KJV King James Version
These also [shall be] unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
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Leviticus 11:29
These also [shall be] unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
WEB World English Bible
“‘These are they which are unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,
ASV American Standard Version
And these are they which are unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And this is to you the unclean among the teeming things which are teeming on the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after its kind,
Surrounding context — Leviticus 11
26 [The carcases] of every beast which divideth the hoof, and [is] not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, [are] unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on [all] four, those [are] unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they [are] unclean unto you.
29 These also [shall be] unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
31 These [are] unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
32 And upon whatsoever [any] of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether [it be] any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel [it be], wherein [any] work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
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וְזֶ֤הH2088 · zehthisלָכֶם֙H9036 · khemyouהַטָּמֵ֔אH2931 · ta.meuncleanבַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץH8318 · she.retsswarmהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץH8317 · sha.ratsto swarmעַל־H5921 · aluponהָאָ֑רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetהַחֹ֥לֶדH2467 · cho.ledweaselוְהָעַכְבָּ֖רH5909 · akh.barmouseוְהַצָּ֥בH6632 · tsavlitterלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃H4327 · minkind
Cross-references
Leviticus 11:41-42And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth [shall be] an abomination; it shall not be eaten.Psalm 10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart’s desire, and blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth.Haggai 2:6For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it [is] a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry [land];John 6:66From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.Luke 12:15And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.Psalm 17:13-14Arise, O LORD, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, [which is] thy sword:Philippians 3:19Whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is their] belly, and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.)Isaiah 66:17They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one [tree] in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD.Ephesians 4:14That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;Hebrews 13:5[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.Colossians 3:5Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:2 Timothy 3:2-5For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,Luke 16:14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.Leviticus 11:20-21All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you.John 6:26Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.
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