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

Leviticus 11:41 · KJV

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

— Leviticus 11:41

And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Verse 42

Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon {all} four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they {are} an abomination. {hath...: Heb. doth multiply feet}

Leviticus 11 — Context

And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

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

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. {yourselves abominable: Heb. your souls, etc}

Cross References

Leviticus 11:29

These also {shall be} unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,

Leviticus 11:20

All fowls that creep, going upon {all} four, {shall be} an abomination unto you.

Leviticus 11:23

But all {other} flying creeping things, which have four feet, {shall be} an abomination unto you.