Leviticus 11:40
And he that eateth of its carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even: he also that carrieth its carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
41And every crawling thing which crawleth on the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
Cross References
Exodus 22:31And ye shall be holy men unto me; and ye shall not eat flesh torn in the field: ye shall cast it to the dog.
Leviticus 11:28And he that carrieth their carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even: they shall be unclean unto you.
Leviticus 14:46And he that goeth into the house as long as it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
Leviticus 15:15And the priest shall offer them, one as a sin-offering, and one as a burnt-offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him before Jehovah for his flux.
Leviticus 16:26And he that letteth go the goat for Azazel shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water; and afterwards he may come into the camp.
Leviticus 17:15And every soul that eateth of a dead carcase, or of that which was torn, be it one home-born, or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even: then he shall be clean.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 11:21-43
20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. 21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; 22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. 23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. 24 And for these ye shall be… Read the whole commentary →