Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat: New Living Translation “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. “Of all the land animals, these are the ones you may use for food. English Standard Version “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. Berean Standard Bible “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: King James Bible Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. New King James Version “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth: New American Standard Bible “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth. NASB 1995 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth. NASB 1977 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth. Legacy Standard Bible “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘These are the creatures which you may eat from all the animals that are on the earth. Amplified Bible “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘Among all the animals which are on the earth, these are the animals which you may eat. Christian Standard Bible “Tell the Israelites: You may eat all these kinds of land animals. Holman Christian Standard Bible Tell the Israelites: You may eat all these kinds of land animals. American Standard Version Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. Contemporary English Version to say to the community of Israel: You may eat English Revised Version Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Tell the Israelites: Here are the kinds of land animals you may eat: Good News Translation for the people of Israel. You may eat any land animal International Standard Version "Tell the Israelis that these are the living creatures that you may eat among the animals of the earth: Majority Standard Bible “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: NET Bible "Tell the Israelites: 'This is the kind of creature you may eat from among all the animals that are on the land. New Heart English Bible "Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. Webster's Bible Translation Speak to the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. World English Bible “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. Literal Translations Literal Standard Version“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, This [is] the beast which you eat out of all the beasts which [are] on the earth: Young's Literal Translation Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, This is the beast which ye do eat out of all the beasts which are on the earth: Smith's Literal Translation Speak to the sons of Israel, saying These the beasts which ye shall eat from all the cattle which are upon the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleSay to the children of Israel: These are the animals which you are to eat of all the living things of the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version Say to the sons of Israel: These are the animals that you ought to eat out of all the living things of the earth. New American Bible Speak to the Israelites and tell them: Of all land animals these are the ones you may eat: New Revised Standard Version Speak to the people of Israel, saying: From among all the land animals, these are the creatures that you may eat. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSpeak to the children of Israel and say to them, These are the beasts which you shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated “Speak with the children of Israel and say to them: ‘This animal you shall be eating of every beast that is on land. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. Brenton Septuagint Translation Speak ye to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat of all beasts that are upon the earth. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Clean and Unclean Animals1The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them, 2“Say to the Israelites, ‘ Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: 3You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.… Cross References Deuteronomy 14:3-21 You must not eat any detestable thing. / These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, / the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. ... Acts 10:9-16 The next day at about the sixth hour, as the men were approaching the city on their journey, Peter went up on the roof to pray. / He became hungry and wanted something to eat, but while the meal was being prepared, he fell into a trance. / He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners. ... 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 7:2-3 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; / and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Hebrews 9:10 They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform. Treasury of Scripture Speak to the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which you shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. Deuteronomy 14:3-8 Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing… Ezekiel 4:14 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth. Daniel 1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. Jump to Previous Animals Beast Beasts Children Creatures Earth Eat Food Israel Israelites Live Ones SpeakJump to Next Animals Beast Beasts Children Creatures Earth Eat Food Israel Israelites Live Ones SpeakLeviticus 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 Say to the Israelites This phrase establishes the audience and the authority of the message. The Hebrew word for "say" is "אָמַר" (amar), which is often used in the context of divine communication. It underscores the importance of the message as a direct command from God to His chosen people, the Israelites. This directive is not merely a suggestion but a covenantal instruction, emphasizing the unique relationship between God and Israel. Historically, this communication reflects the theocratic nature of Israelite society, where religious and civil laws were intertwined. Of all the beasts of the earth these ones you may eat (1) the flesh still retains the blood, which no Israelite might eat; and (2) there is something loathsome in the idea of eating such flesh. Next, as to beasts, a class is marked off as edible by two plainly discernible characteristics, and instances are given to show that where there is any doubt owing to the animals possessing one of the characteristic marks only, the rule is to be construed strictly. As to fish and insects, equally plain rules, one in each case, are laid down; but as birds are not readily distinguished into large classes, the names of those that are unclean are given one by one, the remainder being all of them permissible. Thus the simple Israelite would run no risk of incurring uncleanness by inadvertently eating unclean food, whether of beast, bird, fish, or insect. The object of the regulations being to exclude all meats naturally offensive to the human taste, all carnivorous quadrupeds are shut out by the rule of chewing the cud (verse 3), with the same purpose, birds of prey and birds that eat offal are prohibited (verses 13-19), and scaleless fish on account of their repulsive appearance (verses 9-12), as well as beetles, maggots, and vermin of all sorts. In the case of beasts and fish, the rules laid down to mark off those things that are offensive, being general in their application, are such as to include in the forbidden class some few which do not appear naturally loathsome. This is owing partly to the difficulty of classification, partly to a change of feeling which experience has wrought in the sentiments of mankind with regard to such edibles as swine's flesh and shell-fish. Hebrew “Sayדַּבְּר֛וּ (dab·bə·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the Israelites, בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son ‘Of all מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the beasts הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה (hab·bə·hê·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal of עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the earth, הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land you may eat תֹּאכְל֔וּ (tō·ḵə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat Links Leviticus 11:2 NIVLeviticus 11:2 NLT Leviticus 11:2 ESV Leviticus 11:2 NASB Leviticus 11:2 KJV Leviticus 11:2 BibleApps.com Leviticus 11:2 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 11:2 Chinese Bible Leviticus 11:2 French Bible Leviticus 11:2 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 11:2 Speak to the children of Israel saying (Le Lv Lev.) |
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