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Leviticus 11:46
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"'This is the law of the animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the eretz,
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
"‘This is the regulation of the animals and the birds and all living creatures that move along in the water and concerning all the creatures that swarm on the land,
"‘These are the teachings about all of the cattle, birds, and other animals on earth, as well as the animals in the sea and those that crawl on the ground.
This is the law of the land animals, the birds, all the living creatures that move in the water, and all the creatures that swarm on the land,
This is the law regarding the animal and the bird and every living thing that moves in the waters and everything that swarms on the earth,
This is the law regarding the animal and the bird, and every living thing that moves in the waters and everything that swarms on the earth,
This is the law of beasts, and of foules, and of euery liuing thing that moueth in the waters, and of euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth:
This is the law regarding the animal and the bird and every living thing that moves in the waters and everything that swarms on the earth,
I have given these laws so that you will know what animals, birds, and fish are clean and may be eaten, and which ones are unclean and may not be eaten.
"‘Such, then, is the law concerning animals, flying creatures, all living creatures that move about in the water, and all creatures that swarm on the ground.
This is the law of cattle, and of fowl, and of every living soul that moveth in the waters, and of every soul that crawleth on the earth;
These are the rules about all the tame animals, birds, all the animals in the sea, and all the animals that crawl on the ground.
This is the law about beast and bird and every living creature that moves through the waters and every creature that swarms on the ground,
This is the law of beast and of fowl and of every living creature that moves in the water and of every creature that creeps upon the earth;
This, then, is the law about animals and birds, about everything that lives in the water, and everything that moves on the ground.
“This is the law concerning animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that swarm on the ground,
This is the law of the animals, and of the fowl, and of every living creature which moves in the waters, and every creature which swarms on the earth,
This is the lawe ouer ye beestes and foules, & all maner of soules of crepynge beestes in the waters, and all maner of soules yt crepe vpon earth:
This is the law of the beast, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth;
This is the law about beasts and birds and every living thing moving in the waters, and every living thing which goes flat on the earth:
This is the lawe of beastes & foules, and of euery lyuyng creature that moueth in the waters, and of euery creature that creepeth vpon the earth,
This is the law of the beast, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that swarmeth upon the earth;
This is the law of the beasts, and of the foule, and of euery liuing creature that moueth in the waters, and of euerie creature that creepeth vpon the earth:
This is the law concerning beasts and birds and every living creature moving in the water, and every living creature creeping on the earth;
This is the law of the beast, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
This is the lawe of lyuynge beestes, and of foulis, and of ech lyuynge soule which is moued in watir, and crepith in erthe;
`This [is] a law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature which is moving in the waters, and of every creature which is teeming on the earth,
This is the law of the beast, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth;
This [is] the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth;
"'This is the law of the animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,
"This is the law of the animals and the birds and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,
This is the Law of the animal, the bird, every living thing that moves in the water, and everything that moves on the ground.
This is the law pertaining to land animal and bird and every living creature that moves through the waters and every creature that swarms upon the earth,
This, is the law of beast and of bird, and of every living soul that moveth in the waters, - and as to every soul that creepeth upon the earth:
You shall be holy, because I am holy. This is the law of beasts and fowls, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and creepeth on the earth:
This is the law pertaining to beast and bird and every living creature that moves through the waters and every creature that swarms upon the earth,
"These are the instructions on animals, birds, fish, and creatures that crawl on the ground. You have to distinguish between the ritually unclean and the clean, between living creatures that can be eaten and those that cannot be eaten."
This is the law regarding the animal and the bird, and every living thing that moves in the waters and everything that swarms on the earth,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
This: The distinction of clean and unclean animals - see note on Leviticus 11:2 existed even before the flood, though it probably then only related to sacrifices; but at this time we find there were very particular laws enacted respecting the diet of the people, and the ceremonial uncleanness contracted by touching the carcases of unclean animals. The reasons for the enactment of these laws seem to be:
1. As a test of obedience, and to teach the Israelites habits of self-denial, and the government of their appetites.
2. To keep them distinct from other nations, and consequently from their idolatrous usages, by throwing hindrances in the way of their social intercourse; for these distinctions were applicable both to persons and things. The Canaanites not only ate the animals prohibited by Moses, which we usually eat, but others also, among which dogs were one. Besides, many of those declared unclean were sacred among the heathen, and sacrificed to their gods.
3. Because those prohibited were innutritive and unwholesome; as the swine, the flesh of which being strong and difficult to digest, affords a very gross aliment, and produces, especially in hot climates, cutaneous, scrophulous, and scorbutic disorders, as the itch, leprosy, etc. Leviticus 7:37, Leviticus 14:54, Leviticus 15:32, Ezekiel 43:12
Reciprocal: Numbers 5:29 - the law Numbers 30:16 - General Numbers 36:13 - the commandments
Gill's Notes on the Bible
This [is] the law of the beasts,.... Clean and unclean, what were to be eaten, and what not,
and of the fowl; Leviticus 11:2 the unclean ones, which are particularly mentioned that they might be avoided, all others excepting them being allowed, Leviticus 11:13:
and of every living creature that moveth in the waters; all sorts of fish in the sea, rivers, ponds, and pools, such as have fins and scales, these were to be eaten, but, if they had neither, were forbidden, Leviticus 11:9:
and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth; eight of which are mentioned particularly, which, when dead, defiled by touching; and all others are forbidden to be eaten, Leviticus 11:29 together with such creeping things that fly, excepting those that had legs above their feet to leap with, Leviticus 11:20. This is a recapitulation of the several laws respecting them, though not in the exact order in which they are delivered in this chapter.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
These verses set forth the spiritual ground on which the distinction between clean and unclean is based. Compare the marginal references and Leviticus 10:10; Leviticus 20:25-26; 1 Peter 1:15-16.
The basis of the obligation to maintain the distinction was the call of the Hebrews to be the special people of Yahweh. It was to he something in their daily life to remind them of the covenant which distinguished them from the nations of the world. By Jesus Christ it was revealed Matthew 15:11 to the elect people that they were no longer to he tied by the letter of the Law in regard to their food, but were to be left to the exercise of a regenerated judgment. They were to learn that the kingdom of God is not eating, or abstaining from, meats and drinks; but righteousness, and truth, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17. Compare Acts 10:15; 1 Timothy 4:4).
