Leviticus 22:5

3 Say unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I am the LORD.

4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron is a leper, or hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing that is unclean by the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;

Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.

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.

Compare

BSB
or whoever touches a crawling creature or a person that makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be—
KJV
Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
WEB
or whoever touches any creeping thing by which he may be made unclean, or a man from whom he may become unclean, whatever uncleanness he has—
ASV
or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
DARBY
or a man that toucheth any crawling thing whereby he becometh unclean, or a man by whom he may become unclean, whatever may be his uncleanness,
BLB
or a man who touches any swarming thing that is unclean to him or any person who is unclean to him, whatever his uncleanness may be,
ÅB
eller den som rører ved noe kryp som en blir uren ved, eller ved et menneske som en blir uren ved, hva urenhet det enn er.
OTB
eller hvis han berører noen krypende skapning som gjør ham uren, eller noen person ved hvem han blir gjort uren, uansett hva hans urenhet måtte være.
B1930
eller den som rører ved noget kryp som en blir uren ved, eller ved et menneske som en blir uren ved, hvad urenhet det enn er.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 11:43–44

    Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

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  • Leviticus 15:7

    And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

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  • Leviticus 15:19

    And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.

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  • Leviticus 11:24–28

    And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

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