Leviticus 11:9

These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that has little fins and scales, as much in the sea, as in the rivers and ponds, you shall eat.

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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

8The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.

10But whatever does not have fins and scales, of those things that live and move in the waters, shall be abominable to you,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 14:9These you shall eat out of all that dwells in the waters: whatever has fins and scales, you shall eat.

Galatians 5:6For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision prevails over anything, but only faith which works through charity.

1 John 5:2In this way, we know that we love those born of God: when we love God and do his commandments.

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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