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- Leviticus
- Chapter 11
- Verse 24
And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
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Gill's Exposition
And for these ye shalt be unclean,.... That is, for eating them; or should they eat them they would be unclean:
whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even; not only he…
Unclean - If the due purification was omitted at the time, through negligence or forgetfulness, a sin-offering was required. See Lev 5:2.
Here is the law, 1. Concerning flying insects, as flies, wasps, bees, etc.; these they might not eat (Lev 11:20), nor indeed are they fit to be eaten; but there were several sorts of locusts which in…
Uncleanness caused by Dead Bodies
(See introductory note on Lev 11:20-23.)
Lev 11:24-25 are a general introduction. -And by these" (Lev 11:11) refers to what follows, not to the -winged creeping…
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