Leviticus 11:24-28
New English Translation
Carcass Uncleanness
24 “‘By these[a] you defile yourselves—anyone who touches their carcass will be unclean until the evening, 25 and anyone who carries their carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until the evening.
Inedible Land Quadrupeds
26 “‘All[b] animals that divide the hoof, but it is not completely split in two,[c] and do not chew the cud[d] are unclean to you; anyone who touches them becomes unclean.[e] 27 All that walk on their paws among all the creatures that walk on all fours[f] are unclean to you. Anyone who touches their carcass will be unclean until the evening, 28 and the one who carries their carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Leviticus 11:24 tn Heb “and to these.”
- Leviticus 11:26 tn Heb “to all” (cf. the note on v. 24). This and the following verses develop more fully the categories of uncleanness set forth in principle in vv. 24-25.
- Leviticus 11:26 tn Heb “divides hoof and cleft it does not cleave”; KJV “divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted”; NLT “divided but unsplit hooves.”
- Leviticus 11:26 tn See the note on Lev 11:3.
- Leviticus 11:26 sn Compare the regulations in Lev 11:2-8.
- Leviticus 11:27 tn Heb “the one walking on four.” Cf. Lev 11:20-23.
NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. http://netbible.com All rights reserved.