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Leviticus 22:5

or whoever touches any creeping thing whereby he may be made unclean, or a man from whom he may become unclean, whatever uncleanness he has—

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Parallel Translations

  • WEB World English Bible

    or whoever touches any creeping thing whereby he may be made unclean, or a man from whom he may become unclean, whatever uncleanness he has—

  • KJV King James Version

    Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    or whosoever toucheth any swarming thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

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Cross-references (4)

Passages linked to Leviticus 22:5 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Leviticus 11:43-44 You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps. You shall not make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled by them. For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.
  • Leviticus 15:7 “ ‘He who touches the body of him who has the discharge shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.
  • Leviticus 15:19 “ ‘If a woman has a discharge, and her discharge in her flesh is blood, she shall be in her impurity seven days. Whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening.
  • Leviticus 11:24-28 “ ‘By these you will become unclean: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening. Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. “ ‘Every animal which has a split hoof that isn’t completely divided, or doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean. Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening. He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.

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Explain this verse (8 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, according to all his uncleanness.

Hebrew, according to all his uncleanness.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 22:5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Creeping things - i. e. dead vermin. Compare Lev…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Or any. Hebrew, "or a man who may contaminate,"…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 5. Any creeping thing — See Lev_11:29-47, notes.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (5) Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing.—See Lev_11:24-44.
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 22:5 In Leviticus, the Hebrew word sherets always denotes…

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