Leviticus 11:34

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

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — God addresses Moses and the Israelites regarding ritual purity protocols immediately after detailing carcass contamination in clay pots and cooking vessels.

The words — מַ֖יִם (Ma.yim) means water, and יָב֥וֹא (ya.Vo') means it will come, describing the physical transfer of impurity from the contaminated vessel to its contents.

The thread — The same contamination mechanism appears in Leviticus 11:33 and Leviticus 11:35, while Proverbs 15:8, Proverbs 21:4, and Proverbs 21:27 shift the focus from ritual defilement to the moral state of the worshiper.

Why it lands — It demands strict boundary maintenance, teaching that physical contact with an unclean source transfers impurity to food and drink and requires immediate disposal or destruction of the contaminant.

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The Hebrew words

מִכָּל־mi./kolany of/ all הָאֹ֜כֶלha./'O.khelthe/ food אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich יֵאָכֵ֗לye.'a.Khelit will be eaten אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sherwhich יָב֥וֹאya.Vo'it will come עָלָ֛יו'a.La/von/ it מַ֖יִםMa.yimwater יִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'it will be unclean וְכָל־ve./kholand/ any מַשְׁקֶה֙mash.Kehdrink אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich יִשָּׁתֶ֔הyi.sha.Tehit is drunk בְּכָל־be./kholin/ every כְּלִ֖יke.Livessel יִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'it will be unclean

King James Version

Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

Cross-references

Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
Proverbs 21:4 Haughty eyes and a proud heart—the guides of the wicked—are sin.
Proverbs 21:27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
Proverbs 28:8 He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
Titus 1:15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.