Verse 25

Ye shall therefore make a distinction{H914} between the clean{H2889} beast{H929} and the unclean,{H2931} and between the unclean{H2931} fowl{H5775} and the clean:{H2889} and ye shall not make your souls{H5315} abominable{H8262} by beast,{H929} or by bird,{H5775} or by anything wherewith{H7430} the ground{H127} teemeth, which I have separated{H914} from you as unclean.{H2930}

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 11:1-9 : 1 And Jehovah{H3068} spake{H1696} unto Moses{H4872} and to Aaron,{H175} saying{H559} unto them, 2 Speak{H1696} unto the children{H1121} of Israel,{H3478} saying,{H559} These{H2063} are the living things{H2416} which ye may eat{H398} among all the beasts{H929} that are on the earth.{H776} 3 Whatsoever parteth{H6536} the hoof,{H6541} and is clovenfooted,{H8156} [and] cheweth{H5927} the cud,{H1625} among the beasts,{H929} that may ye eat.{H398} 4 Nevertheless{H389} these shall ye not eat{H398} of them that chew{H5927} the cud,{H1625} or of them that part{H6536} the hoof:{H6541} the camel,{H1581} because he cheweth{H5927} the cud{H1625} but parteth{H6536} not the hoof,{H6541} he is unclean{H2931} unto you. 5 And the coney,{H8227} because he cheweth{H5927} the cud{H1625} but parteth{H6536} not the hoof,{H6541} he is unclean{H2931} unto you. 6 And the hare,{H768} because she cheweth{H5927} the cud{H1625} but parteth{H6536} not the hoof,{H6541} she is unclean{H2931} unto you. 7 And the swine,{H2386} because he parteth{H6536} the hoof,{H6541} and is clovenfooted,{H8156} but cheweth{H1641} not the cud,{H1625} he is unclean{H2931} unto you. 8 Of their flesh{H1320} ye shall not eat,{H398} and their carcasses{H5038} ye shall not touch;{H5060} they are unclean{H2931} unto you. 9 These may ye eat{H398} of all that are in the waters:{H4325} whatsoever hath fins{H5579} and scales{H7193} in the waters,{H4325} in the seas,{H3220} and in the rivers,{H5158} that may ye eat.{H398} 10 And all that have not fins{H5579} and scales{H7193} in the seas,{H3220} and in the rivers,{H5158} of all that move{H8318} in the waters,{H4325} and of all the living{H2416} creatures{H5315} that are in the waters,{H4325} they are an abomination{H8263} unto you, 11 and they shall be an abomination{H8263} unto you; ye shall not eat{H398} of their flesh,{H1320} and their carcasses{H5038} ye shall have in abomination.{H8262} 12 Whatsoever hath no fins{H5579} nor scales{H7193} in the waters,{H4325} that is an abomination{H8263} unto you. 13 And these ye shall have in abomination{H8262} among{H4480} the birds;{H5775} they shall not be eaten,{H398} they are an abomination:{H8263} the eagle,{H5404} and the gier-eagle,{H6538} and the ospray,{H5822} 14 and the kite,{H344} and the falcon{H344} after its kind,{H4327} 15 every raven{H6158} after its kind,{H4327} 16 and the ostrich,{H1323} and the night-hawk,{H8464} and the sea-mew,{H7828} and the hawk{H8464} after its kind,{H4327} 17 and the little owl,{H3563} and the cormorant,{H7994} and the great owl,{H3244} 18 and the horned owl,{H8580} and the pelican,{H6893} and the vulture,{H7360} 19 and the stork,{H2624} the heron{H601} after its kind,{H4327} and the hoopoe,{H1744} and the bat.{H5847} 20 All winged{H5775} creeping{H8318} things that go{H1980} upon all fours{H702} are an abomination{H8263} unto you. 21 Yet these may ye eat{H398} of all winged{H5775} creeping{H8318} things that go{H1980} upon all fours,{H702} which have legs{H3767} above{H4605} their feet,{H7272} wherewith{H2004} to leap{H5425} upon the earth.