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Leviticus 11:43

41 Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.

42 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 detestable.

Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

44 For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

45 For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.
KJV
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
WEB
You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps. You shall not make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled by them.
ASV
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
DARBY
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable through any crawling thing which crawleth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
BLB
You⁺ shall not make your⁺ souls detestable with any swarming thing that swarms, and you⁺ shall not make yourselves unclean with them, and you⁺ shall not become unclean by them.
ÅB
Gjør ikke dere selv avskyelige ved noe slikt kryp, og la dere ikke smitte ved dem, så dere blir urene!
OTB
Gjør dere ikke urene ved noen av disse skapningene. Gjør dere ikke urene ved dem eller bli gjort urene av dem.
B1930
Gjør ikke eder selv vederstyggelige ved noget sådant kryp, og la eder ikke smitte ved dem, så I blir urene!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 20:25

    You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.

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  • Leviticus 11:41–42

    Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.

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