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 Living Translation (NLT)But you must never eat animals from the sea or from rivers that do not have both fins and scales. They are detestable to you. This applies both to little creatures that live in shallow water and to all creatures that live in deep water.

Context of Leviticus 11:10

8Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. They are unclean to you. 9‘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. 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. 11They shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an abomination. 12Whatever in the water does not have fins or scales—that shall be an abomination 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 7:18And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offering is eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, nor shall it be imputed to him; it shall be an abomination to him who offers it, and the person who eats of it shall bear guilt.
• Deuteronomy 14:3“You shall not eat any detestable thing.
• Psalms 139:21Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
• Proverbs 13:20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
• Proverbs 29:27An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, And he who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked.
• Revelation 21:8But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which 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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In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Clean
• Food
• Paw
• Unclean
• 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