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Leviticus 11:39 KJV
Leviticus · chapter 11 · verse 39
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.Leviticus 11:39 · King James Version
Leviticus 11:39 in context
37And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
38But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
39And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
40And 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.
41And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- touchethnâgaʻproperly, to touchH5060 →
- carcasenᵉbêlâha flabby thingH5038 →
- uncleanṭâmêʼto be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral senseH2930 →
- beastbᵉhêmâhproperly, a dumb beastH929 →
- eatʼoklâhfoodH402 →
- diemûwthto dieH4191 →
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Here is the law, 1. Concerning flying insects, as flies, wasps, bees, etc.; these they might not eat (Lev 11:20), nor indeed are they fit to be eaten;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 20-42