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Leviticus 11:11

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Leviticus 11:11 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 11:11

They shall be even an abomination to you
This is repeated again and again, to deter from the eating of such fishes, lest there should be any desire after them:

ye shall not eat of their flesh,
here mention is made of the flesh of fishes, as is by the apostle, ( 1 Corinthians 15:39 ) . Aben Ezra observes, that their wise men say, this is according to the usage of words in those ages:

but you shall have their carcasses in abomination;
not only abstain from eating them and touching them, but to express the utmost aversion to them.

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Leviticus 11:11 In-Context

9 "Among the creatures that live in the water of the seas and streams, you may eat any that have fins and scales.
10 But anything that doesn't have fins and scales, whether in seas or streams, whether small creatures in the shallows or huge creatures in the deeps, you are to detest.
11 Yes, detest them. Don't eat their meat; detest their carcasses.
12 Anything living in the water that doesn't have fins and scales is detestable to you.
13 "These are the birds you are to detest. Don't eat them. They are detestable: eagle, vulture, osprey,
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.

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