📜WEB · Leviticus 11:9
What does Leviticus 11:9 mean?
"“‘These you may eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may eat."
— Leviticus 11:9 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
The hare, because she chews the cud but doesn’t part the hoof, she is unclean to you.
The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn’t chew the cud, he is unclean to you.
Of their meat you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.
“‘These you may eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may eat.
All that don’t have fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you,
and you shall detest them. You shall not eat of their meat, and you shall detest their carcasses.
Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.
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