Bible Strands
Leviticus 11:46
This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator addresses Israel immediately after commanding them to be holy because God is holy. This statement functions as the formal conclusion to the dietary purity regulations just presented.
The words — זֹאת (zot) translates literally to "this," while תּוֹרָה (torah) means "law" or "legal procedure," framing the preceding details as binding instruction.
The thread — This closing formula appears identically in Leviticus 7:37, 14:54, and 15:32 to mark the end of distinct regulatory sections.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to treat the animal classifications as fixed boundaries rather than optional customs. The text demands practical obedience to the clean and unclean distinctions just detailed.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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:
Cross-references
- Leviticus 7:37 This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering, the guilt offering, the ordination offering, and the peace offering,
- Leviticus 14:54 This is the law for any infectious skin disease, for a scaly outbreak,
- Leviticus 15:32 This is the law of him who has a discharge, of the man who has an emission of semen whereby he is unclean,
- Ezekiel 43:12 This is the law of the temple: All its surrounding territory on top of the mountain will be most holy. Yes, this is the law of the temple.