Leviticus 11:8
What does Leviticus 11:8 mean?
A plain-English look at Leviticus 11:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Their flesh may not be used for food, and their dead bodies may not even be touched; they are unclean to you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`Of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come--unclean they <FI>are<Fi> to you.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they shall be unclean unto you.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Colossians 2:16
Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day:
- Colossians 2:21
Handle not, nor taste, nor touch
- Mark 7:18
And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Perceive ye not, that whatsoever from without goeth into the man, it cannot defile him;
- Romans 14:14
I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: save that to him who accounteth anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
- Acts 15:29
that ye abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication; from which if ye keep yourselves, it shall be well with you. Fare ye well.
- Acts 10:28
and he said unto them, Ye yourselves know how it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to join himself or come unto one of another nation; and yet unto me hath God showed that I should not call any man common or unclean:
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