Leviticus 11:27

And anything going on its paws, among all the beasts which are going on four—they [are] unclean to you; anyone who is coming against their carcass is unclean until the evening;

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In The King James Version

And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

In Context

26even every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and is not bringing up the cud—they [are] unclean to you; anyone who is coming against them is unclean.

28and he who is lifting up their carcass washes his garments, and has been unclean until the evening—they [are] unclean to you.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:20Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four [legs]—it [is] an abomination to you.

Leviticus 14:46And he who is going into the house all the days he has shut it up, is unclean until the evening;

Leviticus 16:26And he who is sending the goat away for a goat of departure washes his garments, and has bathed his flesh with water, and afterward he comes into the camp.

Leviticus 22:6the person who comes against it has even been unclean until the evening, and does not eat of the holy things, but has bathed his flesh with water,

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 →

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