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Leviticus 22:5
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KJ21
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—
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;
AMP
or whoever touches any crawling thing by which he is made unclean, or any person by whom he is made unclean, whatever it may be,
AMPC
Or whoever touches any dead creeping thing by which he may be made unclean, or a man from whom he may acquire uncleanness, whatever it may be,
BRG
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;
CSB
or whoever touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean—whatever his uncleanness—
CSBA
or whoever touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean – whatever his uncleanness – 
CEB
or who touches any swarming creature or another person who makes him unclean—whatever the uncleanness might be—
CJB
or who has touched a reptile or insect that can make him unclean, or a man who is unclean for any reason and who can transmit to him his uncleanness —
CEV
or if you have touched an unclean creature of any sort, including an unclean person.
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,
DRA
And he that toucheth a creeping thing, or any unclean thing, the touching of which is defiling,
ERV
He can also become unclean if he touches any unclean crawling animal. And he can become unclean if he touches an unclean person. It doesn’t matter what made that person unclean.
EASY
Aaron's son might touch an animal that moves on its stomach. Or he might touch a person who is not clean. If he does, Aaron's son will be unclean.
EHV
or any man who touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean, or who touches any human being who makes him unclean, whatever his uncleanness might be—
ESV
and whoever touches a swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or a person from whom he may take uncleanness, whatever his uncleanness may be—
ESVUK
and whoever touches a swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or a person from whom he may take uncleanness, whatever his uncleanness may be—
EXB
from touching any unclean crawling animal, or from touching an unclean person (no matter what made the person unclean).
GNV
Or the man that toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man by whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath,
GW
an unclean swarming creature or an unclean person
GNT
or if he has touched an unclean animal or person.
HCSB
or whoever touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean—whatever his uncleanness—
ICB
He will become unclean if he touches any unclean crawling animal. He will become unclean if he touches an unclean person. It doesn’t matter what made him unclean.
ISV
or who becomes unclean by touching a creeping creature or another human being, whatever the uncleanness may be—
JUB
or the man who has touched any reptile, by which he shall be unclean, or a man of whom he shall become unclean, according to whatever uncleanness he has,
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;
AKJV
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;
LSB
or if a man touches any teeming things by which he is made unclean or any man by whom he is made unclean, whatever his uncleanness,
LEB
or a man who touches any swarmer that is unclean for him or who touches a person who is unclean for him due to whatever his uncleanness,
TLB
or who touches any reptile or other forbidden thing, or who touches anyone who is ceremonially defiled for any reason—
MSG
“Each and every one of Aaron’s descendants who has an infectious skin disease or a discharge may not eat any of the holy offerings until he is clean. Also, if he touches anything defiled by a corpse, or has an emission of semen, or is contaminated by touching a crawling creature, or touches a person who is contaminated for whatever reason—a person who touches any such thing will be ritually unclean until evening and may not eat any of the holy offerings unless he has washed well with water. After the sun goes down he is clean and may go ahead and eat the holy offerings; they are his food. But he must not contaminate himself by eating anything found dead or torn by wild animals. I am God.
MEV
or whoever touches any crawling thing whereby he may be made unclean, or a man from whom he may receive uncleanness, whatever uncleanness he has,
NOG
an unclean swarming creature or an unclean person
NABRE
or if anyone touches any swarming creature whose uncleanness is contagious or any person whose uncleanness, of whatever kind it may be, is contagious—
NASB
or a man who touches any swarming things by which he is made unclean, or touches any person by whom he is made unclean, whatever his uncleanness;
NASB1995
or if a man touches any teeming things by which he is made unclean, or any man by whom he is made unclean, whatever his uncleanness;
NCB
or whoever touches any creeping thing that can make him unclean, or touches a man whose uncleanness he acquires, whatever the source of uncleanness,
NCV
from touching any unclean crawling animal, or from touching an unclean person (no matter what made the person unclean).
NET
or with a man who touches a swarming thing by which he becomes unclean, or who touches a person by which he becomes unclean, whatever that person’s impurity—
NIRV
Or suppose he touches any crawling thing that makes him “unclean.” Or suppose he touches any person who makes him “unclean.” It does not matter what “unclean” thing he touches. It will make him “unclean.”
NIV
or if he touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be.
NIVUK
or if he touches any crawling thing that makes him unclean, or any person who makes him unclean, whatever the uncleanness may be.
NKJV
or whoever touches any creeping thing by which he would be made unclean, or any person by whom he would become unclean, whatever his uncleanness may be—
NLV
or touches anything that is unclean that moves on the ground, or touches any man who makes him unclean, for whatever reason,
NLT
or by touching a small animal that is unclean, or by touching someone who is ceremonially unclean for any reason.
NRSVA
and whoever touches any swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or any human being by whom he may be made unclean—whatever his uncleanness may be—
NRSVACE
and whoever touches any swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or any human being by whom he may be made unclean—whatever his uncleanness may be—
NRSVCE
and whoever touches any swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or any human being by whom he may be made unclean—whatever his uncleanness may be—
NRSVUE
and whoever touches any swarming thing by which he may be made unclean or any human being by whom he may be made unclean—whatever his uncleanness may be—
OJB
Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made tamei, or a man who makes him tamei, whatsoever tumah he hath;
RGT
‘or the man who touches any creeping thing by which he may be made unclean, or a man by whom he may take uncleanness (whatever uncleanness he has),
RSV
and whoever touches a creeping thing by which he may be made unclean or a man from whom he may take uncleanness, whatever his uncleanness may be—
RSVCE
and whoever touches a creeping thing by which he may be made unclean or a man from whom he may take uncleanness, whatever his uncleanness may be—
TLV
or who touches any creeping thing that may make him unclean or a person who is unclean—whatever his uncleanness—
VOICE
or if he touches some small creature or anyone impure, whatever the impurity may be—
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—
WYC
and that toucheth a creeping beast, and whatever unclean thing, whose touching is foul, (or who toucheth a creeping beast, or whatever unclean thing, whose touching is foul,)
YLT
or a man who cometh against any teeming thing which is unclean to him, or against a man who is unclean to him, even any of his uncleanness --
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