Leviticus 11:31-38 - Exposition

As the little animals just mentioned—weasels, mice, and lizards—are more likely than those of a larger size to be found dead in domestic utensils and clothes, a further warning as to their defiling character is added, with tales for daily use. The words translated ranges for pots ( Leviticus 11:35 ) should rather be rendered covered pots, that is, pots or kettles with lids to them. Seed which is to be sown , that is, seed corn, is not defiled by contact with these dead animals, unless it has been wetted by water being put on it , in which case the moisture would convey the corruption into the seeds.