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Leviticus Chapter 11

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LEVITICUS

Leviticus 11

1The Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
2"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.
Leviticus 11:11, Hebrews 9:10, Matthew 15:11, Leviticus 11:11, Hebrews 9:10
3Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.
2 Corinthians 6:17, 2 Corinthians 6:17, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 1:2, Deuteronomy 6:6
4"'Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but doesn't have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.
5The coney, because he chews the cud but doesn't have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.
Proverbs 30:26, Psalms 104:18, Proverbs 30:26, Psalms 104:18, Matthew 7:26
6The hare, because she chews the cud but doesn't part the hoof, she is unclean to you.
Deuteronomy 14:7, Deuteronomy 14:7
7The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn't chew the cud, he is unclean to you.
Isaiah 66:3, Isaiah 65:4, Isaiah 66:17, Deuteronomy 14:8, Isaiah 66:3
8Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.
Isaiah 52:11, Leviticus 5:2, Colossians 2:16, Hosea 9:3, Hebrews 9:10
9"'These you may eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may eat.
Acts 20:21, Deuteronomy 14:9, Deuteronomy 14:10, Galatians 5:6, James 2:18
10All that do not have fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you,
Proverbs 29:27, Leviticus 7:18, Proverbs 29:27, Leviticus 7:18, Deuteronomy 14:3
11and you detest them. You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses.
12Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.
13"'These you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the black vulture,
Titus 3:3, Romans 3:13, Romans 3:17, Job 39:27, Job 39:30
14and the red kite, any kind of black kite,
15any kind of raven,
Luke 12:24, Luke 12:24, Genesis 8:7, 1 Kings 17:4, Proverbs 30:17
16the horned owl, the screech owl, and the gull, any kind of hawk,
Isaiah 34:11, Isaiah 34:15, Deuteronomy 14:15, Deuteronomy 14:18, John 3:19
17the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
19the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
20"'All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you.
Jude 1:19, 2 Timothy 4:10, Leviticus 11:23, Philippians 3:18, Philippians 3:19
21Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth.
22Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.
Mark 1:6, Matthew 3:4, Mark 1:6, Matthew 3:4, Exodus 10:4
23But all winged creeping things which have four feet, are an abomination to you.
24"'By these you will become unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening.
Isaiah 22:14, 1 John 1:7, 1 Corinthians 15:33, Colossians 2:16, Colossians 2:17
25Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
Numbers 31:24, Leviticus 11:40, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 14:8, Numbers 31:24
26"'Every animal which parts the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
27Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 11:20, Leviticus 11:23, Leviticus 11:20, Leviticus 11:23
28He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25
29"'These are they which are unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,
Leviticus 11:41, Leviticus 11:42, Leviticus 11:41, Leviticus 11:42, Psalms 17:13
30the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
31These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25, Leviticus 11:8, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25
32On whatever any of them falls when they are dead, it shall be unclean; whether it is any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel it is, with which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it will be clean.
Leviticus 15:12, Leviticus 15:12, Titus 3:5, Titus 3:5, Titus 2:14
33Every earthen vessel, into which any of them falls, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it.
Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 15:12, Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 15:12, Jeremiah 48:38
34All food which may be eaten, that on which water comes, shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
Titus 1:15, Proverbs 15:8, Proverbs 21:27, Proverbs 21:4, Proverbs 28:8
35Everything whereupon part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you.
2 Corinthians 5:1, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Leviticus 11:33, Leviticus 6:28, Leviticus 15:12
36Nevertheless a spring or a cistern in which water is a gathered shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.
John 4:14, Zechariah 13:1, John 4:14, Zechariah 13:1
37If part of their carcass falls on any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.
1 Corinthians 15:37, 1 John 3:9, 1 Peter 1:23, 1 John 5:18, 1 Corinthians 15:37
38But if water is put on the seed, and part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you.
39"'If any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 15:7, Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:11, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 11:24
40He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 22:8, Ezekiel 44:31, Leviticus 22:8, Ezekiel 44:31, Deuteronomy 14:21
41"'Every creeping thing that creeps on the earth is an abomination. It shall not be eaten.
Leviticus 11:29, Leviticus 11:29, Leviticus 11:23, Leviticus 11:20, Leviticus 11:23
42Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
Isaiah 65:25, 2 Corinthians 11:3, Titus 1:12, John 8:44, Matthew 23:23
43You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps, neither shall you make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled thereby.
Leviticus 20:25, Leviticus 20:25, Leviticus 11:41, Leviticus 11:42, Leviticus 11:41
44For I am the Lord your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.
Exodus 20:2, Exodus 20:2, 1 Peter 1:15, 1 Peter 1:16, Leviticus 19:2
45For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
Leviticus 11:44, Leviticus 11:44, Exodus 20:2, Exodus 20:2, Exodus 6:7
46"'This is the law of the animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,
Leviticus 7:37, Leviticus 14:54, Ezekiel 43:12, Leviticus 15:32, Leviticus 7:37
47to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.'"
Leviticus 10:10, Leviticus 10:10, Ezekiel 44:23, Ezekiel 44:23, Romans 14:13

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