Leviticus 11:42 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. ”

Leviticus 11:42 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whatsoever goeth upon the belly - i. e. all footless reptiles, and mollusks, snakes of all kinds, snails, slugs, and worms. “Whatsoever goeth upon all four;” i. e. “creeping things,” or vermin; s...
Leviticus 11:42 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

11 - 15. Ritual Cleanliness and Uncleanliness. Leviticus 11, Animals; Leviticus 12, Childbirth; Leviticus 13, Skin diseases (including tainted garments); Leviticus 14:1-32 , Purgation for skin...
Leviticus 11:42 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Leviticus 11:42 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomi...
Leviticus 11:42 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomi...
Leviticus 11:42 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(Leviticus 11-16) The Law of Clean and Unclean This section deals with the subject of ceremonial uncleanness and the method of its purification. Four main types of uncleanness are referred to, viz...
Leviticus 11:42 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Whatsoever goeth upon the belly. — In explanation of the general statement made in the preceding verse, three classes of creeping things are here adduced. (1) Those which move by the aid of the u...
Leviticus 11:42 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CLEAN AND UNCLEAN ANIMALS, AND DEFILEMENT BY DEAD BODIES Leviticus 11:1-47 WITH chapter 11 begins a new section of this book, extending to the end of chapter 15, of which the subject is the law...
Leviticus 11:42 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now reach the section dealing with the laws of separation. The first movement records the laws concerning health. It is impossible to enter here into any detailed dealing with the particular laws...
Leviticus 11:42 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

One general observation will be all that is necessary to offer on the law, concerning the clean and unclean among the fishes, and the fowls, and the creeping things of the earth. The grand object evi...
Leviticus 11:42 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whatsoever goeth upon the belly ,.... Jarchi's paraphrase is, "whatsoever goeth", as worms and beetles, and the like to them, "upon the belly", this is the serpent; and to go upon the belly is the c...
Leviticus 11:42 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon [all] four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they [are] an abomi...
Leviticus 11:42 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

If any beast die Either of itself, or being killed by some wild beast, in which cases the blood was not poured forth, as it was when they were killed by men either for food or sacrifice. He that e...
Leviticus 11:42 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ANIMALS ALLOWED OR DISALLOWED FOR FOOD (vv. 1-8) Never since the flood has man been commanded to be a vegetarian. After the flood Noah was told, “every moving thing that lives shall be food for yo...
Leviticus 11:42 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. 21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above...
Leviticus 11:42 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Upon the belly, as worms and snakes. Upon all four as toads and divers serpents. More feet, to wit, more than four, as caterpillars, &c.
Leviticus 11:42 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

No Creeping Thing Is To Be Eaten ( Leviticus 11:41-43 ). Having seen examples of what cannot be eaten because of contact with what is unclean we now return to what cannot be eaten. The ban on cree...
Leviticus 11:42 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Food: Permitted and Prohibited SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 11:2 .—These are the beasts which ye shall eat. [For scientific and sanitary information respecting the animals, reptiles, birds, and...
Leviticus 11:42 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 11:2 . The beasts which ye shall eat. The Talmud calls this chapter the Thirteenth class of Prohibitions. From the beginning of the world there was a distinction between clean and unclea...
Leviticus 11:42 - The Biblical Illustrator

These are the beasts which ye shall eat. The clean and the unclean The Mosaic Law attached great importance to meats and drinks: the Christian religion attaches none. The Apostle Peter was show...
Leviticus 11:42 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART III UNCLEANNESS , CEREMONIAL AND MORAL : ITS REMOVAL OR ITS PUNISHMENT SECTION I EXPOSITION THE two preceding parts having made manifest the way of approach to God...
Leviticus 11:42 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of the Smaller Animals. General Precepts.
Leviticus 11:42 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Corinthians 11:13 ; 2 Corinthians 11:3 ; Genesis 3:14 ; Genesis 3:15 ; Isaiah 65:25 ; John 8:44 ; Micah 7:17 ; Matthew 23:23 ; Matthew 3:7 ; Titus 1:12
Leviticus 11:42 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Upon the belly — As worms and snakes, Upon all four — As toads and divers serpents.

Leviticus 11:42 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Leviticus 11:42 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 11:42 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Leviticus 11:42 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Leviticus 11:42 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 11:42 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 11:42 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Leviticus 11:42 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Leviticus 11:42 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 11:42 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Leviticus 11:42 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Leviticus 11:42 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Leviticus 11:42 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 11:42 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 11:42 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Leviticus 11:42 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 11:42 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 11:42 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Leviticus 11:42 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 11:42 - The Biblical Illustrator

Leviticus 11:42 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Leviticus 11:42 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Leviticus 11:42 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 11:42 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes