Leviticus 11:32
in Leviticus 11When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherewith any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; then shall it be clean.
KJV
And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
⋯
This verse in Leviticus 11
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAny vessel of wood - Such as the wooden bowls still in use among the Arabs. Or raiment, or skin - any trunks or baskets covered with skins, another part of the furniture of an Arab tent; the goat-skins, in which they churn their milk, may be also intended. Or sack - any hair-cloth used for the purpose of transporting goods from place to place.
This site's exposition
shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things
on Leviticus 11:29-35
Eight small creatures are named, and then the rule moves from the animal to whatever it falls on when it is dead. A wooden vessel, a garment, a skin or a sack goes into water and is clean at evening, and an earthen vessel is broken instead. An oven or a set of ranges for pots is broken down on the same ground, so a thing fired out of clay is destroyed where a thing of wood is washed. The chapter states that difference between materials and leaves it unexplained.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
This is a matter of essential importance in the East, where venomous reptiles often creep into houses and are found lurking in boxes, vessels, or holes in the wall; and the carcass of one of them, or a dead mouse, mole, lizard, or other unclean animal, might be inadvertently touched by the hand, or fall on clothes, skin bottles, or any article of common domestic use.
The words behind it
28 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכֹ֣ל | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יִפֹּל־ | yipol- | it will fall | H5307 → | 435 times |
| עָלָיו֩ | ʾalav | on it | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מֵהֶ֨ם׀ | mehem | any of <the> them | ||
| בְּמֹתָ֜ם | bemotam | in death their | H4194 → | 156 times |
| יִטְמָ֗א | yitma' | it will be unclean | H2930 → | 162 times |
| מִכָּל־ | mikol | from every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כְּלִי־ | keli- | vessel of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| עֵץ֙ | ʾetz | wood | H6086 → | 328 times |
| א֣וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| בֶ֤גֶד | veged | a garment | H899 → | 217 times |
| אוֹ־ | ʾov- | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| עוֹר֙ | ʾor | a hide | H5785 → | 99 times |
| א֣וֹ | ʾo | or | H176 → | 321 times |
| שָׂ֔ק | sak | sackcloth | H8242 → | |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כְּלִ֕י | keli | vessel | H3627 → | 325 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יֵעָשֶׂ֥ה | yeaseh | it will be done | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| מְלָאכָ֖ה | melakhah | a work | H4399 → | 167 times |
| בָּהֶ֑ם | bahem | in <the> them | ||
| בַּמַּ֧יִם | bamayim | in <the> water | H4325 → | 581 times |
| יוּבָ֛א | yuva' | it will be put | H935 → | 2568 times |
| וְטָמֵ֥א | vetame' | and it will be unclean | H2930 → | 162 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הָעֶ֖רֶב | haerev | the evening | H6153 → | 134 times |
| וְטָהֵֽר׃ | vetaher | and it will be pure | H2891 → | 94 times |
וְכֹ֣לand all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁר־that
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יִפֹּל־it will fall
yipol-H5307 →435 times
עָלָיו֩on it
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
מֵהֶ֨ם׀any of <the> them
mehem
בְּמֹתָ֜םin death their
bemotamH4194 →156 times
יִטְמָ֗אit will be unclean
yitma'H2930 →162 times
מִכָּל־from every
mikolH3605 →5413 times
כְּלִי־vessel of
keli-H3627 →325 times
עֵץ֙wood
ʾetzH6086 →328 times
א֣וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
בֶ֤גֶדa garment
vegedH899 →217 times
אוֹ־or
ʾov-H176 →321 times
עוֹר֙a hide
ʾorH5785 →99 times
א֣וֹor
ʾoH176 →321 times
שָׂ֔קsackcloth
sakH8242 →
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
כְּלִ֕יvessel
keliH3627 →325 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יֵעָשֶׂ֥הit will be done
yeasehH6213 →2628 times
מְלָאכָ֖הa work
melakhahH4399 →167 times
בָּהֶ֑םin <the> them
bahem
בַּמַּ֧יִםin <the> water
bamayimH4325 →581 times
יוּבָ֛אit will be put
yuva'H935 →2568 times
וְטָמֵ֥אand it will be unclean
vetame'H2930 →162 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
הָעֶ֖רֶבthe evening
haerevH6153 →134 times
וְטָהֵֽר׃and it will be pure
vetaherH2891 →94 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Titus 3:5He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
it leads to
- Ephesians 2:8–9
For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
- 2 Timothy 1:9
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
- 1 Corinthians 6:11
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
- 1 Peter 3:21
And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
- 1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
- Ephesians 2:8–9
Through
Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
it leads to
- Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- Ephesians 2:10
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
- 1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Hebrews 9:14
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About Leviticus

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.
