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Leviticus 11:30

the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

  • KJV King James Version

    And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 11:30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and…

Lev 11:30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.

Ver. 30. The chameleon.] A very fearful creature, and therefore easily turning himself into sundry colours. Carnal fear puts men upon unwarrantable shifts. See Zep 3:13.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the ferret,.... Whatever creature is here meant, it…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 30. The ferret] אנקה anakah, from אנק anak,…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Lev 11:30. And the mole — The Hebrew word…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Chameleon, feeds upon air, and assumes various colours. (Pliny,…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the ferret--the Hebrew word is thought by some to…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 30. The ferret — Hebrew anakah. It is agreed…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 30. For the four words which follow see R.V.…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (30) And the ferret.—The ancient legal authorities explain this…
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