Leviticus 11:12
What does Leviticus 11:12 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 11:12 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Anything in the water which has no special parts for swimming and no thin plates on its skin is disgusting to you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`Any one that hath not fins and scales in the waters--an abomination it <FI>is<Fi> to you.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752All that have not fins and scales, in the waters, shall be unclean.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Whatever in the waters hath no fins and scales, that shall be an abomination unto you.
Context
v.11and they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination.
v.12This passage
v.13And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray,
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