Leviticus 11:10
and anything that does not have fins and scales in the seas, and in the brooks, of any teeming creature of the waters, and of any creature which lives, which [is] in the waters—they [are] an abomination to you;
Literal Standard Version
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In Context
11indeed, they are an abomination to you; you do not eat of their flesh, and you detest their carcass.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:3You do not eat any abomination;
Proverbs 13:20Whoever is walking with wise men is wise, || And a companion of fools suffers evil.
Revelation 21:8But to fearful, and unsteadfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part [is] in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”
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 →