Leviticus 11:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Speak to the Israelites and tell them: These are the living creatures that you may eat among all the animals on the earth:

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Speak to the children of Israel, saying, These are the animals which you shall eat among all the animals that are on the earth.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Speak{H1696}{(H8761)} unto the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, These{H2063} are the beasts{H2416} which ye shall eat{H398}{(H8799)} among all the beasts{H929} that are on the earth{H776}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    speake vnto the childre of Israel and saye, these are the beestes whiche ye shall eate amonge all the beestes that are on the erth:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Speake vnto ye childre of Israel, and saye: These are the beestes which ye shal eate amoge all ye beestes vpo earth:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say, These are the beastes which yee shall eate, among all the beasts that are on the earth.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Speake vnto the chyldren of Israel, and say: These are the beastes whiche ye shall eate, among all the beastes that are on the earth.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These [are] the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that [are] on the earth.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    "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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `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:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Say to the children of Israel: These are the living things which you may have for food among all the beasts on the earth.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    "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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “Tell the Israelites:‘This is the kind of creature you may eat from among all the animals that are on the land.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 11:11 : 11 You must regard them as detestable; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
  • Matt 15:11 : 11 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”
  • Heb 9:10 : 10 They are only regulations concerning food and drink and various ceremonial washings, external ordinances imposed until the time of reformation.
  • Heb 13:9 : 9 Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by God’s grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which have not benefited those who have followed them.
  • Lev 11:4 : 4 But among those that chew the cud or have a divided hoof, you must not eat the camel. Though it chews the cud, it does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean to you.
  • Lev 11:9 : 9 Of all the creatures living in the water, you may eat any that have fins and scales, whether in the seas or the rivers.
  • Mark 7:15-19 : 15 There is nothing outside a person that can defile him by going into him, but the things that come out of him are what defile him. 16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear." 17 When He went into the house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable. 18 And He said to them, "Are you also without understanding? Do you not realize that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him? 19 For it does not enter his heart but his stomach, and then it goes out into the latrine." (In saying this, He declared all foods clean.)
  • Acts 10:12-14 : 12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals, reptiles, and birds of the air. 13 Then a voice said to him, 'Rise, Peter, kill and eat.' 14 But Peter said, 'By no means, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.'
  • Rom 14:2-3 : 2 One person believes they may eat anything, while someone who is weak eats only vegetables. 3 The one who eats must not look down on the one who does not eat, and the one who does not eat must not judge the one who eats, for God has accepted them.
  • Rom 14:14-15 : 14 I am convinced, being fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for that person it is unclean. 15 If your brother or sister is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not by your eating destroy someone for whom Christ died.
  • 1 Tim 4:4-6 : 4 For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving. 5 It is sanctified by the word of God and by prayer. 6 If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished by the words of faith and the good teaching that you have followed.
  • Lev 11:13 : 13 These are the birds you are to regard as detestable and not eat because they are detestable: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,
  • Lev 11:21 : 21 However, you may eat the following kinds of winged insects that walk on all fours: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.
  • Lev 11:29 : 29 These are the unclean creatures that swarm on the ground: the mole, the mouse, and any kind of large lizard.
  • Lev 11:34 : 34 Any food that could be eaten but has water from such a pot on it will be unclean, and any drink that could be drunk from such a pot will be unclean.
  • Lev 11:39 : 39 If any animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean until the evening.
  • Lev 11:41-44 : 41 Every swarming creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten. 42 You must not eat any creature that moves on its belly, or walks on four legs, or has many feet. All these swarming creatures that move along the ground are detestable. 43 Do not make yourselves detestable by eating any swarming creature that moves along the ground. Do not defile yourselves with them, for you will become unclean through them. 44 For I am the LORD your God. Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not defile yourselves with any of the swarming creatures that move along the ground.
  • Deut 14:3-9 : 3 You shall not eat any detestable thing. 4 These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat; 5 the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. 6 You may eat any animal that has divided hooves completely split and chews the cud. 7 But of those that chew the cud or have divided hooves, you shall not eat these: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger, because although they chew the cud, they do not have divided hooves; they are unclean for you. 8 And the pig, though it has divided hooves, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses. 9 You may eat anything in the waters that has fins and scales. 10 But anything in the waters that does not have fins and scales, you are not to eat; it is unclean for you. 11 You may eat any clean bird. 12 But of these you shall not eat: the eagle, the vulture, and the black vulture; 13 the red kite, the black kite, and any kind of falcon; 14 every raven of any kind; 15 the ostrich, the night hawk, the sea gull, and any kind of hawk; 16 the little owl, the great owl, and the white owl; 17 the pelican, the carrion vulture, and the cormorant; 18 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat. 19 Every swarming winged creature is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten. 20 You may eat any clean flying creature. 21 You shall not eat anything that dies naturally. You may give it to the foreigner living in your towns so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people set apart for the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
  • Ezek 4:14 : 14 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord God, I have never been defiled! From my youth until now, I have never eaten anything that died naturally or was torn by animals. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.'
  • Dan 1:8 : 8 But Daniel resolved in his heart not to defile himself with the royal food or wine. So he requested permission from the chief official not to defile himself.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Lev 11:3-11
    9 verses
    89%

    3 You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof, one completely split, and that chews the cud.

    4 But among those that chew the cud or have a divided hoof, you must not eat the camel. Though it chews the cud, it does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean to you.

