Leviticus 11:47
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New International Version (©2011)
You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.'"

New Living Translation (©2007)
By these instructions you will know what is unclean and clean, and which animals may be eaten and which may not be eaten."

English Standard Version (©2001)
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 American Standard Bible (©1995)
to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the edible creature and the creature which is not to be eaten.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
in order to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between the animals that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten."

International Standard Version (©2012)
You are to differentiate between the clean and unclean, between the living creature that can be eaten and the living creature that is not to be eaten."

NET Bible (©2006)
to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between the living creatures that may be eaten and the living creatures that must not be eaten.'"

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
These instructions help you distinguish between clean and unclean, the animals you may eat and those you may not eat."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.

Douay-Rheims Bible
That you may know the differences of the clean, and unclean, and know what you ought to eat, and what to refuse.

Darby Bible Translation
to make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that is to be eaten and the beast that is not to be eaten.

English Revised Version
to make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.'"

Young's Literal Translation
to make separation between the unclean and the pure, and between the beast that is eaten, and the beast that is not eaten.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

11:1-47 What animals were clean and unclean. - These laws seem to have been intended, 1. As a test of the people's obedience, as Adam was forbidden to eat of the tree of knowledge; and to teach them self-denial, and the government of their appetites. 2. To keep the Israelites distinct from other nations. Many also of these forbidden animals were objects of superstition and idolatry to the heathen. 3. The people were taught to make distinctions between the holy and unholy in their companions and intimate connexions. 4. The law forbad, not only the eating of the unclean beasts, but the touching of them. Those who would be kept from any sin, must be careful to avoid all temptations to it, or coming near it. The exceptions are very minute, and all were designed to call forth constant care and exactness in their obedience; and to teach us to obey. Whilst we enjoy our Christian liberty, and are free from such burdensome observances, we must be careful not to abuse our liberty. For the Lord hath redeemed and called his people, that they may be holy, even as he is holy. We must come out, and be separate from the world; we must leave the company of the ungodly, and all needless connexions with those who are dead in sin; we must be zealous of good works devoted followers of God, and companions of his people.
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Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

To make a difference between the unclean and the clean,.... Whether of beasts, fish, fowl, and flying creeping things:

and between the beast that may be eaten, and the beast that may not be eaten; the former clause takes in all in general, this instances in a particular sort of creatures; and the first mentioned of which, that might be eaten, are, that part the hoof, are cloven footed, and chew the cud; and that might not, that chew the cud, but divide not the hoof, or divide the hoof, but chew not the cud; and now, by such like descriptions and distinctions of the creatures treated of, the Israelites would be able to make a difference between the one and the other, and know what was to be eaten, and what not.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

47. 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 in warm countries or from some reasons, which are now imperfectly known, connected with contemporary idolatry.

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Clean and Unclean Animals
…45For I am the LORD that brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: you shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. 46This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth: 47To 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.

Leviticus 10:10 so that you can distinguish between the holy and the common, between the unclean and the clean,
Leviticus 11:46 "'These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves about in the water and every creature that moves along the ground.
Leviticus 12:1 The LORD said to Moses,
Ezekiel 22:26 Her priests do violence to my law and profane my holy things; they do not distinguish between the holy and the common; they teach that there is no difference between the unclean and the clean; and they shut their eyes to the keeping of my Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.
Ezekiel 44:23 They are to teach my people the difference between the holy and the common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.
Daniel 1:8 But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.