Leviticus 11:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.”

Leviticus 11:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Leviticus 11:42 in 6 Bible Translations

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Leviticus 11:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Whatever 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.”

Leviticus 11:42 — World English Bible

Leviticus 11:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all fours, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. ”

Leviticus 11:42 — American Standard Version

Leviticus 11:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“any thing going on the belly, and any going on four, unto every multiplier of feet, to every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth--ye do not eat them, for they <FI>are<Fi> an abomination;”

Leviticus 11:42 — Young's Literal Translation

Leviticus 11:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Whatever goeth on the belly, and whatever goeth on all four, and all that have a great many feet, of every manner of crawling thing which crawleth on the earth — these ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. ”

Leviticus 11:42 — Darby Translation

Leviticus 11:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Whatsoeuer goeth vpon the breast, and whatsoeuer goeth vpon al foure, or that hath many feete among all creeping thinges that creepe vpon the earth, ye shall not eate of them, for they shalbe abomination.”

Leviticus 11:42 — Geneva Bible

Leviticus 11:42 in Context — Leviticus 11

40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

44 For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

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What Does Leviticus 11:42 Mean?

Leviticus 11:42 is a verse from the Book of Leviticus, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Leviticus chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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