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Leviticus 11:39

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“ ‘If any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

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Leviticus 11:39 in other translations

And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:39 · American Standard Version

Leviticus 11:39 in context

  1. 37If part of their carcass falls on any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.
  2. 38But if water is put on the seed, and part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you.
  3. 39“ ‘If any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
  4. 40He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
  5. 41“ ‘Every creeping thing that creeps on the earth is an abomination. It shall not be eaten.