SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:40
y el que comiere de su cuerpo muerto, lavará sus vestidos, y será inmundo hasta la tarde; asimismo el que sacare su cuerpo muerto, lavará sus vestidos, y será inmundo hasta la tarde.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 40. And he that eateth of the carcass of it , etc.] For though it might be eaten, if rightly killed, yet not if it died of itself, or was strangled, or torn to pieces by wild beasts: shall wash his clothes ; besides his body, which even he that touched it was obliged to: and be unclean until the even ; though he and his clothes were washed, and he might not go into the court of the tabernacle, or have any concern with holy things, or conversation with men: he also that beareth the carcass of it ; removes it from one place to another, carries it to the dunghill, or a ditch, and there lays it, or buries it in the earth: shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even ; from whence, as before observed by the Jewish writers, uncleanness by bearing is greater than uncleanness by touching, since the former obliged to washing of clothes, not so the latter; so Jarchi here; and yet still was unclean until the evening, though he had washed himself in water, as Aben Ezra notes; and so says Jarchi, though he dips himself, he has need of the evening of the sun.
Matthew Henry Commentary
What animals were clean and unclean. --These laws seem to have been intended, 1. As a test of the people' obedience, as Adam was forbidden to eat of the tree of knowledge; an to teach them self-denial, and the government of their appetites. 2. To keep the Israelites distinct from other nations. Many also of thes forbidden animals were objects of superstition and idolatry to the heathen. 3. The people were taught to make distinctions between the holy and unholy in their companions and intimate connexions. 4. The la forbad, not only the eating of the unclean beasts, but the touching of them. Those who would be kept from any sin, must be careful to avoi all temptations to it, or coming near it. The exceptions are very minute, and all were designed to call forth constant care and exactnes in their obedience; and to teach us to obey. Whilst we enjoy ou Christian liberty, and are free from such burdensome observances, we must be careful not to abuse our liberty. For the Lord hath redeeme and called his people, that they may be holy, even as he is holy. We must come out, and be separate from the world; we must leave the company of the ungodly, and all needless connexions with those who ar dead in sin; we must be zealous of good works devoted followers of God and companions of his people.
Ceremonial purification.
--After the laws concerning clean and unclean food, come the law concerning clean and unclean persons. Man imparts his depraved natur to his offspring, so that, excepting as the atonement of Christ and the sanctification of the Spirit prevent, the original blessing, "Increas and multiply," Ge 1:28, is become to the fallen race a direful curse and communicates sin and misery. Let those women who have receive mercy from God in child-bearing, with all thankfulness own God' goodness to them; and this shall please the Lord better tha sacrifices __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
והאכל 398 מנבלתה 5038 יכבס 3526 בגדיו 899 וטמא 2930 עד 5704 הערב 6153 והנשׂא 5375 את 853 נבלתה 5038 יכבס 3526 בגדיו 899 וטמא 2930 עד 5704 הערב׃ 6153
