Leviticus 11:24

24 And by these you shall become unclean--anyone who touches their dead body shall become unclean until the evening,

Leviticus 11:24 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 11:24

And for these ye shalt be unclean
That is, for eating them; or should they eat them they would be unclean:

whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the
even;
not only he was unclean that ate them, but he that even touched their dead bodies was reckoned unclean; might not go into the tabernacle, nor have conversation with men, nor eat of the holy things, which were forbid men in any uncleanness; and though there is no mention of his washing himself, it may be understood, this being a short or concise way of speaking, as Aben Ezra observes; who adds, that it was necessary that he should wash himself in water; which was typical of washing and cleansing by the grace and blood of Christ, without which a man cannot be cleansed from the least sin, and pollution by it; and may signify that during the legal dispensation there was no proper cleansing from sin, until the evening of the world, when Christ came and shed his blood for the cleansing of it.

Leviticus 11:24 In-Context

22 {From these} you may eat the locust according to its kind and the bald locust according to its kind and the cricket according to its kind and the grasshopper according to its kind.
23 But any [other] {winged insect} that has four legs [is] detestable to you.
24 And by these you shall become unclean--anyone who touches their dead body shall become unclean until the evening,
25 and anyone who carries their dead body must wash his garments, and he shall be unclean until the evening.
26 " '[With regard] to any animal that has a divided hoof but does not split the hoof, or does not have a cud [for] chewing--they [are] unclean for you; anyone who touches them shall become unclean.
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