Leviticus 11:46

Leviticus 11:46 in other versions

• King James Version (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:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves about in the water and every creature that moves along the ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is the law about beast and bird and every living creature that moves through the waters and every creature that swarms on the ground,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘This is the law of the animals and the birds and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,

Context of Leviticus 11:46

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.” ’ These rules are about animals, birds and all animals that move in water or on the ground. 47The people must learn to know which animals are clean. They must recognize which animals they can eat. And they must recognize which animals they must not eat.

Leviticus 11:46 word by word

זֹ֣את תּוֹרַ֤ת הַבְּהֵמָה֙ וְהָע֔וֹף וְכֹל֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּ֔ה הָרֹמֶ֖שֶׂת בַּמָּ֑יִם וּלְכָל־נֶ֖פֶשׁ הַשֹּׁרֶ֥צֶת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• of the beastsבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• and of the fowlעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• and of every livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
• creatureנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: animalH5315
• that movethרָמַשׂrâmaώ · to creepH7430
• in the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• that creepethשָׁרַץshârats · to swarmH8317
• upon the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:46

• Leviticus 7:37These are all the rules that a person must use. They are for when he gives a gift to God. They are the rules for offerings of grain and the friendship offering. And they are rules for the offerings that people give to take away their sin. The rules tell them how to make Aaron's sons priests. And they tell people who have done bad things what to do. They must show God that they are sorry.
• Leviticus 14:54These are the rules for a disease in a person's skin.
• Leviticus 15:32These are the rules when pus or semen come from a man's body.
• Ezekiel 43:12This is the most important law about the temple: All the top of the mountain around the temple will be most holy.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:46

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44-47Verses 44-47 These verses set forth the spiritual ground on which the distinction between clean and unclean is based. Compare the marginal references and Leviticus 10:10; Leviticus 20:25-26; 1 Peter 1:15-16. The basis of the obligation to maintain the distinction was the call of the Hebrews to be the special people of Yahweh. It was to he something in their daily life to remind them of the covenant which distinguished them from the nations of the world…Read the comment
• 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 11:46

• Food
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In the dictionaries

• Living Creature
• Animal
• Clean
• Food
• Paw
• Unclean
• Atonement, Day of
• Creature
• Ezekiel
• Genesis

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