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he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall 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 />‘And if any animal which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall 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 />‘Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘If one of the animals that you may eat dies [of natural causes], whoever touches its carcass becomes 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 />“If one of the animals that you use for food dies, anyone who touches its carcass 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 />If one of the animals that you use for food dies, anyone who touches its carcass 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 if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/leviticus/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If an animal that may be eaten happens to die, and you touch it, you become unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall 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 />"When any animal that you are allowed to eat dies, whoever touches its dead body will be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />If any animal that may be eaten dies, anyone who touches it 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 />"If any of the animals that you may eat dies, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass 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 />"'Now if an animal that you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass 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 />"'If any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he who touches its carcass shall 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 if any beast, of which ye may eat, shall die; he that toucheth its carcass shall 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 />“‘If any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall 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 when any of the beasts which are for food for you dies, he who is coming against its carcass is 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 when any of the beasts which are to you for food dieth, he who is coming against its carcase is 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 when there shall die from the cattle which is to you for eating, he touching upon its carcass shall be unclean till the evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />If any beast die, of which it is lawful for you to eat, he that toucheth the carcass thereof, shall be unclean until the evening: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />If any animals will have died, from which it is lawful for you to eat, whoever will have touched its carcass shall be unclean until evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When one of the animals that you could otherwise eat dies of itself, anyone who touches its carcass shall 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 />If an animal of which you may eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass shall 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 if any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches the carcass thereof shall 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 if one of a beast that is clean to you to eat should die, everyone who will touch its carcass shall 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 if any beast, of which ye may eat, die, he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall 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 if one of the cattle die, which it is lawful for you to eat, he that touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/11-39.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=2688" 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">38</span>but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you. <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: wə·ḵî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">If</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">an</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: hab·bə·hê·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">animal</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/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/402.htm" title="402: lə·’āḵ·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Food, eating. Feminine of 'Ukal; food.">may eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yā·mūṯ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">dies,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5060.htm" title="5060: han·nō·ḡê·a‘ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to touch, i.e. Lay the hand upon; by implication, to reach; violently, to strike.">anyone who touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: bə·niḇ·lā·ṯāh (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3fs) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">the carcass</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: yiṭ·mā (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">will be unclean</a> <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">40</span>Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.…<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="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21</a></span><br />You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14</a></span><br />“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a></span><br />He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.<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="/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="/1_timothy/4-4.htm">1 Timothy 4:4</a></span><br />For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,<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.<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="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4</a></span><br />sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.<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="/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="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a></span><br />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="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm">1 Corinthians 8:8</a></span><br />But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">1 Corinthians 10:25</a></span><br />Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16</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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And if any beast, of which you may eat, die; he that touches the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24,28,31,40</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="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Leviticus 15:5,7</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><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/19-11.htm">Numbers 19:11,16</a></b></br> He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/9-16.htm">Allowed</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-26.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-29.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-38.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-38.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-38.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-38.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-31.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-9.htm">Die</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-24.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-24.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-22.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-32.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-34.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-24.htm">Natural</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-17.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-38.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Used</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/numbers/31-15.htm">Allowed</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-41.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Animals</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Beast</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Beasts</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-51.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-5.htm">Death</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-31.htm">Die</a> <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/leviticus/16-13.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Natural</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-4.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-5.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-41.htm">Used</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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These laws distinguish between clean and unclean animals, a distinction rooted in the covenant relationship between God and Israel. The death of a clean animal, not by slaughter, renders it unfit for consumption, emphasizing the importance of life and the proper handling of God's creation. This reflects the broader biblical theme of life and death, where life is sacred and death is a result of the fall (Genesis 3).<p><b>anyone who touches the carcass</b><br>Touching a dead animal, even one that is clean, results in ceremonial impurity. This underscores the pervasive nature of death and its association with sin and separation from God. The concept of impurity is significant in the Levitical system, as it affects one's ability to participate in communal worship and approach the holy. This principle is echoed in the New Testament, where spiritual purity is emphasized (<a href="/2_corinthians/6-17.htm">2 Corinthians 6:17</a>).<p><b>will be unclean until evening</b><br>The period of uncleanness lasting until evening highlights the temporary nature of ceremonial impurity. Evening marks the beginning of a new day in the Hebrew calendar, symbolizing renewal and restoration. This temporary uncleanness points to the hope of cleansing and redemption, ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who purifies believers from sin (1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>). The evening cleansing also reflects the rhythm of daily life in ancient Israel, where the community is reminded of the need for continual purification and reliance on God's provision for holiness.<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 and communicated them to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the Levitical laws, including dietary regulations, as part of their covenant relationship with God.<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 from Egypt to the Promised Land.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/clean_and_unclean_animals.htm">Clean and Unclean Animals</a></b><br>Categories established by God to teach the Israelites about holiness and separation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/evening.htm">Evening</a></b><br>The time by which ceremonial uncleanness would end, symbolizing a new beginning or purification.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_holiness.htm">Understanding Holiness</a></b><br>The laws in Leviticus, including dietary laws, were given to teach the Israelites about holiness and separation from pagan practices. They were a constant reminder of God's call to be distinct and pure.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/ceremonial_vs._moral_law.htm">Ceremonial vs. Moral Law</a></b><br>Recognize the distinction between ceremonial laws, which were specific to Israel's covenant, and moral laws, which are timeless. The ceremonial uncleanness from touching a carcass was a temporary state, pointing to the need for spiritual purity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_evening.htm">Symbolism of Evening</a></b><br>The cleansing by evening symbolizes renewal and the hope of a new day. It points to the ultimate cleansing and renewal found in Christ, who purifies us from all sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/practical_implications_for_today.htm">Practical Implications for Today</a></b><br>While Christians are not bound by Old Testament dietary laws, the principles of holiness, purity, and separation from sin remain relevant. We are called to live distinct lives, reflecting God's holiness in our actions and choices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>The communal aspect of these laws reminds us of our responsibility to one another in the body of Christ. We should encourage and support each other in living lives that honor God.<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/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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</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>(39) <span class= "bld">And </span>if <span class= "bld">any beast.</span>--That is, a clean animal, which is both bisulcous and ruminant, but which has not been properly slaughtered, having died from any disease or accident. During the second Temple, the law here enacted was restricted to quadrupeds, domestic or wild, but was not applicable to birds and fishes.<p><span class= "bld">He that toucheth the carcase.</span>--The carcase, in this case, is to be regarded as the dead body of an unclean animal (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 11:24-28</a>), and defiles by contact. (See also <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>.) This, however, only applies to the flesh of the quadruped. The skin, the bones, the sinews, the horns, and the claws are clean, the sacred Scriptures even being written on the prepared skins; and the horns used for the trumpets or horns of the sanctuary, according to the canons of the Pharisees, whilst the Samaritans and the Sadducees regarded them as polluting.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 39, 40.</span> - The loathsomeness of the bodies of even clean animals that have died a natural death, makes them also the means of conveying defilement to any one who touches them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/11-39.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">If</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">animal</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·hê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</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">you</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">may eat</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאָכְלָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’āḵ·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_402.htm">Strong's 402: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, eating</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dies,</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמוּת֙</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anyone who touches</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ</span> <span class="translit">(han·nō·ḡê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5060.htm">Strong's 5060: </a> </span><span class="str2">To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the carcass</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִבְלָתָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·niḇ·lā·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">יִטְמָ֥א</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">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/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 11:39 If any animal of which you may (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/11-38.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 11:38"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:38" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 11:40"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:40" /></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>