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Leviticus 11:28

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Anyone who carries the dead body of these animals must wash their clothes and will be ceremonially unclean until evening. These animals are unclean for you.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God is establishing that contact with certain dead animals makes a person ceremonially unclean and requires washing and waiting until evening to be clean again.

📚 Historical Context

This verse is part of God's detailed instructions to the Israelites about clean and unclean animals after their exodus from Egypt. These purity laws helped distinguish Israel from surrounding pagan nations and taught important principles about holiness and separation from death and decay.

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Translation & Methodology Sources

The original manuscript text provided is based on the King James Version (KJV), which is in the public domain. Our modern English simplifications are generated via proprietary philological synthesis, cross-referenced against Strong's Exhaustive Concordance and the Textus Receptus to ensure unwavering theological and etymological precision.

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