Leviticus 22:5

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;

Or whosoever {H376} toucheth {H5060} any creeping thing {H8318}, whereby he may be made unclean {H2930}, or a man {H120} of whom he may take uncleanness {H2930}, whatsoever uncleanness {H2932} he hath;

or who has touched a reptile or insect that can make him unclean, or a man who is unclean for any reason and who can transmit to him his uncleanness -

or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—

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;

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 11:43 (4 votes)

    ¶ Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

  • Leviticus 11:44 (4 votes)

    For I [am] the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I [am] holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

  • Leviticus 15:7 (4 votes)

    And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

  • Leviticus 15:19 (3 votes)

    ¶ And if a woman have an issue, [and] her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.

  • Leviticus 11:24 (2 votes)

    And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

  • Leviticus 11:28 (2 votes)

    And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they [are] unclean unto you.