Leviticus 11:20

Leviticus 11:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘All flying insects that creep on all fours shall be an abomination to you.

Context of Leviticus 11:20

18the barn owl, the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture, 19the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat. “You must not eat winged insects that walk along the ground; they are detestable to you. 21You may, however, eat winged insects that walk along the ground and have jointed legs so they can jump. 22The insects you are permitted to eat include all kinds of locusts, bald locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers.

Leviticus 11:20 word by word

כֹּ֚ל שֶׁ֣רֶץ הָע֔וֹף הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ עַל־אַרְבַּ֑ע שֶׁ֥קֶץ ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• All fowlsעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• that creepשֶׁ֫רֶץsherets · swarmH8318
• goingהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• fourאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
• an abominationשֶׁ֫קֶץsheqets · detestationH8263

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:20

• Leviticus 11:23All other winged insects that walk along the ground are detestable to you.
• Deuteronomy 14:19“All winged insects that walk along the ground are ceremonially unclean for you and may not be eaten.
• 2 Kings 17:28So one of the priests who had been exiled from Samaria returned to Bethel and taught the new residents how to worship the Lord.
• Psalms 17:14By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.
• Matthew 6:24“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.
• Philippians 3:18For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.
• 2 Timothy 4:10Demas has deserted me because he loves the things of this life and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.
• 1 John 2:15Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.
• Jude 1:10But these people scoff at things they do not understand. Like unthinking animals, they do whatever their instincts tell them, and so they bring about their own destruction.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20All fowls that creep - Such as the bat, already mentioned, which has claws attached to its leathern wings, and which serve in place of feet to crawl by, the feet and legs not being distinct; but this may also include all the different kinds of insects, with the exceptions in the following verse. Going upon all four - May signify no more than walking regularly or progressively, foot after foot as quadrupeds do; for it cannot be applied to insects…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Rather, “All creeping things which have wings,” etc. The word rendered creeping things may be regarded as coextensive with our word vermin. It is derived from a verb which signifies not only to creep, but to teem, or bring forth abundantly Genesis 1:21; Genesis 8:17; Exodus 8:3; Psalm 105:30, and so easily came to denote creatures which are apt to abound, to the annoyance of mankind.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. 2020. All fowls that creep, &c.--By "fowls" here are to be understood all creatures with wings and "going upon all fours," not a restriction to animals which have exactly four feet, because many "creeping things" have more than that number. The prohibition is regarded generally as extending to insects, reptiles, and worms.Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 11:20

• Birds
• Creeping Things
• Food
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Bird
• Clean
• Drink
• Food
• Paw
• Unclean
• Abomination
• Atonement, Day of
• Creeping Thing

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