Leviticus 11:37 KJV

And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.

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  • 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...

Cross References

  • 1 Corinthians 15:37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:
  • 1 Peter 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
  • 1 John 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
  • 1 John 5:18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.

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  • And if any part of their carcase מִנִּבְלָתָם minniblātām נְבֵלָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • fall וְכִי wĕkî Conjunction יִפֹּל yippōl נָפַל Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • upon any sowing עַל ʿal Preposition כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct זֵרוּעַ zērûaʿ זֵרוּעַ Noun · masculine singular
  • seed זֶרַע zeraʿ זֶרַע Noun · masculine singular
  • which is to be sown אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative יִזָּרֵעַ yizzārēaʿ זָרַע Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • it shall be clean טָהוֹר ṭāhôr טָהוֹר Adjective · masculine singular הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular

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