Leviticus 11:47

Leviticus 11:47 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
• New International Version (NIV)You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean and between the living creature that may be eaten and the living creature that may not be eaten.
• New King James Version (NKJV)to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.’ ”

Context of Leviticus 11:47

45For I, the Lord, am the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. Therefore, you must be holy because I am holy. 46“These are the instructions regarding land animals, birds, marine creatures, and animals that scurry along the ground. By these instructions you will know what is unclean and clean, and which animals may be eaten and which may not be eaten.”

Leviticus 11:47 word by word

לְהַבְדִּ֕יל בֵּ֥ין הַטָּמֵ֖א וּבֵ֣ין הַטָּהֹ֑ר וּבֵ֤ין הַֽחַיָּה֙ הַֽנֶּאֱכֶ֔לֶת וּבֵין֙ הַֽחַיָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א תֵאָכֵֽל׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To make a differenceבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
• between the uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• and the cleanטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• and between the beastחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• that may be eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:47

• Leviticus 10:10You must distinguish between what is sacred and what is common, between what is ceremonially unclean and what is clean.
• Ezekiel 44:23They will teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is common, what is ceremonially clean and unclean.
• Malachi 3:18Then you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
• Romans 14:2For instance, one person believes it’s all right to eat anything. But another believer with a sensitive conscience will eat only vegetables.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:47

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44-47Verses 44-47 These verses set forth the spiritual ground on which the distinction between clean and unclean is based. Compare the marginal references and Leviticus 10:10; Leviticus 20:25-26; 1 Peter 1:15-16. The basis of the obligation to maintain the distinction was the call of the Hebrews to be the special people of Yahweh. It was to he something in their daily life to remind them of the covenant which distinguished them from the nations of the world…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. 4747. make a difference between the unclean and the clean--that is, between animals used and not used for food. It is probable that the laws contained in this chapter were not entirely new, but only gave the sanction of divine enactment to ancient usages. Some of the prohibited animals have, on physiological grounds, been everywhere rejected by the general sense or experience of mankind; while others may have been declared unclean from their unwholesomeness…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 11:47

• Food
• Holiness
• Instruction
• 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