Leviticus 11:24

Leviticus 11:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘You will make yourselves unclean by these; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until evening;

Context of Leviticus 11:24

22These shall ye eat of them: the arbeh after its kind, and the solam after its kind, and the hargol after its kind, and the hargab after its kind. 23But every winged crawling thing that hath four feet shall be an abomination unto you. And by these ye shall make yourselves unclean; whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. 25And whoever carrieth [ought] of their carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even. 26Every beast that hath cloven hoofs, but not feet quite split open, nor cheweth the cud, shall be unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

Leviticus 11:24 word by word

וּלְאֵ֖לֶּה תִּטַּמָּ֑אוּ כָּל־הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם יִטְמָ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear

• makeטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• yourselvesטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:24

• Leviticus 11:8Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they shall be unclean unto you.
• Leviticus 17:15And every soul that eateth of a dead carcase, or of that which was torn, be it one home-born, or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even: then he shall be clean.
• Isaiah 22:14And it was revealed in mine ears by Jehovah of hosts: Assuredly this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
• 1 Corinthians 15:33Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
• 2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith [the] Lord, and touch not [what is] unclean, and I will receive you;
• Ephesians 2:1and you, being dead in your offences and sins —
• Ephesians 5:11and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove [them],
• Colossians 2:16Let none therefore judge you in meat or in drink, or in matter of feast, or new moon, or sabbaths,
• Hebrews 9:26since he had [then] been obliged often to suffer from the foundation of the world. But now once in the consummation of the ages he has been manifested for [the] putting away of sin by his sacrifice.
• 1 John 1:7But if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanses us from all sin.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-28Verses 24-28 Unclean - If the due purification was omitted at the time, through negligence or forgetfulness, a sin-offering was required. See Leviticus 5:2.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-25unclean until evening: Anyone who touched a ceremonially unclean animal that was dead would be unclean until evening. In Israel, evening marked the start of the next day.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-471-2. the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron--These laws, being addressed to both the civil and ecclesiastical rulers in Israel, may serve to indicate the twofold view that is to be taken of them. Undoubtedly the first and strongest reason for instituting a distinction among meats was to discourage the Israelites from spreading into other countries, and from general intercourse with the world--to prevent them acquiring familiarity with the inhabitants of…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 11:24

• Defilement
• Food
• Insects
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Clean
• Food
• Paw
• Unclean
• Atonement, Day of
• Defile; Defilement
• Ezekiel
• Genesis
• Israel, Religion of

Commentaries on Leviticus 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings