity. This time frame allowed for reflection and acknowledgment of the need for purification. The evening marks the beginning of a new day in the Hebrew calendar, symbolizing renewal and restoration. This concept of temporary uncleanness points to the transient nature of sin's effects and foreshadows the ultimate cleansing and redemption found in Jesus Christ. The evening purification aligns with the biblical theme of light overcoming darkness, as seen in the creation narrative and fulfilled in the coming of Christ, the Light of the World.<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/c/carcasses.htm">Carcasses</a></b><br>Refers to the dead bodies of animals that are considered unclean according to the dietary laws in Leviticus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, where purity laws were especially significant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/evening.htm">Evening</a></b><br>The time by which the person who touched an unclean carcass would be considered clean again, symbolizing a new day and renewal.<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 were designed to set the Israelites apart as God's holy people. They served as a constant reminder of the need for purity in approaching God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_washing.htm">Symbolism of Washing</a></b><br>Washing clothes after touching an unclean carcass symbolizes the need for spiritual cleansing. It points to the deeper need for inner purification, which is fulfilled in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/temporary_uncleanliness.htm">Temporary Uncleanliness</a></b><br>The state of being unclean until evening signifies that uncleanliness is not permanent. It offers hope for renewal and restoration, reflecting God's grace and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_daily_life.htm">Holiness in Daily Life</a></b><br>These laws teach us the importance of living a life that is distinct and set apart for God. They encourage us to examine our daily actions and attitudes in light of God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transition_to_the_new_covenant.htm">Transition to the New Covenant</a></b><br>While the specific dietary laws are not binding under the New Covenant, the principle of living a life pleasing to God remains. We are called to purity of heart and mind through the Holy Spirit.<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/does_peter's_vision_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">Acts 10:9-16 - Does Peter's vision about eating unclean animals contradict Leviticus 11 and God's previous dietary laws?</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/how_can_i_fully_devote_myself_to_god.htm">How does cleanliness relate to godliness in the Bible?</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>(25) <span class= "bld">And whosoever beareth.</span>--But he who removed the carcase out of the camp or city, or from one place to another, not only contracted defilement for the rest of the day, but had to wash the clothes which he had on, since the pollution by carrying is greater than that by touching. During the time of the second Temple, the administrators of the law declared that wherever the Law enjoins that <span class= "bld">a </span>man should "wash his clothes" because of the legal defilement which he contracted, it included the command of bathing the body, and that it was only omitted here and in <a href="/leviticus/11-28.htm" title="And he that bears the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean to you.">Leviticus 11:28</a>; <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm" title="And he that eats of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that bears the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.">Leviticus 11:40</a> for the sake of brevity. The Samaritan text and some Hebrew manuscripts have actually the whole phrase "and wash his clothes and bathe himself in water," as in <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm" title="And every soul that eats that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.">Leviticus 17:15</a> and <a href="/numbers/19-19.htm" title="And the clean person shall sprinkle on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.">Numbers 19:19</a>. In allusion to this we are told that those who contracted pollution, and have come out of the great tribulation, "washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" (<a href="/revelation/7-14.htm" title="And I said to him, Sir, you know. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.">Revelation 7:14</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Ought of the carcase.</span>--The uncleanness was contracted by not only carrying away the whole carcase, but by removing any portion of it. (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>.) The expression <span class= "ital">ought </span>is represented in the original, and is rightly printed in the ordinary type of the text in the Authorised Version of 1611. The printing it in italics is an unauthorised innovation, though it is followed in the <span class= "ital">Speaker's Commentary, </span>which professes to give the text of 1611. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/11-25.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 whoever</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">picks up</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֹּשֵׂ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(han·nō·śê)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">one of their carcasses</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנִּבְלָתָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(min·niḇ·lā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | 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">וְטָמֵ֥א</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">הָעָֽרֶב׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/11-25.htm">Leviticus 11:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11-25.htm">Leviticus 11:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/11-25.htm">Leviticus 11:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11-25.htm">Leviticus 11:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11-25.htm">Leviticus 11:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/11-25.htm">Leviticus 11:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/11-25.htm">Leviticus 11:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/11-25.htm">Leviticus 11:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/11-25.htm">Leviticus 11:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/11-25.htm">Leviticus 11:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 11:25 Whoever carries any part of their carcass (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 11:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/11-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 11:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:26" /></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>