Leviticus 11:25

Leviticus 11:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
• New International Version (NIV)Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
• New King James Version (NKJV)whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening:

Context of Leviticus 11:25

23But every winged crawling thing that hath four feet shall be an abomination unto you. 24And by these ye shall make yourselves unclean; whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even. And 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. 27And whatever goeth on its paws, among all manner of beasts that go upon all four, those are unclean unto you: whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:25 word by word

וְכָל־הַנֹּשֵׂ֖א מִנִּבְלָתָ֑ם יְכַבֵּ֥ס בְּגָדָ֖יו וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear

• washכָּבַסkâbas · to washH3526
• garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:25

• Leviticus 11:28And he that carrieth their carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even: they shall be unclean unto you.
• Leviticus 14:8And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his garments, and shave all his hair, and bathe in water, and he shall be clean; and afterwards shall he come into the camp, and shall abide outside his tent seven days.
• Leviticus 15:5And whoever toucheth his bed shall wash his garments, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even.
• Leviticus 16:28And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water; and afterwards he may come into the camp.
• Exodus 19:10And Jehovah said to Moses, Go to the people, and hallow them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their clothes;
• Numbers 19:8and he that hath burned it shall wash his garments in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the even.
• Numbers 31:24And ye shall wash your garments on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean; and afterwards ye may come into the camp.
• Psalms 51:2Wash me fully from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
• Zechariah 13:1In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
• John 13:8Peter says to him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, Unless I wash thee, thou hast not part with me.
• Acts 22:16And now why lingerest thou? Arise and get baptised, and have thy sins washed away, calling on his name.
• Hebrews 9:10[consisting] only of meats and drinks and divers washings, ordinances of flesh, imposed until [the] time of setting things right.
• Hebrews 10:22let us approach with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, sprinkled as to our hearts from a wicked conscience, and washed as to our body with pure water.
• 1 Peter 3:21which figure also now saves you, [even] baptism, not a putting away of [the] filth of flesh, but [the] demand as before God of a good conscience, by [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ,
• 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.
• Revelation 7:14And I said to him, My lord, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they who come out of the great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and have made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:25

• 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 11:25

• Defilement
• Food
• Insects
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Clean
• Food
• Paw
• Unclean
• Atonement, Day of
• Ezekiel
• Genesis
• Israel, Religion of
• John the Baptist

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