Leviticus 11:43 - Forerunner Commentary

Leviticus 11:43

41 ‘And every creeping thing that creeps on the earth shall be¹ an abomination. It shall not be eaten.

42 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.

43 ^aYou shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps; nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them, lest you be defiled by them.

44 For I am the Lord your ^aGod. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and ^byou shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth.

45 ^aFor I am the Lord who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. ^bYou shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

46 ‘This is the law¹ of the animals and the birds and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,

47 ^ato distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.’ ”

Verse Comparison: Leviticus 11:43

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American Standard Version
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

Amplified® Bible
You shall not make yourselves loathsome {and} abominable [by eating] any swarming thing that [multiplies by] swarms, neither shall you make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled by them.

Contemporary English Version
If you eat any of them, you will become just as disgusting and unclean as they are.

Darby English Version
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable through any crawling thing which crawleth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

Good News Bible
Do not make yourselves unclean by eating any of these.

King James Version
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

New American Standard Bible
`Do not render yourselves detestable through any of the swarming things that swarm; and you shall not make yourselves unclean with them so that you become unclean.

New International Version
Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures. Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them.

New King James Version
You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps; nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them, lest you be defiled by them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
' Do not render yourselves detestable through any of the swarming things that swarm; and you shall not make yourselves unclean with them so that you become unclean.

Revised Standard Version
You shall not make yourselves abominable with any swarming thing that swarms; and you shall not defile yourselves with them, lest you become unclean.

Young's Literal Translation
ye do not make yourselves abominable with any teeming thing which is teeming, nor do ye make yourselves unclean with them, so that ye have been unclean thereby.

New English Translation
Do not make yourselves detestable by any of the swarming things.¹ You must not defile yourselves by them and become unclean by them,

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