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Leviticus 11:43
43The people must not touch them or eat them.
Leviticus 11:43 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures. Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarms, and you shall not defile yourselves with them, and become unclean through them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps; nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them, lest you be defiled by them.
Context of Leviticus 11:43
41The people must not eat small animals that move across the ground. 42This means animals that pass across the ground on their stomachs. It also means animals that walk on four legs or many legs. The people must not touch them or eat them. 44God says, “I am the Lord your God. I am holy. Make yourselves holy. Do not touch any small animal that moves across the ground. If you do, you will not be clean or holy 45I am the Lord who brought you away from Egypt. I became your God. So be holy because I am holy.” ’
Read all of Leviticus 11Leviticus 11:43 word by word
אַל־תְּשַׁקְּצוּ֙ אֶת־נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכָל־הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵ֑ץ וְלֹ֤א תִֽטַּמְּאוּ֙ בָּהֶ֔ם וְנִטְמֵתֶ֖ם בָּֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Ye shall not makeשִׁקֵּץshâqats · to detestH8262
- yourselvesנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: myselfH5315
- with any creeping thingשֶׁ֫רֶץsherets · swarmH8318
- that creepethשָׁרַץshârats · to swarmH8317
- neither shall ye make yourselves uncleanטָמָהţâmâh · to be considered stupidH2933
- with them, that ye should be defiledטָמֵאţâmê' · to defileH2930
Cross-references for Leviticus 11:43
- Leviticus 11:41The people must not eat small animals that move across the ground.
- Leviticus 20:25The people must know which animals are clean. And they must know which animals are unclean. They must know which birds are clean. And they must know which birds are unclean. They must not eat any animal or bird that is unclean.
Commentaries on Leviticus 11:43
- 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
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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
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