Leviticus 11:28

28 Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. These animals are unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:28 in Other Translations

28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.

28 and he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.

28 If you pick up its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. These animals are unclean for you.

28 If you pick up its carcass you must wash your clothes and are unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.

28 and anyone who carries their carcasses must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:28 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 11:28

And he that beareth the carcass of them
Carries it upon any account, from place to place:

shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even;
as he that bore the carcasses of any of the flying creeping things, ( Leviticus 11:25 )

they are unclean to you;
even the carcasses of the one and of the other; and to all the Israelites, men, women, and children, as Aben Ezra observes.

Leviticus 11:28 In-Context

26 “ ‘Every animal that does not have a divided hoof or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you; whoever touches the carcass of any of them will be unclean.

27 Of all the animals that walk on all fours, those that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening.

28 Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. These animals are unclean for you.

29 “ ‘Of the animals that move along the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,

30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon.

Cross References

• 1. Hebrews 9:10