Then God said, ‘Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.’
Leviticus 11:43 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Do not become contaminated by any creature that swarms; do not become unclean or defiled by them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You shall not make yourselves loathsome and abominable [by eating] any swarming thing that [multiplies by] swarms, neither shall you make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled by them. American Standard Version (1901) Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby. Common English Bible Do not make yourselves detestable by means of any swarming creatures. Do not make yourselves unclean with them or be made unclean by them. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not be willing to contaminate your souls, nor shall you touch any of these, lest you become unclean. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do not defile your souls, nor touch aught thereof, lest you be unclean, |
Then God said, ‘Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.’
Every creature perished #– #those that crawl on the earth, birds, livestock, wildlife, and those that swarm on the earth, as well as all mankind.
Therefore you are to distinguish the clean animal from the unclean one, and the unclean bird from the clean one. Do not become contaminated by any land animal, bird, or whatever crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.
or whoever touches any swarming creature that makes him unclean or any person who makes him unclean #– #whatever his uncleanness #– #