Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You are not to eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is unclean. New Living Translation This includes all animals that slither along on their bellies, as well as those with four legs and those with many feet. All such animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them. English Standard Version Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, any swarming thing that swarms on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are detestable. Berean Standard Bible Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable. King James Bible Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. New King James Version Whatever crawls on its belly, whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet among all creeping things that creep on the earth—these you shall not eat, for they are an abomination. New American Standard Bible Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all fours, whatever has many feet, in regard to every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, you shall not eat them, because they are detestable. NASB 1995 Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all fours, whatever has many feet, in respect to every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, you shall not eat them, for they are detestable. NASB 1977 ‘Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all fours, whatever has many feet, in respect to every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, you shall not eat them, for they are detestable. Legacy Standard Bible Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, whatever has many feet, in respect to every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, you shall not eat them, for they are detestable. Amplified Bible Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all fours, and whatever has many feet among all things that swarm on the ground, you shall not eat; for they are detestable. Christian Standard Bible Do not eat any of the creatures that swarm on the earth, anything that moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet, for they are abhorrent. Holman Christian Standard Bible Do not eat any of the creatures that swarm on the earth, anything that moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet, for they are detestable. American Standard Version Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all fours, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And everything that crawls on its belly and everything that walks on four and every multi legged creature of every creeping thing that creeps on the Earth, you shall not eat of them, because they are defiled. Brenton Septuagint Translation And every animal that creeps on its belly, and every one that goes on four feet continually, which abounds with feet among all the reptiles creeping upon the earth - ye shall not eat it, for it is an abomination to you. Douay-Rheims Bible Whatsoever goeth upon the breast on four feet, or hath many feet, or traileth on the earth, you shall not eat, because it is abominable. English Revised Version Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. GOD'S WORD® Translation Don't eat any creature with many legs that goes on its belly or on the ground like a four-legged animal, or any creature that swarms on the ground. Consider them disgusting. Good News Translation whether they crawl, or walk on four legs, or have many legs. International Standard Version You are not to eat anything that crawls on its belly, anything that walks on four legs, anything that has many legs, or any of the swarming creatures that swarm the land, because they're detestable. JPS Tanakh 1917 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all fours, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all swarming things that swarm upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are a detestable thing. Literal Standard Version anything going on the belly, and any going on four, to every multiplier of feet, to every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth—you do not eat them, for they [are] an abomination; Majority Standard Bible Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable. New American Bible Whether it crawls on its belly, goes on all fours, or has many legs—any creature that swarms on the earth—you shall not eat them; they are loathsome. NET Bible You must not eat anything that crawls on its belly or anything that walks on all fours or on any number of legs of all the swarming things that swarm on the land, because they are detestable. New Revised Standard Version Whatever moves on its belly, and whatever moves on all fours, or whatever has many feet, all the creatures that swarm upon the earth, you shall not eat; for they are detestable. New Heart English Bible Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creatures that crawl on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination. Webster's Bible Translation Whatever goeth upon the belly, and whatever goeth upon all four, or whatever hath more feet among all creeping animals that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. World English Bible Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination. Young's Literal Translation any thing going on the belly, and any going on four, unto every multiplier of feet, to every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth -- ye do not eat them, for they are an abomination; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Clean and Unclean Animals…41Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten. 42Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable. 43Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.… Cross References Genesis 1:20 And God said, "Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky." Leviticus 11:41 Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten. Leviticus 11:43 Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them. Treasury of Scripture Whatever goes on the belly, and whatever goes on all four, or whatever has more feet among all creeping things that creep on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination. goeth upon the belly Genesis 3:14,15 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: … Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD. Micah 7:17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee. Jump to Previous Abomination Belly Crawls Creature Creep Creeping Detestable Earth Eat Feet Four Fours Goes Ground Moves Swarm Swarming Walks Whatever Whatsoever WhetherJump to Next Abomination Belly Crawls Creature Creep Creeping Detestable Earth Eat Feet Four Fours Goes Ground Moves Swarm Swarming Walks Whatever Whatsoever WhetherLeviticus 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 (42) Whatsoever goeth upon the belly.--In explanation of the general statement made in the preceding verse, three classes of creeping things are here adduced. (1) Those which move by the aid of the under part of the stomach, here described as "going upon the belly," as serpents (see Genesis 3:14) and serpentine worms. And whatsoever goeth upon all four.--Those (2) which have four legs and yet move like reptiles, as scorpions, beetles, &c. Or whatsoever hath more feet.--Better, whatsoever hath many feet, that is (3), those which have a number of such short feet that they cannot easily be discerned by the naked eye, and appear to crawl about upon their stomachs, as caterpillars, centipedes, millipedes, &c. Hebrew Do notלֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no eat תֹאכְל֖וּם (ṯō·ḵə·lūm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | third person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat any כֹּל֩ (kōl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every creature הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ (haš·še·reṣ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8318: A swarm, active mass of minute animals that moves הַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץ (haš·šō·rêṣ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8317: To wriggle, swarm, abound along עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the ground, הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land whether וְכֹ֣ל ׀ (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every it crawls הוֹלֵ֨ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against its belly גָּח֜וֹן (gā·ḥō·wn) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1512: The external abdomen, belly or walks הוֹלֵ֣ךְ (hō·w·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against four אַרְבַּ֗ע (’ar·ba‘) Number - feminine singular Strong's 702: Four or עַ֚ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while more מַרְבֵּ֣ה (mar·bêh) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great feet; רַגְלַ֔יִם (raḡ·la·yim) Noun - fd Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda for כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction such [creatures] הֵֽם׃ (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They are detestable. שֶׁ֥קֶץ (še·qeṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8263: Detestation, detestable thing Links Leviticus 11:42 NIVLeviticus 11:42 NLT Leviticus 11:42 ESV Leviticus 11:42 NASB Leviticus 11:42 KJV Leviticus 11:42 BibleApps.com Leviticus 11:42 Biblia Paralela Leviticus 11:42 Chinese Bible Leviticus 11:42 French Bible Leviticus 11:42 Catholic Bible OT Law: Leviticus 11:42 Whatever goes on its belly and whatever (Le Lv Lev.) |