Leviticus 11:27

Whatever walks on its paws among all the animals that walk on all four legs, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches such a carcass will be unclean until the evening.

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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

26Every animal which has a split hoof that is not completely divided or which does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them will be unclean.

28Whoever picks up such a carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. These animals will be unclean to you.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:20All winged insects that walk on four legs are detestable to you.

Leviticus 14:46In addition, whoever goes into the house during the time it is closed up will be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 16:26The man who let the scapegoat go free must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that, he may come back into the camp.

Leviticus 22:6then the priest who touches anything unclean will be unclean until evening. He must not eat any of the holy things, unless he has bathed his body in 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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