Leviticus - 11:25



25 Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

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Explanation and meaning of Leviticus 11:25.

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And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
And whosoever beareth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
And if it be necessary that he carry any of these things when they are dead, he shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the sun set.
And whoever carrieth ought of their carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even.
And whosoever beareth aught of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
And whoever beareth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
and anyone who is lifting up aught of their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening:,
And whoever bears ought of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
Whoever takes away the dead body of one of them is to have his clothing washed, and will be unclean till evening.
And if it will be necessary to carry any of these dead things, he shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until the sun sets.
Et quicunque portaverit cadavera, lavabit vestimenta sua, et immundus erit usque advesperam.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And whosoever (g) beareth [ought] of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
(g) Out of the camp.

And whosoever beareth ought of the carcass of them,.... That carries them from one place to another, out of the camp, city, village, or house or field where they may lie; and though this is done with a good design, as being offensive or infectious, yet such an one
shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even; from whence both Jarchi and Aben Ezra infer, that the pollution by hearing or carrying is greater than that by touching; since such a man, so defiled, was obliged to wash his clothes as well as his body; so saints, that have contracted pollution by any manner of sin, are to wash their garments and make them white in the blood of the Lamb, Revelation 7:14.

Beareth - Or, taketh away, out of the place where it may lie, by which others may be either offended, or polluted.

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