The Meaning of Leviticus 11:41 Explained

Leviticus 11:41

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

YLT: 'And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten;

Darby: And every crawling thing which crawleth on the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Leviticus 11:41 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 11

1  What animals may be eaten
4  and what may not be eaten
9  What fishes
13  What fowls
29  The creeping things which are unclean

What do the individual words in Leviticus 11:41 mean?

And every creeping thing that creeps on the earth [shall be] an abomination it not shall be eaten
וְכָל־ הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץ עַל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ שֶׁ֥קֶץ ה֖וּא לֹ֥א יֵאָכֵֽל

וְכָל־  And  every 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ  creeping  thing 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁרֶץ  
Sense: teeming or swarming things, creepers, swarmers.
הַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץ  that  creeps 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁרַץ  
Sense: (Qal) to teem, swarm, multiply.
הָאָ֑רֶץ  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
שֶׁ֥קֶץ  [shall  be]  an  abomination 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁקֶץ  
Sense: detestable thing or idol, an unclean thing, an abomination, detestation.
יֵאָכֵֽל  shall  be  eaten 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.

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