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Leviticus 11:41

Leviticus 11:41
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth,.... Nothing is called a creeping thing, as Jarchi says, but what is low, has short feet, and is not seen unless it creeps and moves: and "every…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Leviticus 11:20-42

Here is the law, 1. Concerning flying insects, as flies, wasps, bees, etc.; these they might not eat (Lev 11:20), nor indeed are they fit to be eaten; but there were several sorts of locusts which in…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Leviticus 11:41-44

This would come appropriately as a conclusion to the rules about eating, after Lev 11:11. Cp. Eze 8:10 f.

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