And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
`And when any of the beasts which are to you for food dieth, he who is coming against its carcase is unclean till the evening;
And if any beast which is to you for food die, he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentLeviticus — A holy people before a holy God. Five offerings, a priesthood, a purity code — and at the centre, a single day that carries the sins of a year to a cleansed Most Holy Place.
- Author
- Moses — receives these laws at Sinai; the repeated formula is ‘the LORD spake unto Moses, saying’
- Date
- Composed during Israel's year at Sinai (15th–13th century BC)