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Clean and Unclean Animals

Leviticus 11:2

In 11 translations

BSB
“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
KJV
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
WEB
“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.
ASV
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
LSV
“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, This [is] the beast which you eat out of all the beasts which [are] on the earth:
YLT
'Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, This [is] the beast which ye do eat out of all the beasts which [are] on the earth:
DBY
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the animals which ye shall eat of all the beasts which are on the earth.
DRC
Say to the children of Israel: These are the animals which you are to eat of all the living things of the earth.
GNV
Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say, These are the beastes which yee shall eate, among all the beasts that are on the earth.
JPS
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
LXXE
Speak ye to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat of all beasts that are upon the earth.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
דַּבְּר֛וּ אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר זֹ֤את הַֽחַיָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאכְל֔וּ מִכָּל־הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
LXX-Br
λαλήσατε τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἰσραὴλ, λέγοντες, ταῦτα τὰ κτήνη, ἃ φάγεσθε ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν κτηνῶν τῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Leviticus 11:11They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
  • Matthew 15:11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
  • Hebrews 9:10They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
  • Leviticus 11:34Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.
  • Leviticus 11:4But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
  • Leviticus 11:29The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
  • Leviticus 11:21However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
  • Leviticus 11:41–44Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten. Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are…
  • Romans 14:14–15I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. If your brother is distressed by what you eat, you are no…
  • Leviticus 11:13Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
  • 1 Timothy 4:4–6For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. By pointing out these things to the brothers, you will be a…
  • Leviticus 11:9Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
  • Leviticus 11:39If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
  • Ezekiel 4:14“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”
  • Mark 7:15–19Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.” After Jesus had left the crowd and gone into the house, His disciples inquired about the…
  • Acts 10:12–14It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything…

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