They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsand they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination.
They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
They shall be even an abomination unto you: of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase ye shall have in abomination.
yea, an abomination they are to you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and their carcase ye abominate.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentLeviticus — A holy people before a holy God. Five offerings, a priesthood, a purity code — and at the centre, a single day that carries the sins of a year to a cleansed Most Holy Place.
- Author
- Moses — receives these laws at Sinai; the repeated formula is ‘the LORD spake unto Moses, saying’
- Date
- Composed during Israel's year at Sinai (15th–13th century BC)