Leviticus 11:9

These you may have for food of all things living in the water: anything living in the water, in the seas or rivers, which has special parts for swimming and skin formed of thin plates, may be used for food.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

8Their flesh may not be used for food, and their dead bodies may not even be touched; they are unclean to you.

10All other things living and moving in the water, in the sea or in the rivers, are a disgusting thing to you;

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 14:9And of the things living in the waters, you may take all those who have wings for swimming with and skins formed of thin plates.

Galatians 5:6Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.

1 John 5:2In this way, we are certain that we have love for the children of God, when we have love for God and keep his laws.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 11:2-9

Distinction of Meats. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is… Read the whole commentary →

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