Leviticus 11:8
6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
7 And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
9 Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
10 But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
- KJV
- Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
- WEB
- You shall not eat their meat. You shall not touch their carcasses. They are unclean to you.
- ASV
- Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.
- DARBY
- Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they shall be unclean unto you.
- BLB
- From their flesh you⁺ shall not eat, and their carcass you⁺ shall not touch—they [are] unclean to you⁺.
- ÅB
- Av disse dyrs kjøtt skal dere ikke spise, og ved deres døde kropper skal dere ikke røre; de skal være urene for dere.
- OTB
- Dere skal ikke spise kjøttet deres eller røre ved skrottene deres; de regnes som urene for dere.
- B1930
- Av disse dyrs kjøtt skal I ikke ete, og ved deres døde kropper skal I ikke røre; de skal være urene for eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 2:16
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
Read in contextHebrews 9:10
They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
Read in contextHosea 9:3
They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.
Read in contextLeviticus 5:2
Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.
Read in contextIsaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
Read in contextActs 10:10–15
He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance.
Read in contextRomans 14:21
It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
Read in contextMark 7:18
“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him,
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