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You must never eat their meat or even touch their dead bodies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall regard them as detestable; you shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an abomination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and they shall be detestable to you; you may not eat <i>any</i> of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and they shall be abhorrent to you; you may not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall detest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and they shall be abhorrent to you; you may not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall detest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and they shall be detestable to you; you may not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall detest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They shall be hated things to you. You may not eat their meat; you shall detest their carcasses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to remain abhorrent to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must abhor their carcasses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They are to remain detestable to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must detest their carcasses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcases ye shall have in abomination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They must remain disgusting to you. Never eat their meat. Consider their dead bodies disgusting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Such creatures must be considered unclean. You must not eat them or even touch their dead bodies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They are to remain detestable for you. You are not to eat of their meat and you are to detest their carcasses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Since they are detestable to you, you must not eat their meat and their carcass you must detest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and you detest them. You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They shall be even an abomination to you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abomination.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and you shall detest them. You shall not eat of their meat, and you shall detest their carcasses. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />indeed, they are an abomination to you; you do not eat of their flesh, and you detest their carcass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> yea, an abomination they are to you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and their carcase ye abominate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they shall be an abomination to you: from their flesh ye shall, not eat, and their carcasses ye shall abhor.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And detestable : their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and detestable; their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and shall always be loathsome to you. Their meat you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall loathe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and detestable they shall remain. Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall regard as detestable.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall declare unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You will not eat from their flesh and their carcasses shall be unclean.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and they shall be a detestable thing unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in detestation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall abhor their carcases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/11-11.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=2481" 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">10</span>But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">They shall be</a> <a href="/hebrew/8263.htm" title="8263: wə·še·qeṣ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Detestation, detestable thing. From shaqats; filth, i.e. an idolatrous object.">an abomination</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">to you;</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.">you must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ṯō·ḵê·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: mib·bə·śā·rām (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">their meat,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8262.htm" title="8262: tə·šaq·qê·ṣū (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp) -- To detest, make detestable. A primitive root; to be filthy, i.e. to loathe, pollute.">and you must detest</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: niḇ·lā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">their carcasses.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.…<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/14-10.htm">Deuteronomy 14:10</a></span><br />but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.<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="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14-15</a></span><br />“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” / The voice spoke to him a second time: “Do not call anything impure that God has made clean.”<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="/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="/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/7-2.htm">Genesis 7:2</a></span><br />You are to take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate; a pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a></span><br />“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Hosea 9:3</a></span><br />They will not remain in the land of the LORD; Ephraim will return to Egypt and eat unclean food in Assyria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-8.htm">1 Corinthians 8:8</a></span><br />But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do.<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="/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3-4</a></span><br />Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things. / But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a></span><br />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">They shall be even an abomination to you; you shall not eat of their flesh, but you shall have their carcasses in abomination.</p><p class="hdg">no references listed for this verse.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/7-20.htm">Abhorrent</a> <a href="/amos/5-10.htm">Abominate</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-10.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-8.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-8.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-8.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-8.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-10.htm">Detest</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-10.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">Detestation</a> <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-8.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-11.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-8.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-9.htm">Used</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/leviticus/11-12.htm">Abhorrent</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Abominate</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-12.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Bodies</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Carcase</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Carcasses</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Detest</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-12.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Detestation</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-12.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/leviticus/12-3.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Food</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-34.htm">Meat</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-13.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>They shall be an abomination to you;</b><br>In the context of <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a>, God is providing dietary laws to the Israelites, distinguishing between clean and unclean animals. The term "abomination" signifies something that is detestable or loathsome. This strong language underscores the importance of holiness and separation from practices that are not in alignment with God's commands. The use of "abomination" is consistent with other parts of the Old Testament where certain practices or objects are considered detestable to God (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/7-25.htm">Deuteronomy 7:25-26</a>). This reflects the broader theme of holiness found throughout Leviticus, where God's people are called to be set apart.<p><b>you must not eat their meat,</b><br>The prohibition against eating certain animals is part of the dietary laws given to Israel. These laws served multiple purposes, including health, hygiene, and the symbolic representation of purity. By abstaining from unclean animals, the Israelites were reminded of their covenant relationship with God and their distinct identity as His chosen people. This command also reflects the broader biblical principle of obedience to God's law, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">Deuteronomy 14:3-21</a>, where similar dietary restrictions are reiterated.<p><b>and you must detest their carcasses.</b><br>The command to detest the carcasses of unclean animals emphasizes the need for ritual purity. Contact with dead bodies, particularly those of unclean animals, rendered a person ceremonially unclean, requiring purification rituals (<a href="/leviticus/11-24.htm">Leviticus 11:24-28</a>). This reflects the broader biblical theme of life and death, where death is associated with impurity and separation from God. The detestation of carcasses can also be seen as a type of Christ, who, in His death and resurrection, overcame the impurity of death and provided a way for believers to be cleansed and made holy (<a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Hebrews 9:13-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The prophet and leader of the Israelites, who received the laws from God, including dietary laws.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/aaron.htm">Aaron</a></b><br>Moses' brother and the first high priest, who helped communicate God's laws to the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who were given these dietary laws to set them apart from other nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where God gave Moses the laws, including the dietary restrictions found in Leviticus.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The setting where the Israelites wandered and received the laws before entering the Promised Land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The dietary laws were given to set the Israelites apart as a holy nation. As Christians, we are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness and distinctiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites were required to obey God's laws as a sign of their covenant relationship. Today, obedience to God's Word remains a vital aspect of our faith journey.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_abomination.htm">Understanding Abomination</a></b><br>The term "abomination" (Hebrew: "sheqets") indicates something detestable or repulsive. It reminds us to detest sin and anything that separates us from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_discernment.htm">Spiritual Discernment</a></b><br>While the specific dietary laws are not binding on Christians, the principle of discernment in what we consume—physically and spiritually—remains relevant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>The New Testament teaches that dietary laws no longer separate believers. We are united in Christ, and our focus should be on love and unity rather than dietary practices.<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/does_god_disapprove_of_eating_shrimp.htm">Does God disapprove of eating shrimp?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_acts_10_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">If Leviticus 11 is God's eternal command, why does Acts 10:9-16 appear to contradict these dietary laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_deuteronomy_14_8_ban_pork.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8 forbids eating pork, but it is consumed safely today. What is the rationale behind this prohibition?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_peter's_vision_contradict_leviticus_11.htm">Acts 10:9-16 - Does Peter's vision about eating unclean animals contradict Leviticus 11 and God's previous dietary laws?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/11-11.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">They shall be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְי֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an abomination</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֶׁ֖קֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·še·qeṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">to you;</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">you must not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</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">eat</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹאכֵ֔לוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·ḵê·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their meat,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבְּשָׂרָם֙</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bə·śā·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you must detest</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּשַׁקֵּֽצוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·šaq·qê·ṣū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8262.htm">Strong's 8262: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be filthy, to loathe, pollute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their carcasses.</span><br /><span class="heb">נִבְלָתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(niḇ·lā·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> </span><span class="str2">A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/11-11.htm">Leviticus 11:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11-11.htm">Leviticus 11:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/11-11.htm">Leviticus 11:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11-11.htm">Leviticus 11:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11-11.htm">Leviticus 11:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/11-11.htm">Leviticus 11:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/11-11.htm">Leviticus 11:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/11-11.htm">Leviticus 11:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/11-11.htm">Leviticus 11:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/11-11.htm">Leviticus 11:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/11-11.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 11:11 And you detest them (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/11-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 11:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/11-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 11:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:12" /></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>