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Leviticus 11:10 Explained in Context

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Verse 10. And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:

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This verse classifies water creatures lacking fins and scales as prohibited.

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  • Leviticus 11:9-12

Place Leviticus 11:10 inside 11:9-12. This verse classifies water creatures lacking fins and scales as prohibited. Its surrounding procedure or case makes the larger point: Sea and river creatures with fins and scales may be eaten; those without are prohibited and their carcasses are avoided.

Why It Needs Context

Leviticus 11:9-12 must remain the teaching frame because this verse classifies water creatures lacking fins and scales as prohibited without completing the unit's reasoning.

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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.

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Exact location: Leviticus 11:9-12, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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