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BeginningLeviticus 11:9Apply one clear test to creatures in seas and rivers.“‘You may eat of all these that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may eat. v9 · WEB
In the commentaryClean and Unclean Creatures
Check for fins and scales
1 Both fins and scales
2 No fins or scales
Do not eat itLeviticus 11:10–11Anything in seas or rivers without fins and scales is detestable; do not eat it.All that don’t have fins and scales in the seas and rivers, all that move in the waters, and all the living creatures that are in the waters, they… v10 · WEB
In the commentaryClean and Unclean Creatures
All Keep the distinction
Leviticus 11:9–12Fins and scales mark permitted food“‘You may eat of all these that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may eat. v9 · WEB
In the commentaryClean and Unclean Creatures
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