But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.

But if water be put upon the seed, and aught of their carcass fall thereon, it is unclean unto you.

But if any man pour water upon the seed, and afterwards it be touched by the carcasses, it shall be forthwith defiled.

But if water be put upon the seed, and aught of their carcase fall thereon, it is unclean unto you.

But if any water shall be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcass shall fall on it, it shall be unclean to you.

and when water is put on the seed, and any of its carcase hath fallen on it, unclean it is to you.

But if any water be put on the seed, and any part of their carcass fall thereon, it shall be unclean to you.

But if water is put on the seed, and any part of the dead body gets on to it, it will be unclean to you.

But if anyone has poured water upon the seed grain, and afterwards it was touched by the carcasses, it shall be immediately defiled.

At quum fusa fuerit aqua super semen, et ceciderit quicquam de cadavere eorum super illud, immundum erit vobis.

But if [any] (l) water be put upon the seed, and [any part] of their carcase fall thereon, it [shall be] unclean unto you.
(l) He speaks of seed that is laid to sleep before it is sown.

But if any water be put upon the seed,.... Either accidentally or on purpose; whether on sowing seed, and with water with which they water the field, as Aben Ezra interprets it; or on seed used for food, by steeping it in water, as sometimes wheat is, and boiled; and whether it is water or the rest of the liquors, and whether they are put on the seed, or the seed falls into them, it matters not, as Jarchi says:
and any part of their carcass fall thereon; that is, on the seed, though Aben Ezra observes, some say upon the water: the Targum of Jonathan adds, in its moisture, or while it is wet; and so may be thought to be more susceptible of impurity from the touch of a dead reptile, or any part of it, and which would render it unfit for sowing or eating, until it was dried and cleansed; yea, Jarchi says, if it falls thereon, even after it is dried:
it shall be unclean unto you; unfit for use.

If any water - The reason of the difference is, because wet seed doth sooner receive, and longer retain any pollution and partly because such seed was not fit to be sown presently, and therefore that necessity which justified the use of the dry seed, could not be pretended in this case.