Leviticus 11:31

New International Reader's Version

These are the animals that move around on the ground that are “unclean” for you. If you touch their dead bodies, you will be “unclean” until evening.

Cross References

Genesis 1:20

God said, “Let the seas be filled with living things. Let birds fly above the earth across the huge space of the sky.”

Leviticus 11:30

They also include geckos, monitor lizards, wall lizards, skinks and chameleons.

Leviticus 11:32

Suppose one of them dies and falls on something. Then that thing will be “unclean.” It does not matter what it is used for. It does not matter whether it is made out of wood, cloth, hide or rough cloth. Put it in water. It will be “unclean” until evening. After that, it will be “clean.”

Leviticus 11:8

You must not eat the meat of those animals. You must not even touch their dead bodies. They are “unclean” for you.

Leviticus 14:46

“Suppose someone goes into the house while it is closed up. Then they will be ‘unclean’ until evening.

Leviticus 15:15

The priest must sacrifice them. One is for a sin offering. The other is for a burnt offering. In that way the priest will pay for the man’s sin in the sight of the Lord. He will do it because the man had a liquid flow.

Leviticus 16:26

“The man who sets free the goat that carries the people’s sins away must wash his clothes. He must take a bath. After that, he can come back into the camp.

Leviticus 17:15

“ ‘Suppose someone eats anything found dead or torn apart by wild animals. It does not matter whether they are an Israelite or an outsider. They must wash their clothes. They must take a bath. They will be “unclean” until evening. After that, they will be “clean.”

Leviticus 22:6

The one who touches anything of that kind will be “unclean” until evening. He must not eat any of the sacred offerings unless he has taken a bath.

Numbers 19:7

After that, the priest must wash his clothes. He must also take a bath. Then he can come into the camp. But he will be ‘unclean’ until evening.