Leviticus 11:46
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.
This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
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
- This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- “‘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,
- ASV
- 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;
- DARBY
- 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;
- BLB
- This [is] the law of the beast and the bird and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that swarms upon the earth,
- ÅB
- Dette er loven om de firføtte dyr og fuglene og alle de liv som rører seg i vannet, og om alle de dyr som kryper på jorden,
- OTB
- Dette er lovene angående dyrene, fuglene, hver levende ting som beveger seg i vannet, og hver skapning som beveger seg langs bakken.
- B1930
- Dette er loven om de firføtte dyr og fuglene og alle de liv som rører Sig i vannet, og om alle de dyr som kryper på jorden,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Leviticus 7:37
This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the ordination offering, and the peace offering,
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This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.
Read in contextLeviticus 15:32
This is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,
Read in contextLeviticus 14:54
This is the law for any infectious skin disease, for a scaly outbreak,
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