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Scripture Texts

English Translation

and they shall be abhorrent to you; you may not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall detest.

Hebrew Text (Torah)

יא וְשֶׁקֶץ, יִהְיוּ לָכֶם; מִבְּשָׂרָם לֹא תֹאכֵלוּ, וְאֶת-נִבְלָתָם תְּשַׁקֵּצוּ.

Greek Text (Septuagint)

11 καὶ βδελύγματα ἔσονται ὑμῖν, ἀπὸ τῶν κρεῶν αὐτῶν οὐκ ἔδεσθε καὶ τὰ θνησιμαῖα αὐτῶν βδελύξεσθε·

Theological Classification

Torah Portion (Parashah) Shemini
Sefer HaChinuch Number #156
Mishneh Torah (Maimonides)
Holiness (Buch 5)
Section: Forbidden Foods
Systematic Category (P119f) Food

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