Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you. New Living Translation Any marine animal that does not have both fins and scales is detestable to you. English Standard Version Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. Berean Standard Bible Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you. King James Bible Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you. New King James Version Whatever in the water does not have fins or scales—that shall be an abomination to you. New American Standard Bible Whatever in the water does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. NASB 1995 ‘Whatever in the water does not have fins and scales is abhorrent to you. NASB 1977 ‘Whatever in the water does not have fins and scales is abhorrent to you. Legacy Standard Bible Whatever in the water does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. Amplified Bible Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. Christian Standard Bible Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales will be abhorrent to you. Holman Christian Standard Bible Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales will be detestable to you.” American Standard Version Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you. English Revised Version Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you. GOD'S WORD® Translation Every creature in the water without fins or scales is disgusting to you. Good News Translation You must not eat anything that lives in the water and does not have fins and scales. International Standard Version Anything that doesn't have fins or scales in the waters is a detestable thing for you." Majority Standard Bible Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you. NET Bible Any creature in the water that does not have both fins and scales is detestable to you. New Heart English Bible Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you. Webster's Bible Translation Whatever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination to you. World English Bible Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters is an abomination to you. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnything that does not have fins and scales in the waters—it [is] an abomination to you. Young's Literal Translation Any one that hath not fins and scales in the waters -- an abomination it is to you. Smith's Literal Translation Every one which is not to it a fin and scale in the water, this is abomination to you. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAll that have not fins and scales, in the waters, shall be unclean. Catholic Public Domain Version All that does not have fins and scales in the waters shall be polluted. New American Bible Every water creature that lacks fins or scales is loathsome for you. New Revised Standard Version Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWhatever has no fins nor scales in the waters is unclean to you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And everything in water that does not have fins or scales is defiled to you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is a detestable thing unto you. Brenton Septuagint Translation And all things that have not fins or scales of those that are in the waters, these are an abomination to you. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Clean and Unclean Animals…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. 13Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,… Cross References Deuteronomy 14:9-10 Of all the creatures that live in the water, you may eat anything with fins and scales, / but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you. Acts 10:12-15 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. / Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” / “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” ... 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.) 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; 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. 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.” 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. Matthew 15:11 A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” 1 Corinthians 10:25-26 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” 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. 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. Acts 15:28-29 It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements: / 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. Hosea 9:3 They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria. Daniel 1:8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself. Treasury of Scripture Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination to you. no references listed for this verse. Jump to Previous Abhorrent Abomination Detestable Disgusting Fins Parts Plates Scales Skin Special Swimming Thin Water Waters Whatever WhatsoeverJump to Next Abhorrent Abomination Detestable Disgusting Fins Parts Plates Scales Skin Special Swimming Thin Water Waters Whatever WhatsoeverLeviticus 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 Anything living in the water This phrase refers to all aquatic life, encompassing creatures found in seas, rivers, and lakes. The Hebrew word for "living" is "חַי" (chai), which signifies life in its most basic form. In the context of ancient Israel, water was a source of sustenance and life, yet it also held potential dangers. The Israelites were called to discern between what was clean and unclean, reflecting a broader spiritual principle of distinguishing between holy and profane. that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you Hebrew Everythingכֹּ֣ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every in the water בַּמָּ֑יִם (bam·mā·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that does not אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle have fins סְנַפִּ֥יר (sə·nap·pîr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5579: A fin and scales וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת (wə·qaś·qe·śeṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7193: A scale, a coat of mail shall be detestable שֶׁ֥קֶץ (še·qeṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8263: Detestation, detestable thing to you. לָכֶֽם׃ (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Links Leviticus 11:12 NIVLeviticus 11:12 NLT Leviticus 11:12 ESV Leviticus 11:12 NASB Leviticus 11:12 KJV Leviticus 11:12 BibleApps.com Leviticus 11:12 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 11:12 Chinese Bible Leviticus 11:12 French Bible Leviticus 11:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 11:12 Whatever has no fins nor scales (Le Lv Lev.) |