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it is not to be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“All small animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable; it shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth <i>shall be</i> an abomination; it shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘And every creeping thing that creeps on the earth <i>shall be</i> an abomination. It shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Now every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is detestable, not to be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Now every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is detestable, not to be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Now every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is detestable, not to be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />‘Now every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is detestable; it shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Now everything that swarms on the ground is detestable; it is not to be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“All the creatures that swarm on the earth are abhorrent; they must not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the creatures that swarm on the earth are detestable; they must not be eaten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Any creature that swarms on the ground is disgusting and must not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You must not eat any of the small animals that move on the ground, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Every swarming thing that swarms the land is detestable for you. It is not to be eaten. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Every swarming thing that swarms on the land is detestable; it must not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"'Every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is an abomination. It shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And every creeping animal that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“‘Every creeping thing that creeps on the earth is an abomination. It shall not be eaten. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And every creeping thing creeping the earth, it is abomination; it shall not be eaten.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />41All that creepeth upon the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it be taken for meat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All that creeps across the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it taken up as food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All the creatures that swarm on the ground are loathsome and shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All creatures that swarm upon the earth are detestable; they shall not be eaten.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth is unclean to you; it shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And every creeping thing that creeps on the Earth is defiled to you; you shall not eat it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And every swarming thing that swarmeth upon the earth is a detestable thing; it shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And every reptile that creeps on the earth, this shall be an abomination to you; it shall not be eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/11-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=2706" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/11.htm">Clean and Unclean Animals</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">40</span>Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening. <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Every</a> <a href="/hebrew/8318.htm" title="8318: haš·še·reṣ (Art:: N-ms) -- Swarmers, swarming things. From sharats; a swarm, i.e. Active mass of minute animals.">creature</a> <a href="/hebrew/8317.htm" title="8317: haš·šō·rêṣ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To swarm, teem. A primitive root; to wriggle, i.e. swarm or abound.">that moves</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">along</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/8263.htm" title="8263: še·qeṣ (N-ms) -- Detestation, detestable thing. From shaqats; filth, i.e. an idolatrous object.">is detestable;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: yê·’ā·ḵêl (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">be eaten.</a> </span><span class="reftext">42</span>Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Deuteronomy 14:19-20</a></span><br />All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten. / But you may eat any clean bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12-15</a></span><br />It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. / Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” / “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a></span><br />“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-4.htm">1 Timothy 4:4-5</a></span><br />For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Genesis 7:21-23</a></span><br />And every living thing that moved upon the earth perished—birds, livestock, animals, every creature that swarms upon the earth, and all mankind. / Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died. / And every living thing on the face of the earth was destroyed—man and livestock, crawling creatures and birds of the air; they were blotted out from the earth, and only Noah and those with him in the ark remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a></span><br />“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Ezekiel 8:10</a></span><br />So I went in and looked, and engraved all around the wall was every kind of crawling creature and detestable beast, along with all the idols of the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a></span><br />A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">1 Corinthians 10:25-26</a></span><br />Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-24.htm">Genesis 1:24-25</a></span><br />And God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, land crawlers, and beasts of the earth according to their kinds.” And it was so. / God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">Deuteronomy 14:3-8</a></span><br />You must not eat any detestable thing. / These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, / the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-28.htm">Acts 15:28-29</a></span><br />It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements: / You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-20.htm">Romans 14:20</a></span><br />Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And every creeping thing that creeps on the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/11-20.htm">Leviticus 11:20,23,29</a></b></br> All fowls that creep, going upon <i>all</i> four, <i>shall be</i> an abomination unto you… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/11-23.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Body</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Crawleth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-29.htm">Crawling</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-20.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/genesis/8-19.htm">Creepeth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-29.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/genesis/9-2.htm">Creeps</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-23.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-23.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-33.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-34.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/leviticus/7-9.htm">Flat</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-27.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-31.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/exodus/25-2.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/genesis/7-21.htm">Swarmeth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-31.htm">Swarming</a> <a href="/exodus/8-31.htm">Swarms</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-31.htm">Teeming</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Used</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Animal</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-2.htm">Body</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Crawleth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Crawling</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Creepeth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Creeping</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Creeps</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Eaten</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Flat</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Moves</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Swarmeth</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm">Swarming</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Swarms</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-43.htm">Teeming</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-47.htm">Used</a><div class="vheading2">Leviticus 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-1.htm">What animals may be eaten</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-4.htm">and what may not be eaten</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-9.htm">What fishes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">What fowls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/leviticus/11-29.htm">The creeping things which are unclean</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/leviticus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/leviticus/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Every creature that moves along the ground</b><br>This phrase refers to small animals and insects that crawl or scurry on the earth. In the context of ancient Israel, these creatures were often associated with uncleanliness due to their proximity to the ground and their scavenging nature. The Hebrew term used here can encompass a variety of creatures, including reptiles and insects. This prohibition is part of the broader Levitical laws that distinguish between clean and unclean animals, which were given to the Israelites to maintain ritual purity and to set them apart from other nations. The emphasis on creatures that move along the ground highlights the importance of avoiding contact with what is considered impure or defiling.