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Clean and Unclean Animals

Leviticus 11:41

In 11 translations

BSB
Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
KJV
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
WEB
“‘Every creeping thing that creeps on the earth is an abomination. It shall not be eaten.
ASV
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
LSV
And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten;
YLT
'And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten;
DBY
And every crawling thing which crawleth on the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
DRC
All that creepeth upon the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it be taken for meat.
GNV
Euery creeping thing therefore that creepeth vpon the earth shalbe an abomination, and not be eaten.
JPS
And every swarming thing that swarmeth upon the earth is a detestable thing; it shall not be eaten.
LXXE
And every reptile that creeps on the earth, this shall be an abomination to you; it shall not be eaten.

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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
וְכָל־הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץ עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ שֶׁ֥קֶץ ה֖וּא לֹ֥א יֵאָכֵֽל׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ πᾶν ἑρπετὸν, ὃ ἕρπει ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, βδέλυγμα ἔσται τοῦτο ὑμῖν· οὐ βρωθήσεται.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Leviticus 11:29The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
  • Leviticus 11:23All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
  • Leviticus 11:20All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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