Leviticus 11:41 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

“All creatures that swarm upon the earth are detestable; they shall not be eaten.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And everything that creeps on the ground and [multiplies in] swarms shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

American Standard Version (1901)

And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

Common English Bible

Every creature that swarms on the earth is detestable; it must not be eaten.

Catholic Public Domain Version

All that creeps across the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it taken up as food.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

All that creepeth upon the earth shall be abominable: neither shall it be taken for meat.

Leviticus 11:41 Cross References

Genesis 1:20

And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.”

Genesis 7:21

And all flesh died that moved on the earth, birds, domestic animals, wild animals, all swarming creatures that swarm on the earth, and all human beings;

Leviticus 11:20

“All winged insects that walk upon all fours are detestable to you.

Leviticus 11:23

But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you.

Leviticus 11:29

“These are unclean for you among the creatures that swarm upon the earth: the weasel, the mouse, lizards of every kind,

Leviticus 11:42

Whatever moves on its belly and whatever moves on all fours or whatever has many feet, all the creatures that swarm upon the earth you shall not eat, for they are detestable.