10 (A)But whatever is in the seas and in the rivers that does not have fins and scales among all the teeming life of the water, and among all the living creatures that are in the water, they are detestable things to you, 11 and they shall be detestable to you; you may not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses. 12 Whatever in the water does not have fins and scales is detestable to you.

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13 ‘Moreover, these (B)you shall detest among the birds; they are detestable, not to be eaten: the [a]eagle, the vulture, and the [b]buzzard,

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  1. Leviticus 11:13 Or vulture
  2. Leviticus 11:13 Or black vulture

10 But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to regard as unclean.(A) 11 And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean.(B) 12 Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you.(C)

13 “‘These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle,[a] the vulture, the black vulture,

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  1. Leviticus 11:13 The precise identification of some of the birds, insects and animals in this chapter is uncertain.

20 ‘All the [a]winged insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

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  1. Leviticus 11:20 Lit swarming things with wings

20 “‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.(A)

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23 But all other [a]winged insects which are four-footed are detestable to you.

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  1. Leviticus 11:23 See note v 20

23 But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.

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41 (A)Now every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is detestable, not to be eaten. 42 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.

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41 “‘Every creature that moves along the ground is to be regarded as unclean; it is not to be eaten. 42 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.

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