Leviticus Chapter 11 verse 36 Holy Bible

ASV Leviticus 11:36

Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.
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BBE Leviticus 11:36

But at the same time a fountain or a place where water is stored for use will be clean; but anyone touching their dead bodies will be unclean.
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DARBY Leviticus 11:36

Nevertheless, a spring or a well, a quantity of water, shall be clean. But he that toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
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KJV Leviticus 11:36

Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.
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WBT Leviticus 11:36

Nevertheless, a fountain or pit, in which there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.
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WEB Leviticus 11:36

Nevertheless a spring or a cistern in which water is a gathered shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.
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YLT Leviticus 11:36

`Only -- a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcase is unclean;
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(36) Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water.--Better, But wells and cisterns being gatherings together of water. But if the unclean carcase, or any portion of it, happens to fall or to be thrown into wells or cisterns, they are to be treated as large collections of water, such as pools, ponds, and lakes, and hence are exempt from contracting pollution. The constant change of water which takes place in these reservoirs counteracts the effects of the polluting carcase. When it is borne in mind how few are the wells and cisterns in the East, and how scarce water is, the merciful provision of this law will be apparent. According to the canon which obtained during the second Temple, this immunity was only applicable to receptacles of water actually in the ground, but not to collections of water in vessels.But that which toucheth.--Better, but he who toucheth. But though the water into which the carcase has fallen is mercifully exempted, he who comes in contact with the carcase in the water and removes it from the water is unclean, because the carcase itself remains a source of defilement.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewNevertheless,אַ֣ךְ (’aḵ)AdverbStrong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surelya springמַעְיָ֥ן (ma‘·yān)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4599: A fountain, a sourceor cisternוּב֛וֹר (ū·ḇō·wr)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 953: A pit, cistern, wellcontainingמִקְוֵה־ (miq·wêh-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4723: Something waited for, confidence, a collection, a pond, a caravan, drovewaterמַ֖יִם (ma·yim)Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semenwill remainיִהְיֶ֣ה (yih·yeh)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, beclean,טָה֑וֹר (ṭā·hō·wr)Adjective - masculine singularStrong's 2889: Clean, purebut one who touchesוְנֹגֵ֥עַ (wə·nō·ḡê·a‘)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strikea carcass in itבְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם (bə·niḇ·lā·ṯām)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 5038: A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idolwill be unclean.יִטְמָֽא׃ (yiṭ·mā)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2930: To be or become uncleanJump to PreviousBodies Carcase Carcass Carcasses Cistern Clean Collecting Collection Dead Fountain Gathered Gathering Holding However Nevertheless Pit Plenty Quantity Spring Stored Time Touches Toucheth Touching Unclean Use Water Whatever Wherein