Leviticus 11:32

Leviticus 11:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
• New International Version (NIV)When one of them dies and falls on something, that article, whatever its use, will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, hide or sackcloth. Put it in water; it will be unclean till evening, and then it will be clean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And anything on which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is an article of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any article that is used for any purpose. It must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it shall be clean.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Anything on which any of them falls, when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is any item of wood or clothing or skin or sack, whatever item it is, in which any work is done, it must be put in water. And it shall be unclean until evening; then it shall be clean.

Context of Leviticus 11:32

30the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. 31All these small animals are unclean for you. If any of you touch the dead body of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening. If such an animal dies and falls on something, that object will be unclean. This is true whether the object is made of wood, cloth, leather, or burlap. Whatever its use, you must dip it in water, and it will remain defiled until evening. After that, it will be ceremonially clean and may be used again. 33“If such an animal falls into a clay pot, everything in the pot will be defiled, and the pot must be smashed. 34If the water from such a container spills on any food, the food will be defiled. And any beverage in such a container will be defiled.

Leviticus 11:32 word by word

וְכֹ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־יִפֹּל־עָלָיו֩ מֵהֶ֨ם׀ בְּמֹתָ֜ם יִטְמָ֗א מִכָּל־כְּלִי־עֵץ֙ א֣וֹ בֶ֤גֶד אוֹ־עוֹר֙ א֣וֹ שָׂ֔ק כָּל־כְּלִ֕י אֲשֶׁר־יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה מְלָאכָ֖ה בָּהֶ֑ם בַּמַּ֧יִם יוּבָ֛א וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעֶ֖רֶב וְטָהֵֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• of them, when they are deadמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• doth fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• it shall be uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
• any vesselכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• of woodעֵץ‛êts · tree: woodH6086
• or raimentבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• or skinעוֹר‛ôr · skinH5785
• or sackשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• workמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• is doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• it must be putבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• into waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• until the evenעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• so it shall be cleansedטָהֵרţâhêr · be pureH2891

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:32

• Leviticus 6:28If a clay pot is used to boil the sacrificial meat, it must then be broken. If a bronze pot is used, it must be scoured and thoroughly rinsed with water.
• Leviticus 15:12Any clay pot the man touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil he touches must be rinsed with water.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Any vessel of wood - Such as the wooden bowls still in use among the Arabs. Or raiment, or skin - any trunks or baskets covered with skins, another part of the furniture of an Arab tent; the goat-skins, in which they churn their milk, may be also intended. Or sack - any hair-cloth used for the purpose of transporting goods from place to place.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32-40Dead animals could make objects and people ceremonially unclean. Even a ceremonially clean animal that died without its blood drained was unclean (Leviticus 11:39–40). If a person touched the body of a dead animal, they were unclean until evening. Household items that touched the body of a dead animal needed purification or the people had to destroy the items (11:25, 28, 32, 40; 11:33, 35).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3531-35. whosoever doth touch them, when ... dead, shall be unclean until the even--These regulations must have often caused annoyance by suddenly requiring the exclusion of people from society, as well as the ordinances of religion. Nevertheless they were extremely useful and salutary, especially as enforcing attention to cleanliness. This is a matter of essential importance in the East, where venomous reptiles often creep into houses and are found lurking…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 11:32

• Creeping Things
• Defilement
• Dress
• Food
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Ablution
• Animal
• Clean
• Food
• Paw
• Unclean
• Atonement, Day of
• 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