Leviticus 11:9

Leviticus 11:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"These you may eat, of all that are in the waters. Everything in the waters that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘These you may eat of all that are in the water: whatever in the water has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers—that you may eat.

Context of Leviticus 11:9

7and the pig, for though it divides the hoof, thus making a split hoof, it does not chew cud, it is unclean to you. 8You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you. ‘These you may eat, whatever is in the water: all that have fins and scales, those in the water, in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat. 10But whatever is in the seas and in the rivers that does not have fins and scales among all the teeming life of the water, and among all the living creatures that are in the water, they are detestable things to you, 11and they shall be abhorrent to you; you may not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall detest.

Leviticus 11:9 word by word

אֶת־זֶה֙ תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמָּ֑יִם כֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ֩ סְנַפִּ֨יר וְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂת בַּמַּ֗יִם בַּיַּמִּ֛ים וּבַנְּחָלִ֖ים אֹתָ֥ם תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Theseזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• you may eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• whateverכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• whateverאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• is in the waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• that have finsסְנַפִּירsenappîyr · finH5579
• and scalesקַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂתqaώqeώeth · scaleH7193
• in the seasיָםyâm · seaH3220
• or in the riversנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:9

• Deuteronomy 14:9“These you may eat of all that are in water: anything that has fins and scales you may eat,
• Acts 20:21solemnly testifying to both Jews and Greeks of repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.
• James 2:18But someone may well say, “You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”
• 1 John 5:2By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Whatsoever hath fins and scales - Because these, of all the fish tribe, are the most nourishing; the others which are without scales, or whose bodies are covered with a thick glutinous matter, being in general very difficult of digestion.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Any fish, either from salt water or fresh, might be eaten if it had both scales and fins. but no other creature that lives in the waters. Shellfish of all kinds, whether mollusks or crustaceans, and cetaceous animals, were therefore prohibited, as well as fish which appear to have no scales, like the eel; probably because they were considered unwholesome, and (under certain circumstances) found to be so.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9the creatures that live in the water: The Israelites considered animals from the water to be clean (acceptable for food and for ritual use) only if they had both fins and scalesRead the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. These shall ye eat ... whatsoever hath fins and scales--"The fins and scales are the means by which the excrescences of fish are carried off, the same as in animals by perspiration. I have never known an instance of disease produced by eating such fish; but those that have no fins and scales cause, in hot climates, the most malignant disorders when eaten; in many cases they prove a mortal poison" [Whitlaw].Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 11:9

• Animals
• Fish
• Food
• Sanitation

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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