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Leviticus 11:12

Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

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כֹּ֣לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…אֵֽיןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).ל֛וֹlvotoל֛וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toסְנַפִּ֥ירsenapirfinsסְנַפִּירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fins”, the ordinary formH5579a fin (collectively)fins.וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתveqasqesetand mailקַשְׂקֶשֶׂתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and mail”, the ordinary formH7193a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal)mail, scale.בַּמָּ֑יִםbamayimin waterמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).שֶׁ֥קֶץsheqetsabominableשֶׁקֶץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “abominable”, the ordinary formH8263filth, i.e. (figuratively and specifically) an idolatrous objectabominable(-tion).ה֖וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.לָכֶֽםlakhemtoלָכֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is a detestable thing unto you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Any one that hath not fins and scales in the waters — an abomination it [is] to you.

World English Bible

Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters is an abomination to you.

Darby Translation

Whatever in the waters hath no fins and scales, that shall be an abomination unto you.

Douay-Rheims

All that have not fins and scales, in the waters, shall be unclean.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is a detestable thing unto you.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And all things that have not fins or scales of those that are in the waters, these are an abomination to you.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πάντα ὅσα οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτοῖς πτερύγια, οὐδὲ λεπίδες τῶν ἐν τοῖς ὕδασι, βδέλυγμα τοῦτό ἐστιν ὑμῖν.