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If any of you touch their carcasses, you will be 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 by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall 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 />These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses 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 for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them 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 />‘By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them 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 />‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216By these, moreover, you will be made unclean: whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean: whoever touches their carcasses 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 />‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean: whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘By [contact with] these you will become unclean; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until the evening (dusk),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“These will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses 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 />These will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses 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 by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall 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 by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them 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 />"Regarding the creatures mentioned above, this is how you would become unclean: Whoever touches their dead bodies 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 is unclean. Anyone who touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"'By these you defile yourselves; anyone who touches their 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 />"'By these you will become unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them 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 for these ye shall be unclean: whoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘By these you will become unclean: whoever touches their 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 you are made unclean by these; anyone who is coming against their 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 by these ye are made unclean, any one who is coming against their 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 for these ye shall be unclean: all touching upon their carcass shall 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 whosoever shall touch the carcasses of them, shall be defiled, and 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 />And whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be defiled, and he 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 />You become unclean by the following—anyone who touches their carcasses 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 />By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them 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 by these you shall be unclean; whosoever touches their carcasses 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 by these you will be defiled; everyone who touches their carcasses 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 by these ye shall become unclean; whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until even.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And by these ye shall be defiled; every one that touches their carcases shall be unclean till the evening.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/11-24.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=2553" 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">23</span>All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ū·lə·’êl·leh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">These creatures</a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: tiṭ·ṭam·mā·’ū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-2mp) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">will make you unclean.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Whoever</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.">touches</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: bə·niḇ·lā·ṯām (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">their carcasses</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">25</span>and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he 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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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="/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/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="/genesis/7-2.htm">Genesis 7:2</a></span><br />You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/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/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="/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="/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 for these you shall be unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-8.htm">Leviticus 11:8,27,28,31,38-40</a></b></br> Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they <i>are</i> unclean to you… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15,16</a></b></br> And every soul that eateth that which died <i>of itself</i>, or that which was torn <i>with beasts, whether it be</i> one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe <i>himself</i> in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/22-14.htm">Isaiah 22:14</a></b></br> And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/11-11.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-11.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-8.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-11.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-11.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-20.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-21.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-19.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/6-27.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-8.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/exodus/34-17.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/11-36.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Carcass</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Evening</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-35.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-26.htm">Touches</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-26.htm">Toucheth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-26.htm">Touching</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm">Unclean</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-1.htm">What animals may be eaten</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-4.htm">and what may not be eaten</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-9.htm">What fishes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">What fowls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-29.htm">The creeping things which are unclean</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>These creatures will make you unclean.</b><br>In the context of <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a>, God provides the Israelites with dietary laws distinguishing between clean and unclean animals. This phrase emphasizes the concept of ritual purity, which was central to the Israelites' relationship with God. The idea of "unclean" is not about hygiene but about spiritual and ceremonial status. The creatures mentioned in this chapter are considered unclean because they do not meet the specific criteria God set for clean animals, such as chewing the cud or having split hooves. This distinction served to set Israel apart from other nations and to remind them of God's holiness. The concept of uncleanness also foreshadows the need for spiritual cleansing, which is ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ, who makes believers clean through His sacrifice (<a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>).<p><b>Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,</b><br>This phrase highlights the temporary nature of uncleanness resulting from contact with the carcasses of unclean animals. The requirement to be unclean "until evening" indicates a period of separation and reflection, allowing the individual to consider the holiness of God and the seriousness of impurity. This temporary state of uncleanness required washing and waiting until evening, symbolizing a return to purity and readiness to participate in communal worship. The evening marks the beginning of a new day in the Jewish calendar, symbolizing renewal and restoration. This practice underscores the importance of maintaining purity and the need for atonement, which is ultimately fulfilled in Christ, who cleanses believers from all sin (1 <a href="/john/1-7.htm">John 1:7</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites, who received the laws from God, including the dietary laws in Leviticus.<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/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave Moses the laws, including the dietary laws found in Leviticus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/clean_and_unclean_animals.htm">Clean and Unclean Animals</a></b><br>Categories of animals defined by God, with specific rules about which could be eaten and which could not.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tabernacle.htm">The Tabernacle</a></b><br>The dwelling place of God among the Israelites, where purity laws were especially significant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_holiness.htm">Understanding Holiness</a></b><br>The laws of clean and unclean animals teach us about God's holiness and the call for His people to be set apart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity.htm">Symbolism of Purity</a></b><br>The physical act of avoiding unclean animals symbolizes the spiritual purity God desires from His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/temporary_uncleanliness.htm">Temporary Uncleanliness</a></b><br>The state of being unclean until evening shows the temporary nature of ritual impurity, pointing to the ultimate cleansing through Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_god's_commands.htm">Respect for God's Commands</a></b><br>Observing these laws was an act of obedience and reverence for God's authority and wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>While the specific dietary laws are not binding on Christians, the principle of discerning what is spiritually beneficial remains relevant.<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_is_'unclean_until_evening'.htm">What does "unclean until evening" mean?</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/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_is_the_bible_important.htm">What do vultures represent 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>(24) <span class= "bld">And for these ye shall be unclean.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">and by these ye shall be defiled, </span>that is, the beasts and animals specified in <a href="/context/leviticus/11-26.htm" title="The carcasses of every beast which divides the hoof, and is not cloven footed, nor chews the cud, are unclean to you: every one that touches them shall be unclean.">Leviticus 11:26-27</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Shall be unclean until the even.</span>--For coming in contact with the dead body of the animals contracts defilement for the rest of the day, and till the beginning of a new day, which took place after sunset (comp. <a href="/leviticus/23-32.htm" title="It shall be to you a sabbath of rest, and you shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even to even, shall you celebrate your sabbath.">Leviticus 23:32</a>). During these hours of legal uncleanness he was not allowed to enter the sanctuary, touch any sacred thing, or have intercourse with those who were legally clean, since contact with one who has contracted legal defilement imparted defilement to both persons and things.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 24-28.</span> - These verses contain an expansion of the warning contained in verse 8, to the effect that the touch of the dead bodies of the forbidden animals was defiling, as well as the consumption of their flesh. A further mark of an unclean animal is added in verse 27. <span class="cmt_word">Whatsoever goeth upon his paws</span>; that is, whatever has not hoofs, but goes stealthily, like beasts of prey of the eat kind. It includes also dogs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/11-24.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">These [creatures]</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְאֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will make you unclean.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּטַּמָּ֑אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tiṭ·ṭam·mā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<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">Whoever</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">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">their carcasses</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·niḇ·lā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | 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">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/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 11:24 By these you will become unclean: whoever (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/11-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 11:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/11-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 11:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:25" /></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>