These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
These creatures are unclean for you among all the small animals that crawl on the ground. Anyone who touches them when they are dead will be unclean until evening.
God is declaring that certain small crawling creatures make a person ceremonially unclean if touched when dead, requiring purification until evening.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's detailed dietary and purity laws given to the Israelites through Moses at Mount Sinai. These laws helped distinguish Israel from surrounding nations and taught principles of holiness and separation from defilement. The concept of ritual cleanness was central to Israel's worship and daily life, affecting their ability to participate in religious ceremonies.
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