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- Leviticus
- Chapter 11
- Verse 40
Leviticus 11:40
And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
And he that eateth of the carcass of it,.... For though it might be eaten, if rightly killed, yet not if it died of itself, or was strangled, or torn to pieces by wild beasts:
shall wash his…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Eating the carcase is forbidden as in Deu 14:21. According to Lev 17:15, the eater must also bathe himself. LXX. supply this command here.
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