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.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

See Leviticus 2:4. The word rendered “ranges for pots” has been conjectured to mean either an excavated fireplace, fitted to receive a pair of oven…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And every thing. —That is, not only the previously mentioned garments and utensils become defiled by these carcasses, or any portion of th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And everything upon which [any part] of their carcass
falls shall be unclean
Before t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

These laws seem to have been intended,

  1. As a test of the people's obedience, as Adam was forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge…

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