Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you. New Living Translation But if the seed is wet when the carcass falls on it, the seed will be defiled. English Standard Version but if water is put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. Berean Standard Bible but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you. King James Bible But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. New King James Version But if water is put on the seed, and if a part of any such carcass falls on it, it becomes unclean to you. New American Standard Bible But if water is put on the seed and a part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. NASB 1995 ‘Though if water is put on the seed and a part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. NASB 1977 ‘Though if water is put on the seed, and a part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. Legacy Standard Bible Though if water is put on the seed and a part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. Amplified Bible but if water is put on the seed and a part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. Christian Standard Bible but if water has been put on the seed and one of their carcasses falls on it, it is unclean for you. Holman Christian Standard Bible but if water has been put on the seed and one of their carcasses falls on it, it is unclean for you.” American Standard Version But if water be put upon the seed, and aught of their carcass fall thereon, it is unclean unto you. Contemporary English Version But seeds that are soaking in water become unclean, if the dead animal is found in the water. English Revised Version But if water be put upon the seed, and aught of their carcase fall thereon, it is unclean unto you. GOD'S WORD® Translation But if water is poured on the seed and their dead bodies fall on it, the seed is unclean for you. Good News Translation But if the seed is soaking in water and one of them falls on it, the seed is unclean. International Standard Version But if water is put on the seed and part of their carcass falls on it, then it has become unclean for you. Majority Standard Bible but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you. NET Bible but if water is put on the seed and such a carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. New Heart English Bible But if water is put on the seed, and part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. Webster's Bible Translation But if any water shall be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcass shall fall on it, it shall be unclean to you. World English Bible But if water is put on the seed, and part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand when water is put on the seed, and [any] of its carcass has fallen on it—it [is] unclean to you. Young's Literal Translation and when water is put on the seed, and any of its carcase hath fallen on it -- unclean it is to you. Smith's Literal Translation And when water shall be given upon the seed and from their carcass fall upon it it is unclean to you. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut if any man pour water upon the seed, and afterwards it be touched by the carcasses, it shall be forthwith defiled. Catholic Public Domain Version But if anyone has poured water upon the seed grain, and afterwards it was touched by the carcasses, it shall be immediately defiled. New American Bible but if the grain has become moistened, it becomes unclean to you when any part of their carcasses falls on it. New Revised Standard Version but if water is put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut if any water be put upon the seed and any part of their carcasses falls on it, it shall be unclean to you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And if waters have fallen on a generation of the seed and they fell from their corpses upon it, it is defiled to you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917But if water be put upon the seed, and aught of their carcass fall thereon, it is unclean unto you. Brenton Septuagint Translation But if water be poured on any seed, and one of their dead bodies fall upon it, it is unclean to you. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Clean and Unclean Animals…37If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean; 38but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you. 39If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.… Cross References Deuteronomy 14:22-23 You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields. / And you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always. Matthew 23:23 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. Mark 7:18-19 “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.) Acts 10:14-15 “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” / The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” Romans 14:14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 1 Timothy 4:4-5 For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. Genesis 1:29-30 Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. / And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. Genesis 9:3-4 Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things. / But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it. Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations. Ezekiel 4:9 But take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt; put them in a single container and make them into bread for yourself. This is what you are to eat during the 390 days you lie on your side. Hosea 2:21-22 “On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. / And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel. Matthew 15:11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” Luke 11:41 But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you. 1 Corinthians 10:25-26 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. Treasury of Scripture But if any water be put on the seed, and any part of their carcass fall thereon, it shall be unclean to you. Jump to Previous Aught Body Carcase Carcass Dead Fall Fallen Falls Gets Part Seed Thereon UncleanJump to Next Aught Body Carcase Carcass Dead Fall Fallen Falls Gets Part Seed Thereon UncleanLeviticus 11 1. What animals may be eaten4. and what may not be eaten 9. What fishes 13. What fowls 29. The creeping things which are unclean but if water has been put on the seed This phrase highlights the condition under which the seed becomes susceptible to impurity. In the Hebrew context, water often symbolizes life and purification. However, in this instance, the water makes the seed vulnerable to becoming unclean. The Hebrew word for "water" is "מַיִם" (mayim), which is a fundamental element in Jewish ritual purity. The act of water being put on the seed suggests a transition from a dormant state to one of potential growth, symbolizing readiness and openness. This readiness, however, also opens the seed to contamination, illustrating the delicate balance between life and impurity in the ancient Israelite understanding. and a carcass falls on it it is unclean for you Hebrew but ifוְכִ֤י (wə·ḵî) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction water מַ֙יִם֙ (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen has been put יֻתַּן־ (yut·tan-) Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the seed זֶ֔רַע (ze·ra‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity and a carcass מִנִּבְלָתָ֖ם (min·niḇ·lā·ṯām) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5038: A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol falls וְנָפַ֥ל (wə·nā·p̄al) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5307: To fall, lie on it, עָלָ֑יו (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against it ה֖וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is unclean טָמֵ֥א (ṭā·mê) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2931: Unclean for you. לָכֶֽם׃ (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Links Leviticus 11:38 NIVLeviticus 11:38 NLT Leviticus 11:38 ESV Leviticus 11:38 NASB Leviticus 11:38 KJV Leviticus 11:38 BibleApps.com Leviticus 11:38 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 11:38 Chinese Bible Leviticus 11:38 French Bible Leviticus 11:38 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 11:38 But if water is put (Le Lv Lev.) |