Leviticus 11:27-37

27 And of all the animals that go on all four, any that walk upon their paws are unclean unto you; whoever touches their carcase shall be unclean until the evening.

28 And he that bears their carcase shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean unto you.

29 These also shall be unclean unto you among the animals that creep upon the earth: the weasel and the mouse and the frog according to his species

30 and the ferret and the lizard and the snail and the slug and the mole.

31 These are unclean to you among all the animals; whoever touches them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening.

32 And everything upon which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it be any vessel of wood or clothing or skin or sack, whatever instrument with which work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; and thus it shall be cleansed.

33 And every earthen vessel into which any of them falls, whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break the vessel.

34 All food which may be eaten upon which shall come water from any such vessel shall be unclean; and any drink that may be drunk shall be unclean in every such vessel.

35 And everything upon which any part of their carcase falls shall be unclean: the oven or the chimney shall be broken down, for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto you.

36 Nevertheless a fountain or cistern where water is collected shall be clean; but that which touches their carcase shall be unclean.

37 And if any part of their carcase falls upon any sown seed which is sown, it shall be clean.

Leviticus 11:27-37 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 11

This chapter treats of creatures clean and unclean, as fit or not fit to be eaten; and first of beasts, whose signs are given, Le 11:1-8 then of fishes, which are likewise described, Le 11:9-12 after that of fowls, and those that are not to be eaten are particularly named, Le 11:13-19 next of creeping things, which are distinguished into two sorts, as flying creeping things, of which those that are unclean, their carcasses are not even to be touched, as neither the carcasses of unclean beasts, Le 11:20-28 and creeping things on the earth, which defile by touching, as well as eating, and make everything unclean, upon which, being dead, they fall, Le 11:29-43 and these laws are enforced from the holiness and goodness of God, Le 11:44,45 and the chapter is concluded with a recapitulation of them, Le 11:46,47.