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Leviticus 11:39
And if any beast which may be used for food comes to a natural death, anyone touching its dead body will be unclean till evening.
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Hebrew Names Version
"'If any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
"'If any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
King James Version
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
Lexham English Bible
"‘And when one of the animals dies that is for you to eat, the one who touches its dead body shall become unclean until the evening.
"‘And when one of the animals dies that is for you to eat, the one who touches its dead body shall become unclean until the evening.
New Century Version
"‘Also, if an animal which you use for food dies, anyone who touches its body will be unclean until evening.
"‘Also, if an animal which you use for food dies, anyone who touches its body will be unclean until evening.
New English Translation
"‘Now if an animal that you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass will be unclean until the evening.
"‘Now if an animal that you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass will be unclean until the evening.
Amplified Bible
'If one of the animals that you may eat dies [of natural causes], whoever touches its carcass becomes unclean until the evening.
'If one of the animals that you may eat dies [of natural causes], whoever touches its carcass becomes unclean until the evening.
New American Standard Bible
'Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening.
'Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening.
Geneva Bible (1587)
If also any beast, whereof ye may eate, die, he that toucheth the carkeis thereof shal be vncleane vntil the euen.
If also any beast, whereof ye may eate, die, he that toucheth the carkeis thereof shal be vncleane vntil the euen.
Legacy Standard Bible
‘Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening.
‘Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening.
Contemporary English Version
If an animal that may be eaten happens to die, and you touch it, you become unclean until evening.
If an animal that may be eaten happens to die, and you touch it, you become unclean until evening.
Complete Jewish Bible
"‘If an animal of a kind that you are permitted to eat dies, whoever touches its carcass will be unclean until evening.
"‘If an animal of a kind that you are permitted to eat dies, whoever touches its carcass will be unclean until evening.
Darby Translation
And if any beast which is to you for food die, he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
And if any beast which is to you for food die, he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
Easy-to-Read Version
"Also, if an animal which you use for food dies, whoever touches its dead body will be unclean until evening.
"Also, if an animal which you use for food dies, whoever touches its dead body will be unclean until evening.
English Standard Version
"And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening,
"And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening,
George Lamsa Translation
And if any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the evening.
And if any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the evening.
Good News Translation
If any animal that may be eaten dies, anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.
If any animal that may be eaten dies, anyone who touches it will be unclean until evening.
Christian Standard Bible®
“If one of the animals that you use for food dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean until evening.
“If one of the animals that you use for food dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean until evening.
Literal Translation
And when any of the animals which are food for you dies, he who touches its dead body is unclean until the evening;
And when any of the animals which are food for you dies, he who touches its dead body is unclean until the evening;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan a beest dyeth that ye maye eate, he that toucheth the deed carcase therof, is vncleane vntyll euen.
Whan a beest dyeth that ye maye eate, he that toucheth the deed carcase therof, is vncleane vntyll euen.
American Standard Version
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
If any beast of which ye may eate, dye, and any man touche the dead carkasse thereof, he shalbe vncleane vntyll the euen.
If any beast of which ye may eate, dye, and any man touche the dead carkasse thereof, he shalbe vncleane vntyll the euen.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die, he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die, he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
King James Version (1611)
And if any beast of which ye may eat, die, he that toucheth the carkasse thereof, shall be vncleane vntill the Euen.
And if any beast of which ye may eat, die, he that toucheth the carkasse thereof, shall be vncleane vntill the Euen.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And if one of the cattle die, which it is lawful for you to eat, he that touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening.
And if one of the cattle die, which it is lawful for you to eat, he that touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening.
English Revised Version
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
Berean Standard Bible
If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
If a beeste is deed, which it is leueful to you to ete, he that touchith the deed bodi therof schal be vnclene `til to euentid; and he that etith therof ony thing,
If a beeste is deed, which it is leueful to you to ete, he that touchith the deed bodi therof schal be vnclene `til to euentid; and he that etith therof ony thing,
Young's Literal Translation
`And when any of the beasts which are to you for food dieth, he who is coming against its carcase is unclean till the evening;
`And when any of the beasts which are to you for food dieth, he who is coming against its carcase is unclean till the evening;
Update Bible Version
And if any beast, of which you may eat, dies; he that touches the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the evening.
And if any beast, of which you may eat, dies; he that touches the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the evening.
Webster's Bible Translation
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, shall die; he that toucheth its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, shall die; he that toucheth its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
World English Bible
"'If any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
"'If any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
New King James Version
"And if any animal which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening.
"And if any animal which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening.
New Living Translation
"If an animal you are permitted to eat dies and you touch its carcass, you will be defiled until evening.
"If an animal you are permitted to eat dies and you touch its carcass, you will be defiled until evening.
New Life Bible
‘If one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its dead body will be unclean until evening.
‘If one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its dead body will be unclean until evening.
New Revised Standard
If an animal of which you may eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
If an animal of which you may eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when any of the beasts which are yours for food shall die, he that toucheth the carcase of it shall be unclean until the evening.
And, when any of the beasts which are yours for food shall die, he that toucheth the carcase of it shall be unclean until the evening.
Douay-Rheims Bible
If any beast die, of which it is lawful for you to eat, he that toucheth the carcass thereof, shall be unclean until the evening.
If any beast die, of which it is lawful for you to eat, he that toucheth the carcass thereof, shall be unclean until the evening.
Revised Standard Version
"And if any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening,
"And if any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening,
THE MESSAGE
"If an animal that you are permitted to eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass is ritually unclean until evening. If you eat some of the carcass you must wash your clothes and you are unclean until evening. If you pick up the carcass you must wash your clothes and are unclean until evening.
"If an animal that you are permitted to eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass is ritually unclean until evening. If you eat some of the carcass you must wash your clothes and you are unclean until evening. If you pick up the carcass you must wash your clothes and are unclean until evening.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening.
'Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until evening.
Contextual Overview
20 Every winged four-footed thing which goes on the earth is disgusting to you; 21 But of the winged four-footed things, those which have long legs for jumping on the earth you may have for food; 22 Such as all the different sorts of locust. 23 But all other winged four-footed things which go on the earth are disgusting to you. 24 By these you will be made unclean; anyone touching their dead bodies will be unclean till evening: 25 Whoever takes away the dead body of one of them is to have his clothing washed, and will be unclean till evening. 26 Every beast, in the horn of whose foot there is not a complete division, and whose food does not come back, is unclean to you: anyone touching one of these will be unclean. 27 Any four-footed beast which goes on the ball of its foot, is unclean to you: anyone touching the dead body of one of these will be unclean till evening. 28 Anyone who takes away the dead body of one of these is to have his clothing washed and be unclean till evening. 29 And these are unclean to you among things which go low down on the earth; the weasel and the mouse and the great lizard, and animals of that sort;
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:28, Leviticus 11:31, Leviticus 11:40, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 15:7, Numbers 19:11, Numbers 19:16
Reciprocal: Leviticus 5:2 - touch Ezekiel 4:14 - have I
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And if any beast of which ye may eat die,.... Any clean beast, as the ox, sheep, goat, deer, c. what, if rightly killed, is very lawful to eat of but if it died of itself through any distemper, or was torn by the wild beasts, so the Targum of Jonathan:
he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even; not the bones, nerves, horns, hoofs, or skin, as Jarchi observes; these might be handled, because some of them, at least, were wrought up into one instrument or another, by artificers, for use and service, but the flesh of them might not be touched; whoever did touch it was ceremonially unclean, and might not go into the sanctuary, or have conversation with men, until the evening of the day in which this was done.
