Leviticus 11:36

Clean and Unclean Animals

35Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.36Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.37If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;

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Berean Standard Bible
Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
American Standard Version (1901)
Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.
Bible in Basic English
But at the same time a fountain or a place where water is stored for use will be clean; but anyone touching their dead bodies will be unclean.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But fountains and cisterns, and all gatherings together of waters shall be clean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be defiled.
Free Bible Version
On the other hand, if it's a spring or cistern containing water then it will remain clean, but if you touch one of these dead bodies in it you will be unclean.
Geneva Bible 1599
Yet the fountaines and welles where there is plentie of water shalbe cleane: but that which toucheth their carkeises shalbe vncleane.
King James (Authorized) Version
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
One Unity Resource Bible
Nevertheless a spring or a cistern in which water is gathered shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.
Translation for Translators
If one of their carcasses falls into a spring or a pit for storing water, the water may still be drunk, but anyone who touches one of those carcasses becomes unacceptable to me.
Unlocked Literal Bible
A spring or cistern for collecting water remains clean; but anyone who touches their carcass is unclean.
Noah Webster Bible
Nevertheless, a fountain or pit, in which there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.
World English Bible
Nevertheless a spring or a cistern in which water is gathered shall be clean, but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.
Young's Literal Translation
'Only — a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcase is unclean;