Leviticus 11:23

Leviticus 11:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
• New International Version (NIV)But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But all other flying insects which have four feet shall be an abomination to you.

Context of Leviticus 11:23

21yet of all winged insects that walk on all fours you may eat those which have legs above their feet with which to leap on the ground. 22Of these you may eat: the whole species of migratory locust, of bald locust, of cricket, and of grasshopper. But all other winged insects which are four footed are detestable to you. 24‘By [contact with] these you will become unclean; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until the evening (dusk), 25and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 11:23 word by word

וְכֹל֙ שֶׁ֣רֶץ הָע֔וֹף אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ אַרְבַּ֣ע רַגְלָ֑יִם שֶׁ֥קֶץ ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• flyingעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• creeping thingsשֶׁ֫רֶץsherets · swarmH8318
• which have fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• an abominationשֶׁ֫קֶץsheqets · detestationH8263

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:23

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-47These chapters explain the rules about purity. Mixing different types of animals was forbidden (see Deuteronomy 22:9–11). This is because it opposed God's natural order. Creatures like fish without fins and scales, meat-eating animals, crawling insects, and animals without split hooves were considered "abnormal." They crossed the boundaries between "normal" types and were not suitable for food or offerings (see also Deuteronomy 14:1–21). The dietary laws…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-471-2. the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron--These laws, being addressed to both the civil and ecclesiastical rulers in Israel, may serve to indicate the twofold view that is to be taken of them. Undoubtedly the first and strongest reason for instituting a distinction among meats was to discourage the Israelites from spreading into other countries, and from general intercourse with the world--to prevent them acquiring familiarity with the inhabitants of…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 11:23

• Creeping Things
• Food
• Insects
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Clean
• Drink
• Food
• Gnat
• Paw
• Unclean
• Abomination
• Atonement, Day of
• Ezekiel

Commentaries on Leviticus 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings