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Leviticus 11:44 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" For I am the LORD your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth. "
Leviticus 11:44
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
42 Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
43 You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps. You shall not make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled by them.
44 For I am the LORD your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.
45 For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46 “‘This is the law of the animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,
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Leviticus 11:1
"The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,"
Leviticus 11:2
"“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth."
Leviticus 11:3
"Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat."
Leviticus 11:4
"“‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you."
Leviticus 11:5
"The hyrax, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you."
Leviticus 11:6
"The hare, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you."
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