    5 The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean to you.

    6 The hare, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean to you.

    7 And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, completely split, it does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you.

    8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.

    9 Of all the creatures living in the water, you may eat any that have fins and scales, whether in the seas or the rivers.

    10 But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales, all the swarming creatures in the water, and all the living creatures in it, you are to regard as detestable.

    11 You must regard them as detestable; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.

  • 1 The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,

  • Deut 14:3-9
    7 verses
    86%

    3 You shall not eat any detestable thing.

    4 These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat;

    5 the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

    6 You may eat any animal that has divided hooves completely split and chews the cud.

    7 But of those that chew the cud or have divided hooves, you shall not eat these: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger, because although they chew the cud, they do not have divided hooves; they are unclean for you.

    8 And the pig, though it has divided hooves, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses.

    9 You may eat anything in the waters that has fins and scales.

  • Lev 11:46-47
    2 verses
    81%

    46 These are the laws regarding animals, birds, every living creature that moves in the water, and every creature that moves along the ground.

    47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.

  • Lev 11:39-42
    4 verses
    78%

    39 If any animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean until the evening.

    40 Anyone who eats from its carcass must wash their clothes and will be unclean until the evening. Anyone who carries its carcass must wash their clothes and will be unclean until the evening.

    41 Every swarming creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.

    42 You must not eat any creature that moves on its belly, or walks on four legs, or has many feet. All these swarming creatures that move along the ground are detestable.

  • Lev 7:22-25
    4 verses
    77%

    22 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:

    23 Speak to the Israelites and say: You must not eat any of the fat of cattle, sheep, or goats.

    24 The fat of an animal found dead and the fat of an animal torn by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose but must not be eaten.

    25 Anyone who eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering to the Lord is made must be cut off from their people.

  • 2 Speak to the Israelites and say to them: When anyone among you brings an offering to the LORD, you are to bring your offering from the livestock—either from the herd or the flock.

  • Lev 11:26-27
    2 verses
    77%

    26 Every animal that has a divided hoof but does not chew the cud is unclean to you; whoever touches them will become unclean.

    27 All animals that walk on their paws among the creatures that walk on all fours are unclean to you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until the evening.

  • 20 You may eat any clean flying creature.

  • Lev 11:21-22
    2 verses
    76%

    21 However, you may eat the following kinds of winged insects that walk on all fours: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.

    22 Of them you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.

  • 8 He must not eat anything that has died naturally or been torn by wild animals, making himself unclean by it. I am the LORD.

  • 22 Just as the gazelle or deer is eaten, so you may eat this; both the unclean and the clean alike may eat it.

  • 11 You may eat any clean bird.

  • 7 as well as for your livestock and the wild animals in your land. All its produce may be used as food.

  • Gen 9:3-4
    2 verses
    75%

    3 Every living creature that moves will be food for you. Just as I gave you the plants, I now give you everything.

    4 But you must not eat meat that still has its lifeblood in it.

  • 2 Speak to Aaron, his sons, and all the Israelites, and say to them: This is the command that the Lord has given:

  • 15 However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates as much as you desire, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that He has given you. Both the unclean and the clean may eat it, as they would gazelle or deer.

  • 25 You must distinguish between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean. Do not make yourselves detestable by any animal, bird, or anything that moves on the ground that I have set apart as unclean for you.

  • 2 Speak to the Israelites and tell them: When you enter the land where you will live, which I am giving to you,

  • 12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals, reptiles, and birds of the air.

  • 2 Set apart to me every firstborn, the first male offspring of every womb among the Israelites, whether human or animal; it belongs to me.

  • 24 Then God said, 'Let the earth bring forth living beings according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals, each according to its kind.' And it was so.

  • 8 From the clean animals, from the animals that are not clean, from the birds, and from everything that crawls on the ground,

  • 21 This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Add your burnt offerings to your sacrifices and eat the meat yourselves!

  • 14 For the life of every creature is in its blood, and I have told the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is in its blood. Anyone who eats it must be cut off.