{H776} 22 Even these of them ye may eat:{H398} the locust{H697} after its kind,{H4327} and the bald locust{H5556} after its kind,{H4327} and the cricket{H2728} after its kind,{H4327} and the grasshopper{H2284} after its kind.{H4327} 23 But all winged{H5775} creeping things,{H8318} which have four{H702} feet,{H7272} are an abomination{H8263} unto you. 24 And by these ye shall become unclean:{H2930} whosoever toucheth{H5060} the carcass{H5038} of them shall be unclean{H2930} until the even;{H6153} 25 And whosoever beareth{H5375} [aught] of the carcass{H5038} of them shall wash{H3526} his clothes,{H899} and be unclean{H2930} until the even.{H6153} 26 Every beast{H929} which parteth{H6536} the hoof,{H6541} and is not clovenfooted,{H8157} nor cheweth{H5927} the cud,{H1625} is unclean{H2931} unto you: every one that toucheth{H5060} them shall be unclean.{H2930} 27 And whatsoever{H3605} goeth{H1980} upon its paws,{H3709} among all beasts{H2416} that go{H1980} on all fours,{H702} they are unclean{H2931} unto you: whoso toucheth{H5060} their carcass{H5038} shall be unclean{H2930} until the even.{H6153} 28 And he that beareth{H5375} the carcass{H5038} of them shall wash{H3526} his clothes,{H899} and be unclean{H2930} until the even:{H6153} they are unclean{H2931} unto you. 29 And these are they which are unclean{H2931} unto you among the creeping things{H8318} that creep{H8317} upon the earth:{H776} the weasel,{H2467} and the mouse,{H5909} and the great lizard{H6632} after its kind,{H4327} 30 and the gecko,{H604} and the land-crocodile,{H3581} and the lizard,{H3911} and the sand-lizard,{H2546} and the chameleon.{H8580} 31 These are they which are unclean{H2931} to you among all that creep:{H8318} whosoever doth touch{H5060} them, when they are dead,{H4194} shall be unclean{H2930} until the even.{H6153} 32 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead,{H4194} doth fall,{H5307} it shall be unclean;{H2930} whether it be any vessel{H3627} of wood,{H6086} or raiment,{H899} or skin,{H5785} or sack,{H8242} whatsoever vessel{H3627} it be, wherewith any work{H4399} is done,{H6213} it must be put{H935} into water,{H4325} and it shall be unclean{H2930} until the even;{H6153} then shall it be clean. 33 And every earthen{H2789} vessel,{H3627} whereinto any of them falleth,{H5307} whatsoever is in it shall be unclean,{H2930} and it ye shall break.{H7665} 34 All food{H400} [therein] which may be eaten,{H398} that on which water{H4325} cometh,{H935} shall be unclean;{H2930} and all drink{H4945} that may be drunk{H8354} in every [such] vessel{H3627} shall be unclean.{H2930} 35 And every thing whereupon [any part] of their carcass{H5038} falleth{H5307} shall be unclean;{H2930} whether oven,{H8574} or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean,{H2931} and shall be unclean{H2931} unto you. 36 Nevertheless a fountain{H4599} or a pit{H953} wherein is a gathering of water{H4325} shall be clean:{H2889} but that which toucheth{H5060} their carcass{H5038} shall be unclean.{H2930} 37 And if [aught] of their carcass{H5038} fall{H5307} upon any sowing{H2221} seed{H2233} which is to be sown,{H2232} it is clean.