Leviticus 11:25
in Leviticus 11and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
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ASV
and whosoever beareth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
KJV
And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
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This verse in Leviticus 11
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
These creatures will make you unclean
on Leviticus 11:24-28
From here the subject is touching a carcass. The man washes his clothes and is unclean until evening, with no sacrifice. Leviticus 5:2 takes up the man who touches a carcass unaware, and there guilt and an offering follow.
This site's exposition
must wash his clothes
Carrying a carcass costs more than touching one, since verse 24 sets evening alone for touch and this verse adds the washing of clothes. Matthew Henry reads the evening limit as a sign that these pollutions would end with the death of Christ.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And whosoever beareth ought of the carcass of them,....
But the uncleanness continued only till the evening, to signify that all ceremonial pollutions were to come to an end by the death of Christ in the evening of the world. And we must learn, by daily renewing our repentance every night for the sins of the day, to cleanse ourselves from the pollution we contract by them, that we may not lie down in our uncleanness.
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַנֹּשֵׂ֖א | hanose' | <the> [one who] carries | H5375 → | 656 times |
| מִנִּבְלָתָ֑ם | minivlatam | any of carcass their | H5038 → | 48 times |
| יְכַבֵּ֥ס | yekhabes | he will wash | H3526 → | 51 times |
| בְּגָדָ֖יו | begadav | garments his | H899 → | 217 times |
| וְטָמֵ֥א | vetame' | and he will be unclean | H2930 → | 162 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הָעָֽרֶב׃ | haarev | the evening | H6153 → | 134 times |
וְכָל־and every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הַנֹּשֵׂ֖א<the> [one who] carries
hanose'H5375 →656 times
מִנִּבְלָתָ֑םany of carcass their
minivlatamH5038 →48 times
יְכַבֵּ֥סhe will wash
yekhabesH3526 →51 times
בְּגָדָ֖יוgarments his
begadavH899 →217 times
וְטָמֵ֥אand he will be unclean
vetame'H2930 →162 times
עַד־until
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
הָעָֽרֶב׃the evening
haarevH6153 →134 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
Leviticus 11:40Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 44:31
The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.
- Leviticus 22:8
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 14:21
You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are…
- Ezekiel 4:14
“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my…
- Ezekiel 44:31
Through
Leviticus 14:8The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside…
it leads to
- 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,
- Numbers 8:7
This is what you must do to cleanse them: Sprinkle them with the water of purification. Have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes, and so purify themselves.
- 1 Peter 3:21
Through
Leviticus 15:5Anyone who touches his bed must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening.
it leads to
- Leviticus 17:15
And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he…
- Leviticus 16:26
The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
- Leviticus 17:15
Where this verse is studied
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About Leviticus
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.