And whoever eatsוְהָאֹכֵלof its carcassמִנִּבְלָתָהּshall washיְכַבֵּסhis garmentsבְּגָדָיוand be uncleanוְטָמֵאuntilעַדthe evening;הָעָרֶבand whoever carriesוְהַנֹּשֵׂאits carcassנִבְלָתָהּshall washיְכַבֵּסhis garmentsבְּגָדָיוand be uncleanוְטָמֵאuntilעַדthe evening.הָעָרֶב
Leviticus 11:40
Study it in the app“And whoever eats of its carcass shall wash his garments and be unclean until the evening; and whoever carries its carcass shall wash his garments and be unclean until the evening.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 11:40, word by word
- And whoever eatsאֹכֵלochel
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochel” appears- of its carcassנִּבְלָתָnivlata
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.
Where else “nivlata” appears- shall washיְכַבֵּסyechabes
wash
To wash clothes; or wash from sin.
Where else “yechabes” appears- his garmentsבְּגָדָיbegaday
garment
A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.
Where else “begaday” appears- and be uncleanטָמֵאtame
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “tame” appears- the eveningעָרֶבarev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “arev” appears- and whoever carriesנֹּשֵׂאnose
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nose” appears
The context
39And if one of the beasts that you may have for food dies, whoever touches its carcass will be unclean until the evening.
40 · This verse (above)
41And every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is a detestable thing; it shall not be eaten.