Leviticus 11:28 KJV

And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • you more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • What animals were clean and uncleanThese laws seem to have been intended, 1. As a test of the people's obedience, as Adam was forbidden to eat of the tree of knowledge; and to teach them...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Leviticus 11:24–25 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. …

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And he that beareth וְהַנֹּשֵׂא wĕhannōśēʾ נָשָׂא Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with and, the
  • the carcase אֶת ʾet Object marker נִבְלָתָם niblātām נְבֵלָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
  • of them shall wash יְכַבֵּס yĕkabbēs כָּבַס Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • his clothes בְּגָדָיו bĕgādāyw בֶּגֶד Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • and be unclean וְטָמֵא wĕṭāmēʾ טָמֵא Verb · qal sequential perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • until the even עַד ʿad Preposition הָעָרֶב hāʿāreb עֶרֶב Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • they are unclean טְמֵאִים ṭĕmēʾîm טָמֵא Adjective · masculine plural הֵמָּה hēmmâ Pronoun · third person masculine plural לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural

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