Parallel Verses

Amplified

You shall not eat their meat nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.

New American Standard Bible

You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.

King James Version

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

Holman Bible

Do not eat any of their meat or touch their carcasses—they are unclean for you.

International Standard Version

You are not to eat their flesh or even touch their carcasses. They are to be unclean for you."

A Conservative Version

Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch, they are unclean to you.

American Standard Version

Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

Bible in Basic English

Their flesh may not be used for food, and their dead bodies may not even be touched; they are unclean to you.

Darby Translation

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they shall be unclean unto you.

Julia Smith Translation

From their flesh ye shall not eat, and upon their carcass ye shall not touch; they are unclean to you.

King James 2000

Of their flesh shall you not eat, and their carcass shall you not touch; they are unclean to you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You must not eat from their meat, and you must not touch their dead body--they are unclean for you.

Modern King James verseion

You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall not touch their dead body. They are unclean to you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Of their flesh see that ye eat not, and their carcasses see that ye touch not for they are unclean to you.

NET Bible

You must not eat from their meat and you must not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.

New Heart English Bible

Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.

The Emphasized Bible

Of their flesh, shall ye not eat, and, their carcase, shall ye not touch, - unclean, they are to you.

Webster

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

World English Bible

Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.

Youngs Literal Translation

Of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come -- unclean they are to you.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
בּשׂר 
Basar 
Usage: 270

shall ye not eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

נבלה 
N@belah 
Usage: 48

shall ye not touch
נגע 
Naga` 
Usage: 150

טמא 
Tame' 
Usage: 88

References

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

Clean And Unclean Animals

7 And the swine, because it divides the hoof and makes a split hoof, but does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you. 8 You shall not eat their meat nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you. 9 ‘These you may eat, whatever is in the water: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, these you may eat;


Cross References

Isaiah 52:11


Depart, depart, go out from there (the lands of exile),
Touch no unclean thing;
Go out of the midst of her (Babylon), purify yourselves,
You who carry the articles of the Lord [on your journey from there].

Hebrews 9:10

For they [the gifts, sacrifices, and ceremonies] deal only with [clean and unclean] food and drink and various ritual washings, [mere] external regulations for the body imposed [to help the worshipers] until the time of reformation [that is, the time of the new order when Christ will establish the reality of what these things foreshadow—a better covenant].

Leviticus 5:2

Or if someone touches any [ceremonially] unclean thing—whether the carcass of an unclean wild animal or the carcass of an unclean domestic animal or the carcass of unclean creeping things—even if he is unaware of it, he has become unclean, and he will be guilty.

Hosea 9:3


They will not remain in the land of the Lord,
But Ephraim will return to [another] Egypt [in bondage]
And they will eat [ceremonially] unclean food in Assyria.

Matthew 15:11

It is not what goes into the mouth of a man that defiles and dishonors him, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles and dishonors him.”

Matthew 15:20

These are the things which defile and dishonor the man; but eating with [ceremonially] unwashed hands does not defile the man.”

Mark 7:2

and they had seen that some of His disciples ate their bread with [ceremonially] impure hands, that is, unwashed [and defiled according to Jewish religious ritual].

Mark 7:15

there is nothing outside a man [such as food] which by going into him can defile him [morally or spiritually]; but the things which come out of [the heart of] a man are what defile and dishonor him.

Mark 7:18

And He said to them, “Are you, too, so foolish and lacking in understanding? Do you not understand that whatever goes into the man from outside cannot defile and dishonor him,

Acts 10:10-15

but he became hungry and wanted something to eat. While the meal was being prepared he fell into a trance;

Acts 10:28

He said to them, “You know that it is unlawful for a Jewish man to associate with or befriend a Gentile, or to visit him; and yet God has shown me that I am not to call anyone common or [ceremonially] unclean.

Acts 15:29

that you abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from [consuming] blood, and from [eating the meat of] things that have been strangled, and from sexual impurity. If you keep yourselves from these things, you will do well. Farewell.”

Romans 14:14-17

I know and am convinced [as one] in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean [ritually defiled, and unholy] in itself; but [nonetheless] it is unclean to anyone who thinks it is unclean.

Romans 14:21

It is good [to do the right thing and] not eat meat or drink wine, or do anything that offends your brother and weakens him spiritually.

1 Corinthians 8:8

Now food will not commend us to God nor bring us close to Him; we are no worse off if we do not eat, nor are we better if we do eat.

2 Corinthians 6:17


“So come out from among unbelievers and be separate,” says the Lord,
And do not touch what is unclean;
And I will graciously receive you and welcome you [with favor],

Ephesians 5:7

So do not participate or even associate with them [in the rebelliousness of sin].

Ephesians 5:11

Do not participate in the worthless and unproductive deeds of darkness, but instead expose them [by exemplifying personal integrity, moral courage, and godly character];

Colossians 2:16

Therefore let no one judge you in regard to food and drink or in regard to [the observance of] a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day.

Colossians 2:21-23

“Do not handle [this], do not taste [that], do not [even] touch!”?

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