Leviticus 11:12
Anything in the water which has no special parts for swimming and no thin plates on its skin is disgusting to you.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
In Context
11They may not be used for food, and their dead bodies are disgusting to you.
Cross References
Exodus 8:6And when Aaron put out his hand over the waters of Egypt, the frogs came up and all the land of Egypt was covered with them.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 11:10-20
9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you: 11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination. 12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the… Read the whole commentary →