Leviticus 11:10

Leviticus 11:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
• New International Version (NIV)But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to regard as unclean.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is detestable to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But all in the seas or in the rivers that do not have fins and scales, all that move in the water or any living thing which is in the water, they are an abomination to you.

Context of Leviticus 11:10

8You must not eat from their meat and you must not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you. 9“‘These you can eat from all creatures that are in the water: Any creatures in the water that have both fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat. But any creatures that do not have both fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams, from all the swarming things of the water and from all the living creatures that are in the water, are detestable to you. 11Since they are detestable to you, you must not eat their meat and their carcass you must detest. 12Any creature in the water that does not have both fins and scales is detestable to you.

Leviticus 11:10 word by word

וְכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽין־ל֜וֹ סְנַפִּ֣יר וְקַשְׂקֶ֗שֶׂת בַּיַּמִּים֙ וּבַנְּחָלִ֔ים מִכֹּל֙ שֶׁ֣רֶץ הַמַּ֔יִם וּמִכֹּ֛ל נֶ֥פֶשׁ הַחַיָּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמָּ֑יִם שֶׁ֥קֶץ הֵ֖ם לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all that have not finsסְנַפִּירsenappîyr · finH5579
• and scalesקַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂתqaώqeώeth · scaleH7193
• in the seasיָםyâm · seaH3220
• and in the riversנַ֫חַלnachal nachlâh nachălâh · torrent: riverH5158
• of all that moveשֶׁ֫רֶץsherets · swarmH8318
• in the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and of any livingחַיchay · aliveH2416
• thingנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: animalH5315
• an abominationשֶׁ֫קֶץsheqets · detestationH8263

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:10

• Leviticus 7:18If some of the meat of his peace offering sacrifice is ever eaten on the third day it will not be accepted; it will not be accounted to the one who presented it, since it is spoiled, and the person who eats from it will bear his punishment for iniquity.
• Deuteronomy 14:3You must not eat any forbidden thing.
• Psalms 139:21O Lord, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?
• Proverbs 13:20The one who associates with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.
• Proverbs 29:27An unjust person is an abomination to the righteous, and the one who lives an upright life is an abomination to the wicked.
• Revelation 21:8But to the cowards, unbelievers, detestable persons, murderers, the sexually immoral, and those who practice magic spells, idol worshipers, and all those who lie, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. That is the second death.”

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The prohibition included fish like eels and sharks, which have fins but no scales. It also included crustaceans and mollusks, which have neither fins nor scales.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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• Abomination
• Atonement, Day of
• Detestable, Things
• Ezekiel
• Fish

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