{H2889} 38 But if water{H4325} be put{H5414} upon the seed,{H2233} and [aught] of their carcass{H5038} fall{H5307} thereon, it is unclean{H2931} unto you. 39 And if any beast,{H929} of which ye may eat,{H402} die;{H4191} he that toucheth{H5060} the carcass{H5038} thereof shall be unclean{H2930} until the even.{H6153} 40 And he that eateth{H398} of the carcass{H5038} of it shall wash{H3526} his clothes,{H899} and be unclean{H2930} until the even:{H6153} he also that beareth{H5375} the carcass{H5038} of it shall wash{H3526} his clothes,{H899} and be unclean{H2930} until the even.{H6153} 41 And every creeping thing{H8318} that creepeth{H8317} upon the earth{H776} is an abomination;{H8263} it shall not be eaten.{H398} 42 Whatsoever goeth{H1980} upon the belly,{H1512} and whatsoever goeth{H1980} upon all fours,{H702} or whatsoever hath many feet,{H7272} even all creeping things{H8318} that creep{H8317} upon the earth,{H776} them ye shall not eat;{H398} for they are an abomination.{H8263} 43 Ye shall not make{H8262} yourselves{H5315} abominable{H8262} with any creeping thing{H8318} that creepeth,{H8317} neither shall ye make yourselves unclean{H2933} with them, that ye should be defiled{H2930} thereby. 44 For I am Jehovah{H3068} your God:{H430} sanctify yourselves{H6942} therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy:{H6918} neither shall ye defile{H2930} yourselves{H5315} with any manner of creeping thing{H8318} that moveth upon the earth.{H776} 45 For I am Jehovah{H3068} that brought{H5927} you up out of the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} to be your God:{H430} ye shall therefore be holy,{H6918} for I am holy.{H6918} 46 This is the law{H8451} of the beast,{H929} and of the bird,{H5775} and of every living{H2416} creature{H5315} that moveth{H7430} in the waters,{H4325} and of every creature{H5315} that creepeth{H8317} upon the earth;{H776} 47 to make a distinction{H914} between the unclean{H2931} and the clean,{H2889} and between the living thing{H2416} that may be eaten{H398} and the living thing{H2416} that may not be eaten.{H398}
  • Deut 14:3-9 : 3 Thou shalt not eat{H398} any abominable thing.{H8441} 4 These are the beasts{H929} which ye may eat:{H398} the ox,{H7794} the sheep,{H7716} and the goat,{H5795} 5 the hart,{H354} and the gazelle,{H6643} and the roebuck,{H6643} and the wild goat,{H689} and the pygarg,{H1788} and the antelope,{H8377} and the chamois.{H2169} 6 And every beast{H929} that parteth{H6536} the hoof,{H6541} and hath the hoof{H6541} cloven{H8157} in{H8156} two,{H8147} [and] cheweth{H5927} the cud,{H1625} among the beasts,{H929} that may ye eat.{H398} 7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat{H398} of them that chew{H5927} the cud,{H1625} or of them that have the{H6536} hoof{H6541} cloven:{H8156} the camel,{H1581} and the hare,{H768} and the coney;{H8227} because they chew{H5927} the cud{H1625} but part{H6536} not the hoof,{H6541} they are unclean{H2931} unto you. 8 And the swine,{H2386} because he parteth{H6536} the hoof{H6541} but cheweth not the cud,{H1625} he is unclean{H2931} unto you: of their flesh{H1320} ye shall not eat,{H398} and their carcasses{H5038} ye shall not touch.{H5060} 9 These ye may eat{H398} of all that are in the waters:{H4325} whatsoever hath fins{H5579} and scales{H7193} may ye eat;{H398} 10 and whatsoever hath not fins{H5579} and scales{H7193} ye shall not eat;{H398} it is unclean{H2931} unto you. 11 Of all clean{H2889} birds{H6833} ye may eat.