Leviticus 11:8
“Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they are vncleane to you.”
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Leviticus 11:8 Context
6And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but diuideth not the hoofe, he is vncleane vnto you. 7And the swine, though he diuide the hoofe, and be clouen footed, yet hee cheweth not the cud: he is vncleane to you. 8Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they are vncleane to you. 9¶ These shal ye eat, of all that are in the waters: whatsoeuer hath finnes and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the riuers, them shall ye eate. 10And all that haue not finnes nor scales in the seas, and in the riuers, of all that moue in the waters, and of any liuing thing which is in the waters, they shalbe an abomination vnto you:
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Other Translations for Leviticus 11:8
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they [are] unclean to you.
- King James Version
'You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Their flesh may not be used for food, and their dead bodies may not even be touched; they are unclean to you.
- Basic English Bible
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they shall be unclean unto you.
- Darby Bible
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
- Webster's Bible
Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.
- World English Bible
`Of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come -- unclean they [are] to you.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Leviticus 11:8
11:8 Ye shall not touch - Not in order to eating, as may be gathered by comparing this with #Gen 3:3|. But since the fat and skins of some of the forbidden creatures were useful, for medicinal and other good purposes, and were used by good men, it is not probable that God would have them cast away. Thus God forbad the making of images, #Exo 20:4|, not universally, but in order to the worshipping them, as Christian interpreters agree.