Carcasses · Holiness · Distinction Every step opens the verse it rests on.
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BeginningIf a permitted animal dies naturally, its carcass still affects uncleanness.“‘If any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening. — Leviticus 11:39 · WEB
In the commentaryBe Holy, for I Am Holy
Follow the concluding food and holiness rules
1 Carcass of a clean animal
Wash and waitTouching, eating, or carrying its carcass causes uncleanness until evening; wash clothes where required.He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be… — Leviticus 11:39–40 · WEB
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2 Swarming creatures
Keep yourselves from uncleannessDo not make yourselves detestable with swarming creatures or defile yourselves with them.You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps. You shall not make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be… — Leviticus 11:41–43 · WEB
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3 Be holy
Live by the distinctionConsecrate yourselves and be holy, because the LORD is holy. Distinguish clean creatures from unclean.For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing… — Leviticus 11:44–47 · WEB
In the commentaryBe Holy, for I Am Holy
Be holy by distinguishing clean and uncleanto make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.’” — Leviticus 11:44–47 · WEB
In the commentaryBe Holy, for I Am Holy
The order of these steps is adapted from the Torah flowcharts published by OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.