Leviticus · Chapter 11 King James Version

Leviticus 11:46

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The Scripture

(46) This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Leviticus 11 describes the distinction between clean and unclean animals, instructing Israel to eat only the clean ones and to avoid the blood of unclean creatures. It also commands that the meat be slaughtered carefully, with the entrails removed and the blood poured out. The chapter emphasizes purity and obedience to God's dietary commandments.

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