English Standard Version
Leviticus 11:24
24"And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until evening;
- New Living Translation (NLT)“The following creatures will make you ceremonially unclean. If any of you touch their carcasses, you will be defiled until evening.
Context of Leviticus 11:24
22Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind. 23But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you. "And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, 25and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. 26Every animal that parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
Read all of Leviticus 11Leviticus 11:24 word by word
וּלְאֵ֖לֶּה תִּטַּמָּ֑אוּ כָּל־הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם יִטְמָ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 11:24
- Leviticus 11:8You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.
- Leviticus 17:15And every person who eats what dies of itself or what is torn by beasts, whether he is a native or a sojourner, shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean until the evening; then he shall be clean.
- Isaiah 22:14The Lord of hosts has revealed himself in my ears: "Surely this iniquity will not be atoned for you until you die," says the Lord God of hosts.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: "Bad company ruins good morals."
- 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you,
- Ephesians 2:1And you were dead in the trespasses and sins
- Ephesians 5:11Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.
- Colossians 2:16Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath.
- Hebrews 9:26for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
- 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 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
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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
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