Leviticus 11:9-19

9 And these what ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all things that have fins and scales in the waters, and in the seas, and in the brooks, these ye shall eat.

10 And all things which have not fins or scales in the water, or in the seas, and in the brooks, of all which the waters produce, and of every soul living in the water, are an abomination; and they shall be abominations to you.

11 Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall abhor their carcases.

12 And all things that have not fins or scales of those that are in the waters, these are an abomination to you.

13 And these are the things which ye shall abhor of birds, and they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle.

14 And the vulture, and the kite, and the like to it;

15 and the sparrow, and the owl, and the sea-mew, and the like to it:

16 and every raven, and the birds like it, and the hawk and his like,

17 and the night-raven and the cormorant and the stork,

18 and the red-bill, and the pelican, and swan,

19 and the heron, and the lapwing, and the like to it, and the hoopoe and the bat.

Leviticus 11:9-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 11

This chapter treats of creatures clean and unclean, as fit or not fit to be eaten; and first of beasts, whose signs are given, Le 11:1-8 then of fishes, which are likewise described, Le 11:9-12 after that of fowls, and those that are not to be eaten are particularly named, Le 11:13-19 next of creeping things, which are distinguished into two sorts, as flying creeping things, of which those that are unclean, their carcasses are not even to be touched, as neither the carcasses of unclean beasts, Le 11:20-28 and creeping things on the earth, which defile by touching, as well as eating, and make everything unclean, upon which, being dead, they fall, Le 11:29-43 and these laws are enforced from the holiness and goodness of God, Le 11:44,45 and the chapter is concluded with a recapitulation of them, Le 11:46,47.