Leviticus 11:24

Translations

Modern

These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

Traditional

And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

Literal

And by these you shall become unclean; anyone who touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

Latin

…et quicumque morticina eorum tetigerit, polluetur, et erit immundus usque ad vesperum:

Original

Hebrew

English

These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

Notes

Leviticus 11:24–25

unclean until evening: Anyone who touched a ceremonially unclean animal that was dead would be unclean until evening. In Israel, evening marked the start of the next day.

Leviticus 11:1–15:33

These chapters explain the rules about purity. Mixing different types of animals was forbidden (see Deuteronomy 22:9–11). This is because it opposed God's natural order. Creatures like fish without fins and scales, meat-eating animals, crawling insects, and animals without split hooves were considered "abnormal." They crossed the boundaries between "normal" types and were not suitable for food or offerings (see also Deuteronomy 14:1–21). The dietary laws intended to set Israel apart as a holy people from other nations (Leviticus 11:44–45).

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Ancient Law Codes Clean, Unclean, and Holy

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Leviticus 11:24

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