Leviticus 11 · Verse 33

Leviticus 11:33

And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
Leviticus 11:33, King James Version

Leviticus 11:33 in other translations

BSBIf any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.
WEBEvery earthen vessel into which any of them falls and all that is in it shall be unclean. You shall break it.
ASVAnd every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.
YLTand any earthen vessel, into the midst of which any one of them falleth, all that is in its midst is unclean, and it ye do break.
DARBYAnd every earthen vessel into which any of them falleth — whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
BBEAnd if one of them gets into any vessel of earth, whatever is in the vessel will be unclean and the vessel will have to be broken.
WebsterAnd every earthen vessel, into which any of them falleth, whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

What does Leviticus 11:33 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 11:31-35

31-35. whosoever doth touch them, when ... dead, shall be unclean until the even--These regulations must have often caused annoyance by suddenly requiring the exclusion of people from society, as well as the ordinances of religion. Nevertheless they were extremely useful and salutary, especially as enforcing attention to cleanliness. This is a matter of essential importance in the East, where venomous reptiles often…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 33 And every earthen vessel - Such pitchers as are commonly used for drinking out of, and for holding liquids. M. De la Roque observes that hair-sacks, trunks, and baskets, covered with skin, are used among the travelling Arabs to carry their household utensils in, which are kettles or pots, great wooden bowls, hand-mills, and pitchers. It is very likely that these are nearly the same with those used by the Israelites in their journeyings in the wilderness, for the customs of these people do not change.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 11:33 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכָל\־ve.kholand everyH3605
כְּלִי\־ke.li-vessel ofH3627
חֶ֔רֶשׂChe.researthenwareH2789
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
יִפֹּ֥לyi.Polit will fallH5307
מֵהֶ֖םme.Hemany of <the> them
אֶל\־'el-intoH413
תּוֹכ֑וֹto.Kho[the] middle of itH8432
כֹּ֣לkolallH3605
אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherthatH834
בְּתוֹכ֛וֹbe.to.Kho[is] in [the] midst of itH8432
יִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'it will be uncleanH2930
וְאֹת֥וֹve.'o.Toand <obj.> itH853
תִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ\׃tish.Bo.ruyou will breakH7665

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Cross references for Leviticus 11:33

  • Leviticus 6:28

    But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken: and if it be sodden in a brasen pot, it shall be both scoured, and rinsed in water.

  • Leviticus 15:12

    And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

  • Jeremiah 48:38

    There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, saith the Lord.

  • Leviticus 11:35

    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.

  • Leviticus 14:45

    And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:1-8

    For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked. For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life. …

  • Philippians 3:21

    Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
ye shall break it.
35; 14:45; Jer 48:38; 2Co 5:1-8; Php 3:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Leviticus 11:32

    And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.

  • Leviticus 11:33

    And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

  • Leviticus 11:34

    Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

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Leviticus 11:33 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y toda vasija de barro dentro de la cual cayere alguno de ellos, todo lo que estuviere en ella será inmundo, y quebraréis la vasija:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et tout vase de terre dans lequel il en tombe quelque chose,… tout ce qui est dedans, sera impur, et vous casserez le vase;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und jedes irdene Gefäß, in welches eines von ihnen hineinfällt: alles, was darin ist, wird unrein sein, und es selbst sollt ihr zerbrechen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Vas autem fictile, in quod horum quidquam intro cecidit, polluetur, et idcirco frangendum est.