Leviticus 11:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:”
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““Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, This <FI>is<Fi> the beast which ye do eat out of all the beasts which <FI>are<Fi> on the earth:”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 11:2 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 11:4But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
- Leviticus 11:9Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
- Leviticus 11:11They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
- Leviticus 11:13Additionally, 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,
- Leviticus 11:21However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
- Leviticus 11:29The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
- Leviticus 11:34Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.
- Leviticus 11:39If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 11:41Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
- Deuteronomy 14:3You must not eat any detestable thing.
- Deuteronomy 14:4These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,
- 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.”
- Daniel 1:8But 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.
- Matthew 15:11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
- Mark 7:15Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him; but the things that come out of a man, these are what defile him.”
- Acts 10:12It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air.
- Romans 14:2For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.
- Romans 14:14I 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 4:4For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,
- Hebrews 9:10They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.
- Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace and not by foods of no value to those devoted to them.
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