Leviticus 20:25 “You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and…”

Leviticus 20:25

You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.

World English Bible

“‘You shall therefore make a distinction between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean. You shall not make yourselves abominable by animal, or by bird, or by anything with which the ground teems, which I have separated from you as unclean for you.

American Standard Version

Ye shall therefore make a distinction between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by bird, or by anything wherewith the ground teemeth, which I have separated from you as unclean.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore shall ye put difference betweene cleane beastes and vncleane, and betweene vncleane foules and cleane: neither shall ye defile your selues with beastes and foules, nor with any creeping thing, that ye ground bringeth forth, which I haue separated from you as vncleane.

Darby Translation

And ye shall make a separation between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean, and ye shall not make yourselves an abomination by beast, or by fowl, or by anything that creepeth on the ground which I have separated for you, declaring [it] as unclean.

Young's Literal Translation

'And ye have made separation between the pure beasts and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the pure, and ye do not make yourselves abominable by beast or by fowl, or by anything which creepeth [on] the ground which I have separated to you for unclean;

Bible in Basic English

So then, make division between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the clean bird and the unclean: do not make yourselves disgusting by any beast or bird or anything which goes flat on the earth, which has been marked by me as unclean for you.

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Cross references

“put difference”

Leviticus 11:1–47 Deuteronomy 14:3–21 Acts 10:11–15 Acts 10:28 Ephesians 5:7–11

Leviticus 11:1–47 · BSB

The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,

Deuteronomy 14:3–21 · BSB

You must not eat any detestable thing.

Acts 10:11–15 · BSB

He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.

Acts 10:28 · BSB

He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.

Ephesians 5:7–11 · BSB

Therefore do not be partakers with them.

“abominable”

Leviticus 11:43

Leviticus 11:43 · BSB

Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

24But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.

26You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.

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