<p><b>is detestable;</b><br>The term "detestable" is a strong expression indicating that these creatures are considered abominable or loathsome. This language underscores the severity with which God views the consumption of such animals. The use of this term is consistent with other Levitical laws that categorize certain practices and items as detestable, often because they are associated with pagan rituals or practices. The detestability of these creatures is not merely a matter of personal preference but is rooted in divine command, reflecting God's holiness and the call for His people to be holy as well.<p><b>it must not be eaten.</b><br>This command is clear and unequivocal, leaving no room for exceptions. The prohibition against eating these creatures is part of the dietary laws given to the Israelites, which served multiple purposes: promoting health, ensuring ritual purity, and symbolizing the separation of God's people from the surrounding nations. These dietary restrictions also foreshadow the spiritual purity required of believers, pointing to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who declared all foods clean (<a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a>) and emphasized the importance of inner purity over external observance. The command not to eat these creatures is a reminder of the obedience and reverence required in following God's laws.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The recipients of the Levitical laws, including dietary restrictions, as part of their covenant relationship with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The location where God delivered the laws to Moses, including the dietary laws found in Leviticus.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites lived and received these laws during their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_holiness.htm">Understanding Holiness</a></b><br>The dietary laws in Leviticus were part of God's call for Israel to be a holy nation, set apart from other peoples. This teaches us about the importance of living a life that is distinct and dedicated to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God’s Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites were called to obey these laws as a sign of their covenant relationship with God. Today, we are reminded of the importance of obedience to God's Word in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity.htm">Symbolism of Purity</a></b><br>The distinction between clean and unclean animals symbolizes the need for spiritual purity. Believers are called to pursue purity in thought, word, and deed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_in_christ.htm">Freedom in Christ</a></b><br>While the Old Testament laws served a purpose for Israel, Christians are reminded of the freedom found in Christ, who fulfilled the law. This freedom should lead us to live in a way that honors God and loves others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_god's_creation.htm">Respect for God’s Creation</a></b><br>The laws reflect a respect for the order and design of God’s creation. We are called to steward the earth responsibly and with gratitude.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_the_bible_say_insects_have_4_legs.htm">Why does the Bible say insects have four legs when they have six?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_we_reconcile_lev._11_20-23_with_entomology.htm">In Leviticus 11:20-23, insects are described as having four legs. How do we reconcile this with modern entomology?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_ban_finless,_scaleless_creatures.htm">In Leviticus 11:12, all creatures without fins and scales are forbidden. How can this sweeping restriction be justified scientifically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_'creeping_things'_in_the_temple.htm">In Ezekiel 8:10, why would the temple contain images of 'creeping things' if this contradicts the temple's strict laws against idolatry?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(41) <span class= "bld">And every creeping thing.</span>--Besides the eight reptiles which defile by touching their carcase, and which are enumerated in <a href="/context/leviticus/11-29.htm" title="These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,">Leviticus 11:29-30</a>, all other creeping things upon the earth, with the exception of those specified in <a href="/context/leviticus/11-21.htm" title="Yet these may you eat of every flying creeping thing that goes on all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap with on the earth;">Leviticus 11:21-22</a>, are to be treated as an abomination, and must not be eaten, though their carcases do not defile by coming in contact with them. From the fact that the creeping things here proscribed are expressly described as "creeping upon the earth," the administrators of the law during the second Temple concluded that the small worms which do not creep upon the earth do not come within the operation of this prohibition. Hence worms bred in vegetables, fruit, and certain kinds of food are permitted. Thus the worms in figs, dates, and berries, the mites in peas, beans, and lentils, the maggots in cheese, the insects found in the flesh and under the skin of fishes, are not proscribed, and only when they quit the object wherein they have been generated, and creep about upon the ground, are they forbidden. Hence the Chaldee Version of Jonathan renders the passage "and every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you" (<a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm" title="And every creeping thing that flies is unclean to you: they shall not be eaten.">Deuteronomy 14:19</a>) by "and all bees and wasps, and all worms of vegetables and of pulse which leave the objects of food and fly like birds, are unclean unto you."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 41-43.</span> - The last class is that of vermin, which constitute a part of the un-winged creeping class already spoken of (verses 29, 30). <span class="cmt_word">Whatsoever goeth upon the belly</span> indicates snakes, worms, maggots: <span class="cmt_word">whatsoever goeth upon all four</span>, <span class="cmt_word">things that grovel, as moles, rats, hedgehogs; whatsoever</span> hath more feet, or <span class="accented">doth multiply feet</span>, centipedes, caterpillars, spiders. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/11-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Every</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">creature</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·še·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8318.htm">Strong's 8318: </a> </span><span class="str2">A swarm, active mass of minute animals</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that moves</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץ</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šō·rêṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8317.htm">Strong's 8317: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wriggle, swarm, abound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">along</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the ground</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is detestable;</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֥קֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(še·qeṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8263.htm">Strong's 8263: </a> </span><span class="str2">Detestation, detestable thing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be eaten.</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵאָכֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yê·’ā·ḵêl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/11-41.htm">Leviticus 11:41 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11-41.htm">Leviticus 11:41 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/11-41.htm">Leviticus 11:41 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11-41.htm">Leviticus 11:41 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11-41.htm">Leviticus 11:41 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/11-41.htm">Leviticus 11:41 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/11-41.htm">Leviticus 11:41 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/11-41.htm">Leviticus 11:41 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/11-41.htm">Leviticus 11:41 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/11-41.htm">Leviticus 11:41 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/11-41.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 11:41 Every creeping thing that creeps (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/11-40.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 11:40"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:40" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/11-42.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 11:42"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:42" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>