Leviticus 11:43

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Do not defile yourselves by touching them. You must not make yourselves ceremonially unclean because of them.

Context of Leviticus 11:43

41"Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable; it shall not be eaten. 42Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, any swarming thing that swarms on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are detestable. 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. 44For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground. 45For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy."

Leviticus 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 11:41"Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable; it shall not be eaten.
• Leviticus 20:25You shall therefore separate the clean beast from the unclean, and the unclean bird from the clean. You shall not make yourselves detestable by beast or by bird or by anything with which the ground crawls, which I have set apart for you to hold 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

Topics related to Leviticus 11:43

• Creeping Things
• Defilement
• Food
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Creeping Thing
• Animal
• Clean
• Food
• Paw
• Unclean
• Abomination
• Atonement, Day of
• Detestable, Things
• 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