{H398} 12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat:{H398} the eagle,{H5404} and the gier-eagle,{H6538} and the ospray,{H5822} 13 and the glede,{H7201} and the falcon,{H344} and the kite{H344} after its kind,{H4327} 14 and every raven{H6158} after its kind,{H4327} 15 and the ostrich,{H1323} and the night-hawk,{H8464} and the sea-mew,{H7828} and the hawk{H8464} after its kind,{H4327} 16 the little owl,{H3563} and the great owl,{H3244} and the horned owl,{H8580} 17 and the pelican,{H6893} and the vulture,{H7360} and the cormorant,{H7994} 18 and the stork,{H2624} and the heron{H601} after its kind,{H4327} and the hoopoe,{H1744} and the bat.{H5847} 19 And all winged{H5775} creeping things{H8318} are unclean{H2931} unto you: they shall not be eaten.{H398} 20 Of all clean{H2889} birds{H5775} ye may eat.{H398} 21 Ye shall not eat{H398} of anything that dieth of itself:{H5038} thou mayest give{H5414} it unto the sojourner{H1616} that is within thy gates,{H8179} that he may eat{H398} it; or thou mayest sell{H4376} it unto a foreigner:{H5237} for thou art a holy{H6918} people{H5971} unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God.{H430} Thou shalt not boil{H1310} a kid{H1423} in its mother's{H517} milk.{H2461}
  • Acts 10:11-15 : 11 and{G2532} he beholdeth{G2334} the heaven{G3772} opened,{G455} and{G2532} a certain{G5100} vessel{G4632} descending,{G2597} {G1909} {G846} as{G5613} it were a great{G3173} sheet,{G3607} {G2532} let down{G2524} by {G1210} four{G5064} corners{G746} upon{G1909} the earth:{G1093} 12 wherein{G3739} were{G5225} all manner of{G3956} fourfooted beasts{G5074} and{G2532} creeping things{G2062} of the earth{G1093} and{G2532} birds{G4071} of the heaven.{G3772} 13 And{G2532} there came{G1096} a voice{G5456} to{G4314} him,{G846} Rise,{G450} Peter;{G4074} kill{G2380} and{G2532} eat.{G5315} 14 But{G1161} Peter{G4074} said,{G2036} Not so,{G3365} Lord;{G2962} for{G3754} I have{G5315} never{G3763} eaten{G5315} anything{G3956} that is common{G2839} and{G2228} unclean.{G169} 15 And{G2532} a voice{G5456} [came] unto{G4314} him{G846} again{G3825} {G1537} the second time,{G1208} What{G3739} God{G2316} hath cleansed,{G2511} make{G2840} not{G3361} thou{G4771} common.{G2840}
  • Acts 10:28 : 28 and{G5037} he said{G5346} unto{G4314} them,{G846} Ye{G5210} yourselves know{G1987} how{G5613} it is an unlawful thing{G111} for a man{G435} that is{G2076} a Jew{G2453} to join himself or{G2228} come unto{G4334} one of another nation;{G246} and [yet]{G2532} unto{G4334} me{G1698} hath God{G2316} showed{G1166} that{G1166} I should{G3004} not{G3367} call{G3004} any man{G444} common{G2839} or{G2228} unclean:{G169}
  • Eph 5:7-9 : 7 Be{G1096} not{G3361} ye{G1096} therefore{G3767} partakers{G4830} with them;{G846} 8 For{G1063} ye were{G2258} once{G4218} darkness,{G4655} but{G1161} are now{G3568} light{G5457} in{G1722} the Lord:{G2962} walk{G4043} as{G5613} children{G5043} of light{G5457} 9 (for{G1063} the fruit{G2590} of the light{G4151} is in{G1722} all{G3956} goodness{G19} and{G2532} righteousness{G1343} and{G2532} truth),{G225} 10 proving{G1381} what{G5101} is{G2076} well-pleasing{G2101} unto the Lord;{G2962} 11 and{G2532} have{G4790} no{G3361} fellowship{G4790} with the unfruitful{G175} works{G2041} of darkness,{G4655} but{G1161} rather{G3123} even{G2532} reprove{G1651} them;