Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean. New Living Translation They will always be detestable to you. You must never eat their meat or even touch their dead bodies. English Standard Version You shall regard them as detestable; you shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses. Berean Standard Bible They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses. King James Bible They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. New King James Version They shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an abomination. New American Standard Bible and they shall be detestable to you; you may not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses. NASB 1995 and they shall be abhorrent to you; you may not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall detest. NASB 1977 and they shall be abhorrent to you; you may not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall detest. Legacy Standard Bible and they shall be detestable to you; you may not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall detest. Amplified Bible They shall be hated things to you. You may not eat their meat; you shall detest their carcasses. Christian Standard Bible They are to remain abhorrent to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must abhor their carcasses. Holman Christian Standard Bible They are to remain detestable to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must detest their carcasses. American Standard Version and they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination. English Revised Version and they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcases ye shall have in abomination. GOD'S WORD® Translation They must remain disgusting to you. Never eat their meat. Consider their dead bodies disgusting. Good News Translation Such creatures must be considered unclean. You must not eat them or even touch their dead bodies. International Standard Version They are to remain detestable for you. You are not to eat of their meat and you are to detest their carcasses. Majority Standard Bible They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses. NET Bible Since they are detestable to you, you must not eat their meat and their carcass you must detest. New Heart English Bible and you detest them. You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses. Webster's Bible Translation They shall be even an abomination to you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abomination. World English Bible and you shall detest them. You shall not eat of their meat, and you shall detest their carcasses. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionindeed, they are an abomination to you; you do not eat of their flesh, and you detest their carcass. Young's Literal Translation yea, an abomination they are to you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and their carcase ye abominate. Smith's Literal Translation And they shall be an abomination to you: from their flesh ye shall, not eat, and their carcasses ye shall abhor. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd detestable : their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid. Catholic Public Domain Version and detestable; their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid. New American Bible and shall always be loathsome to you. Their meat you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall loathe. New Revised Standard Version and detestable they shall remain. Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall regard as detestable. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall declare unclean. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You will not eat from their flesh and their carcasses shall be unclean. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and they shall be a detestable thing unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in detestation. Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall abhor their carcases. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Clean and Unclean Animals…10But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales. 11They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses. 12Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.… Cross References Deuteronomy 14:10 but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you. Isaiah 66:17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD. Acts 10:14-15 “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” / The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.” Mark 7:18-19 “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.) Matthew 15:11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” Romans 14:14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. 1 Timothy 4:4-5 For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. Genesis 7:2 You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate; Ezekiel 4:14 “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.” Hosea 9:3 They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. 1 Corinthians 8:8 But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. Colossians 2:16-17 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ. Genesis 9:3-4 Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things. / But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it. Acts 15:29 You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell. Romans 14:20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block. Treasury of Scripture They shall be even an abomination to you; you shall not eat of their flesh, but you shall have their carcasses in abomination. no references listed for this verse. Jump to Previous Abhorrent Abominate Abomination Bodies Carcase Carcasses Dead Detest Detestable Detestation Disgusting Eat Flesh Food Meat UsedJump to Next Abhorrent Abominate Abomination Bodies Carcase Carcasses Dead Detest Detestable Detestation Disgusting Eat Flesh Food Meat UsedLeviticus 11 1. What animals may be eaten4. and what may not be eaten 9. What fishes 13. What fowls 29. The creeping things which are unclean They shall be an abomination to you The Hebrew word for "abomination" is "שֶׁקֶץ" (sheqets), which conveys a strong sense of disgust or detestation. In the context of Leviticus, this term is used to describe creatures that are ritually impure and unfit for consumption by the Israelites. The use of "abomination" underscores the seriousness with which God views the dietary laws He has set forth. It is not merely a matter of preference but a divine mandate that reflects the holiness and separateness of God's people. Historically, these dietary restrictions served to distinguish the Israelites from surrounding nations, reinforcing their identity as a people set apart for God. you must not eat their meat and you must detest their carcasses Hebrew They shall beיִהְי֣וּ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be an abomination וְשֶׁ֖קֶץ (wə·še·qeṣ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8263: Detestation, detestable thing to you; לָכֶ֑ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew you must not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no eat תֹאכֵ֔לוּ (ṯō·ḵê·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat their meat, מִבְּשָׂרָם֙ (mib·bə·śā·rām) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man and you must detest תְּשַׁקֵּֽצוּ׃ (tə·šaq·qê·ṣū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 8262: To be filthy, to loathe, pollute their carcasses. נִבְלָתָ֖ם (niḇ·lā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5038: A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol Links Leviticus 11:11 NIVLeviticus 11:11 NLT Leviticus 11:11 ESV Leviticus 11:11 NASB Leviticus 11:11 KJV Leviticus 11:11 BibleApps.com Leviticus 11:11 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 11:11 Chinese Bible Leviticus 11:11 French Bible Leviticus 11:11 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 11:11 And you detest them (Le Lv Lev.) |
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