Leviticus 11:33

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“If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.”

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BSBPD

“If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and any earthen vessel, into the midst of which <FI>any<Fi> one of them falleth, all that <FI>is<Fi> in its midst is unclean, and it ye do break.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 11:33 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 6:21It shall be prepared with oil on a griddle; you are to bring it well-kneaded and present it as a grain offering broken in pieces, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
  2. Leviticus 6:28The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water.
  3. Leviticus 11:35Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
  4. Leviticus 13:52He is to burn the fabric, weave, or knit, whether the contaminated item is wool or linen or leather. Since the mildew is harmful, the article must be burned up.
  5. Leviticus 14:45It must be torn down with its stones, its timbers, and all its plaster, and taken outside the city to an unclean place.
  6. Leviticus 15:12Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.
  7. Numbers 19:15and any open container without a lid fastened on it is unclean.
  8. Jeremiah 48:38On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,” declares the LORD.
  9. 2 Corinthians 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
  10. Philippians 3:21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

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

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