Leviticus 11:28

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“and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.”

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BSBPD

“and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he who is lifting up their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean until the evening--unclean they <FI>are<Fi> to you.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 11:28 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 11:24These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
  2. Leviticus 14:46Anyone who enters the house during any of the days that it is closed up will be unclean until evening.
  3. Leviticus 15:15The priest is to sacrifice them, one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. In this way the priest will make atonement for the man before the LORD because of his discharge.
  4. Leviticus 16:26The man who released the goat as the scapegoat must wash his clothes and bathe himself with water; afterward he may reenter the camp.
  5. Leviticus 17:15And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
  6. Leviticus 22:6the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.
  7. Numbers 19:7Then the priest must wash his clothes and bathe his body in water; after that he may enter the camp, but he will be ceremonially unclean until evening.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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