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To get what Leviticus 11:37 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And if” | וְכִ֤י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | if |
| “any part” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “of their carcase” | מִנִּבְלָתָ֔ם | A flabby thing, i.e., a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol | carcase |
| “fall” | יִפֹּל֙ | To fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) | fall |
| “upon” | עַל | Above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | upon |
| “any” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | any |
| “sowing” | זֵר֖וּעַ | Something sown, i.e., a plant | sowing |
| “seed” | זֶ֥רַע | Seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity | seed |
| “which” | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | which |
| “is to be sown,” | יִזָּרֵ֑עַ | To sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify | sown |
| “it” | הֽוּא׃ | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | it |
| “shall be” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “clean.” | טָה֖וֹר | Pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense) | clean |
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35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
38 But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
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