KJV King James Version
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
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Leviticus 11:39
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
WEB World English Bible
“‘If any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
ASV American Standard Version
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘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;
Surrounding context — Leviticus 11
36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, [wherein there is] plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
37 And if [any part] of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it [shall be] clean.
38 But if [any] water be put upon the seed, and [any part] of their carcase fall thereon, it [shall be] unclean unto you.
39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth [shall be] an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon [all] four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they [are] an abomination.
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וְכִ֤יH3588 · kiforיָמוּת֙H4191 · mutto dieמִן־H4480 · minfromהַבְּהֵמָ֔הH929 · be.he.mahanimalאֲשֶׁר־H834 · a.sherwhichהִ֥יאH1931 · huhe/she/itלָכֶ֖םH9036 · khemyouלְאָכְלָ֑הH402 · okh.lahfoodהַנֹּגֵ֥עַH5060 · na.gato touchבְּנִבְלָתָ֖הּH5038 · ne.ve.lahcarcassיִטְמָ֥אH2930 · ta.meto defileעַד־H5704 · adtillהָעָֽרֶב׃H6153 · e.revevening
Cross-references
Leviticus 11:28And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they [are] unclean unto you.Leviticus 15:5And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.Leviticus 11:40And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.Leviticus 11:24And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.Leviticus 15:7And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.Leviticus 11:31These [are] unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.Numbers 19:16And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days.Numbers 19:11He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
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