Leviticus 11:47

so that you may know the difference between clean and unclean, and so that you may know what you ought to eat, and what you ought to refuse.

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In The King James Version

To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

In Context

46This is the law of animals and flying things, and of every living soul that moves in the waters or creeps upon the land,

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Cross References

Leviticus 10:10And so may you have the knowledge to discern between holy and profane, between polluted and clean.

Malachi 3:18And you shall be converted, and you will see the difference between the just and the impious, and between those who serve God and those who do not serve him.

Romans 14:13Therefore, we should no longer judge one another. Instead, judge this to a greater extent: that you should not place an obstacle before your brother, nor lead him astray.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 11:44-47

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. 45 For I am the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. 46 This is the… Read the whole commentary →

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