Leviticus 11:20 (YLT)

Passage

`Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four--an abomination it <FI>is<Fi> to you.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:18 and the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

Leviticus 11:19 and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

Leviticus 11:20 `Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four--an abomination it <FI>is<Fi> to you.

Leviticus 11:21 `Only--this ye do eat of any teeming thing which is flying, which is going on four, which hath legs above its feet, to move with them on the earth;

Leviticus 11:22 these of them ye do eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the beetle after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "teeming", "creature", "flying", "going", "four--an", and "abomination". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "teeming" and "creature", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 19's "and the stork the heron after its..." into verse 21's "Only--this ye do eat of any teeming...", so "teeming" and "creature" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "teeming" and "creature" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.