Leviticus 11:39
And if one of the cattle die, which it is lawful for you to eat, he that touches their carcasses shall be unclean till evening.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
38But if water be poured on any seed, and one of their dead bodies fall upon it, it is unclean to you.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:28And he that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till evening: these are unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:40And he that eats of their carcasses shall wash his garments, and be unclean till evening; and he that carries any of their carcasses shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 15:5And the man who shall touch his bed, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean till evening.
Leviticus 15:15And the priest shall offer them one for a sin offering, and the other for a whole burnt offering; and the priest shall make atonement for him before the Lord for his issue.
Leviticus 17:15And every soul which eats that which has died of itself, or is taken of beasts, either among the natives or among the strangers, shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and shall be unclean until evening: then shall he be clean.
Numbers 19:7And the priest shall wash his garments, and bathe his body in water, and afterward he shall go into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean till evening.
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 →