Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:33
And every earthen vessel, whereinto [any] of them falleth, whatsoever [is] in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
Earthen vessel – See the marginal references.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 33. And every earthen vessel] Such pitchers as are commonly used for drinking out of, and for holding liquids. M. De la Roque observes that hair-sacks, trunks, and baskets, covered with skin, are used among the travelling Arabs to carry their household utensils in, which are kettles or pots, great wooden bowls, hand-mills, and pitchers. It is very likely that these are nearly the same with those used by the Israelites in their journeyings in the wilderness, for the customs of these people do not change.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
And every earthen vessel, whereinto [any] of them falleth,…. Any of the above eight reptiles, should they by chance fall into the midst an earthen vessel:
whatsoever [is] in it shall be unclean; if it only by falling touched the outside of it, it was not unclean; but if it fell into it, then whatever was contained in it was unclean; for, as Jarchi says, an earthen vessel does not pollute or receive pollution, but from the air of it u, from its inside:
and ye shall break it; other vessels might be put into water and rinsed, and so be cleansed, but earthen vessels, being of no great value, were to be broken in pieces: an emblem this, as Ainsworth suggests, of the dissolution of our bodies, which are as earthen vessels, and of the destruction of sin thereby, and of the entire removal of it by death.
u Vid. Misn. Celaim, c. 2. sect. 1. & Maimon. & Bartenora in ib.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(33) And every earthen vessel.The case, however, is different with regard to vessels made of clay and burned in the kiln.
Whereinto any of them falleth.Better, where into aught of them falleth, that is, into which any of the aforesaid portion of a defiling carcase falls (see Lev. 11:32). Whilst defiled vessels of other materials were made clean by water, earthen vessels, when they became defiled, had to be destroyed (see Lev. 6:28), and their contents were rendered polluted.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
33. Earthen vessel ye shall break This indicates not only that earthenware was in use in the wilderness, but also that it was abundant. We who are accustomed to strong stone-ware of considerable value can scarcely conceive how thin and brittle, how abundant and cheap, is the pottery of Palestine. For the reason for breaking the earthen vessel see Lev 15:12, note. That the Hebrews were potters in Egypt is evident from Psa 81:6. The wall-paintings minutely describe the process, which agrees exactly with the descriptions found in the Old Testament. For the form of
the vessels see Num 5:17, note.
Ranges for pots The Hebrew kerayim is explained as a pot or pan with its cover. Furst defines it as a cooking furnace consisting of two ranges of stones so laid as to form an angle. The Talmud rendering is a trough for pressing olives. Jahn thinks that it is an oven consisting of a hole dug in the ground, its sides being coated with clay and the bottom with pebbles; but the dual number is an objection to this view.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Lev 11:33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto [any] of them falleth, whatsoever [is] in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
Ver. 33. Ye shall break it. ] So shall reprobates be broken in pieces, like a potter’s vessel. Psa 2:9 , Jer 9:11
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
ye shall break it: Lev 11:35, Lev 14:45, Jer 48:38, 2Co 5:1-8, Phi 3:21
Reciprocal: Lev 6:28 – General Lev 13:52 – burn Lev 15:12 – vessel