Leviticus 11:28

Leviticus 11:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
• New International Version (NIV)Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. These animals are unclean for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Whoever carries any such carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. It is unclean to you.

Context of Leviticus 11:28

26As for all the animals which have a divided hoof but do not show a split hoof, or do not chew the cud, they are unclean to you; whoever touches them becomes unclean. 27Also whatever walks on its paws, among all the creatures that walk on all fours, are unclean to you; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening, and the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; they are unclean to you. 29‘Now these are to you the unclean among the swarming things which swarm on the earth: the mole, the mouse, and the great lizard in its kinds, 30the gecko, the crocodile, the lizard, the sand reptile, and the chameleon.

Leviticus 11:28 word by word

וְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ אֶת־נִבְלָתָ֔ם יְכַבֵּ֥ס בְּגָדָ֖יו וְטָמֵ֣א עַד־הָעָ֑רֶב טְמֵאִ֥ים הֵ֖מָּה לָכֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• and the one who picksנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• their carcassesנְבֵלָהnebêlâh · carcassH5038
• shall washכָּבַסkâbas · to washH3526
• his clothesבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• and beטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• they are uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:28

• Leviticus 11:24‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening,
• Leviticus 11:14the red kite, the falcon in its kind,

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:28

• 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. 1-47These chapters explain the rules about purity. Mixing different types of animals was forbidden (see Deuteronomy 22:9–11). This is because it opposed God's natural order. Creatures like fish without fins and scales, meat-eating animals, crawling insects, and animals without split hooves were considered "abnormal." They crossed the boundaries between "normal" types and were not suitable for food or offerings (see also Deuteronomy 14:1–21). The dietary laws…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 11:28

• Defilement
• Food
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Clean
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• Paw
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• 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