Leviticus 11:40 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

and he who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; he also who carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

And he that eateth. —That is, ignorantly, since for willful transgression the transgressor incurred the penalty of excisi…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And he that eateth of the carcass of it
For though it might be eaten, if rightly killed, yet not if it died of itsel…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

These laws seem to have been intended,

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

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