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Leviticus 11:35

33 If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.

34 Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.

Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.

36 Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.

37 If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
KJV
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.
WEB
Everything whereupon part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces. They are unclean, and shall be unclean to you.
ASV
And every thing whereupon [any part] of their carcass falleth shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
DARBY
And everything where upon [any part] of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; oven and hearth shall be broken down: they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
BLB
And everything on which their carcass falls, it shall be unclean: An oven or a hearth, it shall be broken down. They [are] unclean, and they shall be unclean to you⁺.
ÅB
Og alt det som slik en død kropp faller på, blir urent; enten det er ovn eller gryte, skal de brytes i stykker, de er urene og skal være urene for dere.
OTB
Alt som en av skrottene deres faller på blir urent; en ovn eller gryte må brytes opp. De er urene, og dere skal betrakte dem som urene.
B1930
Og alt det som slik en død kropp faller på, blir urent; enten det er ovn eller gryte, skal de brytes i stykker, de er urene og skal være urene for eder.

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  • Leviticus 11:33

    If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.

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  • Leviticus 15:12

    Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, and any wooden utensil must be rinsed with water.

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  • Leviticus 6:28

    The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water.

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  • 2 Corinthians 5:1–7

    Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

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