Leviticus 11:23
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. | All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you. | But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and every | וְכֹל֙ | ve-KHOL | H3605 | allכֹּל (kol) 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606) |
| the swarming thing of | שֶׁ֣רֶץ | SHE-retz | H8318 | swarmשֶׁ֫רֶץ (she.rets) 1) teeming or swarming things, creepers, swarmers 1a) of insects, animals, small reptiles, quadrupeds |
| the wing | הָע֔וֹף | ha-'of | H5775 | birdעוֹף (oph) 1) flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds 1a) fowl, birds 1b) winged insects Aramaic equivalent: oph (עוֹף "bird" H5776) |
| which | אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a-SHER- | H0834A | whichאֲשֶׁר (a.sher) A: 1) (relative part.) 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which 2) (adv) 2a) where 3) (conj) 3a) in that, inasmuch as 3b) on account of C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which 2) from (the place) where 3) from (the fact) that, since D: Kaph+ 1) (conj.), according as, as, when 1a) according to that which, according as, as 1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since 1c) with a temporal force: when |
| four | אַרְבַּ֣ע | 'ar-BA' | H0702 | fourאַרְבַּע (ar.ba) four |
| feet | רַגְלָ֑יִם | rag-LA-yim | H7272 | footרְגַל (re.gal) foot Aramaic of re.gel (רֶ֫גֶל "foot" H7272) |
| [is] a detestable thing | שֶׁ֥קֶץ | SHE-ketz | H8263 | detestationשֶׁ֫קֶץ (she.qets) detestable thing or idol, an unclean thing, an abomination, detestation |
| it | ה֖וּא | hu' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.