Leviticus 11:35

“And anything on which any of their carcasses falls will be unclean; an oven or a stove shall be broken down; they are unclean, and they shall be unclean for you.”

Leviticus 11:35 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 11:35, word by word

any of their carcassesנִּבְלָתָnivlata

carcass, dead body

A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.

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fallsיִפֹּלyipol

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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will be uncleanיִטְמָאyitma

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

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an ovenתַּנּוּרtanur

firepot, oven

Small clay oven, like a brazier.

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or a stoveכִירַיִםchirayim

stove

A cooking stove made of stones.

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shall be broken downיֻתָּץyutats

tear down

Tear down, pull down, break down.

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uncleanטְמֵאִיםtemeim

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

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and they shall beיִהְיוּyihyu

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

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The context

34Any food that may be eaten, on which water comes, will be unclean; and any drink that may be drunk from any such vessel will be unclean.

35 · This verse (above)

36But a spring or a cistern holding a collection of water shall be clean, but whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean.

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