Bible Commentary

These also [shall be] unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, 29 38. Uncleanness caused by Creeping Things 29. the weasel ] According to early Versions, and the Mishna the Heb. word should be thus translated; but some prefer … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:29”

And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they [are] unclean unto you. And he that beareth the carcass of them,…. Carries it upon any account, from place to place: shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even; as he that bore the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:28”

And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on [all] four, those [are] unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even. 27. goeth upon its paws ] animals like the dog and cat whose feet are hand-like in form, having digits and claws. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:27”

[The carcasses] of every beast which divideth the hoof, and [is] not cloven-footed, nor cheweth the cud, [are] unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean. The word carcasses is easily to be understood out of Lev 11:24,25, where it is expressed. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:26”

And whosoever beareth [aught] of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. Whosoever beareth, or, taketh away, out of the place where haply it may lie, by which others may be either offended or polluted. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And whosoever beareth … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:25”

And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even. 24 28. 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 11:24) refers to what follows, not to the ‘winged creeping things’ of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:24”

But all [other] flying creeping things, which have four feet, [shall be] an abomination unto you. i.e. All such except those now mentioned; the word other being here understood out of the former verse, without which there might seem to be a contradiction between this and that verse. But the words may be, and by … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:23”

[Even] these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. In the uncertainty of identifying these four creatures, it has been suggested that some of the names may belong to locusts in an imperfect … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:22”

Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon [all] four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; 21 23. Four kinds of these swarming things which may be eaten are mentioned. The first and last of these occur frequently in the O.T., the second and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:21”

All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you. 20. All winged swarming things ] The same words as in Deu 14:19; swarming creatures which also fly, i.e. flying insects. A.V. obscures for the English reader the identity of expression by rendering here ‘all fowls that creep,’ and in Deu … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Leviticus 11:20”