Leviticus 11 · Verse 36

Leviticus 11:36

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

Leviticus 11:36 in other translations

BSBNevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
WEBNevertheless a spring or a cistern in which water is gathered shall be clean, but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.
ASVNevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.
YLT‘Only--a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcase is unclean;
DARBYNevertheless, a spring or a well, a quantity of water, shall be clean. But he that toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
BBEBut 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.
WebsterNevertheless, a fountain or pit, in which there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.

What does Leviticus 11:36 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 A fountain or pit, etc. - This must either refer to running water, the stream of which soon carries off all impurities, or to large reservoirs where the water soon purifies itself; the water in either which touched the unclean thing, being considered as impure, the rest of the water being clean.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 11:36 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.

אַ֣ךְ'akhneverthelessH389
מַעְיָ֥ןma'.Yana springH4599
וּב֛וֹרu.Vorand a cisternH953
מִקְוֵה\־mik.veh-a reservoir ofH4723
מַ֖יִםMa.yimwaterH4325
יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will beH1961
טָה֑וֹרta.HorpureH2889
וְנֹגֵ֥עַve.no.Ge.a'and [one who] touchesH5060
בְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.Tam<in> carcass theirH5038
יִטְמָֽא\׃yit.Ma'he will be uncleanH2930

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Cross references for Leviticus 11:36

  • John 4:14

    But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

  • Zechariah 13:1

    In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a fountain.
Zec 13:1; Joh 4:14
wherein there is plenty of water. Heb. a gathering togetherof waters.

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

Context

  • 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 11:36

    Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.

  • Leviticus 11:37

    And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.

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Leviticus 11:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Con todo, la fuente y la cisterna donde se recogen aguas, serán limpias: mas lo que hubiere tocado en sus cuerpos muertos será inmundo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		mais une fontaine ou un puits, un amas d’eaux, sera net. Mais celui qui touchera leur corps mort sera impur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Doch Quelle und Cisterne, Wasserbehälter, werden rein sein; wer aber das Aas darin anrührt, wird unrein sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fontes vero et cisternæ, et omnis aquarum congregatio munda erit. Qui morticinum eorum tetigerit, polluetur.