Leviticus 11:40 KJV
And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
Words Then and Now
- carcase a dead body Still heard today: a carcass, the same word Webster’s 1828 · Carcass
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
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
- WashingSee the chain from Leviticus 6:27 · 6 links
Parallel Passages
- Leviticus 22:8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 14:21 Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Leviticus 22:8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
- Ezekiel 44:31 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
- Deuteronomy 14:21 Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
- Ezekiel 4:14 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
- Exodus 22:31 And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.
- Leviticus 11:25 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 11:28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
- Leviticus 14:8–9 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days. …
- Leviticus 15:5–10 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. …
- Leviticus 15:27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
- Leviticus 16:26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward come into the camp.
- Leviticus 16:28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp.
- Leviticus 17:15–16 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean. …
- Numbers 19:7–8 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even. …
- Numbers 19:19 And the clean person shall sprinkle upon the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and shall be clean at even.
- Isaiah 1:16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
- Ezekiel 36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
- Zechariah 13:1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.
- 1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
- 1 Corinthians 10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.
- 1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
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Topics
- Animals Clean and unclean
- Creeping things Unclean
- Defilement Touching the carcass of any ceremonially unclean animal
- Food Things prohibited as food
- Sanitation Carcasses
- Unclean Creatures designated as such
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And he that eateth וְהָאֹכֵל wĕhāʾōkēl אָכַל Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with and, the
- of the carcase מִנִּבְלָתָהּ minniblātāh נְבֵלָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person feminine singular
- of it 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
- he also that beareth וְהַנֹּשֵׂא wĕhannōśēʾ נָשָׂא Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with and, the
- the carcase אֶת ʾet Object marker נִבְלָתָהּ niblātāh נְבֵלָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular
- of it 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
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