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Leviticus 11:20

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

KJV

Omne de volucribus quod graditur super quatuor pedes, abominabile erit vobis.

Vulgate

Καὶ πάντα τὰ ἑρπετὰ τῶν πετεινῶν ἃ πορεύεται ἐπὶ τέσσερα, βδελύγματά ἐστιν ὑμῖν.

LXX

All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination unto you.

ASV

כֹּ֚ל שֶׁ֣רֶץ הָ/ע֔וֹף הַ/הֹלֵ֖ךְ עַל אַרְבַּ֑ע שֶׁ֥קֶץ ה֖וּא לָ/כֶֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַרְבַּ֥ע
'rb'
adjective · 318×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ע֣וֹף
'vp
noun · 71×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
שֶׁ֣רֶץ
shrts
noun · 15×
שֶׁ֥קֶץ
shqts
noun · 11×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Deut 14:19 — And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
  • Lev 7:21 — Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which