Textus Receptus Bibles
Geneva Bible 1560/1599
| 11:1 | After, the Lord spake vnto Moses and to Aaron, saying vnto them, |
| 11:2 | Speake vnto the children of Israel, and say, These are the beastes which yee shall eate, among all the beasts that are on the earth. |
| 11:3 | Whatsoeuer parteth the hoofe, and is clouen footed, and cheweth the cudde, among the beastes, that shall ye eate. |
| 11:4 | But of them that chewe the cud, or deuide the hoofe onely, of them yee shall not eate: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, and deuideth not ye hoofe, he shall be vncleane vnto you. |
| 11:5 | Likewise the conie, because he cheweth the cud and deuideth not the hoofe, he shall bee vncleane to you. |
| 11:6 | Also the hare, because he cheweth the cud, and deuideth not the hoofe, he shalbe vncleane to you. |
| 11:7 | And the swine, because he parteth ye hoofe and is clouen footed, but cheweth not the cud, he shalbe vncleane to you. |
| 11:8 | Of their flesh shall yee not eate, and their carkeise shall yee not touch: for they shall bee vncleane to you. |
| 11:9 | These shall ye eate, of all that are in the waters: whatsoeuer hath finnes and skales in ye waters, in the seas, or in the riuers, them shall ye eate. |
| 11:10 | But all that haue not finnes nor skales in the seas, or in the riuers, of all that moueth in the waters, and of al liuing things that are in the waters, they shalbe an abomination vnto you. |
| 11:11 | They, I say, shalbe an abomination to you: ye shall not eate of their flesh, but shall abhorre their carkeis. |
| 11:12 | Whatsoeuer hath not fins nor skales in the waters, that shalbe abomination vnto you. |
| 11:13 | These shall ye haue also in abomination among the foules, they shall not be eaten: for they are an abomination, the eagle, and the goshauke, and the osprey: |
| 11:14 | Also the vultur, and the kite after his kinde, |
| 11:15 | And all rauens after their kinde: |
| 11:16 | The ostrich also, and the night crowe, and the seameaw, and the hauke after his kinde: |
| 11:17 | The litle owle also, and the connorant, and the great owle. |
| 11:18 | Also the redshanke and the pelicane, and the swanne: |
| 11:19 | The storke also, the heron after his kinde, and the lapwing, and the backe: |
| 11:20 | Also euery foule that creepeth and goeth vpon all foure, such shalbe an abomination vnto you. |
| 11:21 | Yet these shall ye eate: of euery foule that creepeth, and goeth vpon all foure which haue their feete and legs all of one to leape withal vpon the earth, |
| 11:22 | Of them ye shall eate these, the grashopper after his kinde, and the solean after his kinde, the hargol after his kinde, and the hagab after his kind. |
| 11:23 | But al other foules that creepe and haue foure feete, they shalbe abomination vnto you. |
| 11:24 | For by such ye shalbe polluted: whosoeuer toucheth their carkeis, shalbe vncleane vnto the euening. |
| 11:25 | Whosoeuer also beareth of their carkeis, shall wash his clothes, and be vncleane vntil euen. |
| 11:26 | Euery beast that hath clawes deuided, and is not clouen footed, nor cheweth the cud, such shalbe vncleane vnto you: euery one that toucheth them, shalbe vncleane. |
| 11:27 | And whatsoeuer goeth vpon his pawes among all maner beastes that goeth on all foure, such shalbe vncleane vnto you: who so doth touch their carkeis shalbe vncleane vntil the euen. |
| 11:28 | And he that beareth their carkeis, shall wash his clothes, and be vncleane vntill the euen: for such shalbe vncleane vnto you. |
| 11:29 | Also these shalbe vncleane to you amog the things that creepe and moue vpon the earth, the weasell, and the mouse, and the frog, after his kinde: |
| 11:30 | Also the rat, and the lizard, and the chameleon, and the stellio, and the molle. |
| 11:31 | These shall be vncleane to you among all that creepe: whosoeuer doeth touch them when they be dead, shalbe vncleane vntil the euen. |
| 11:32 | Also whatsoeuer any of the dead carkeises of them doth fall vpon, shalbe vncleane, whether it be vessel of wood, or rayment, or skinne, or sacke: whatsoeuer vessel it be that is occupied, it shalbe put in the water as vncleane vntil the euen, and so be purified. |
| 11:33 | But euery earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoeuer is within it shalbe vncleane, and ye shall breake it. |
| 11:34 | Al meate also that shalbe eaten, if any such water come vpon it, shalbe vncleane: and all drinke that shalbe drunke in al such vessels shalbe vncleane. |
| 11:35 | And euery thing that their carkeis fall vpon, shalbe vncleane: the fornais or the pot shalbe broken: for they are vncleane, and shalbe vncleane vnto you. |
| 11:36 | Yet the fountaines and welles where there is plentie of water shalbe cleane: but that which toucheth their carkeises shalbe vncleane. |
| 11:37 | And if there fal of their dead carkeis vpon any seede, which vseth to be sowe, it shalbe cleane. |
| 11:38 | But if any water be powred vpon ye seede, and there fal of their dead carkeis thereon, it shall be vncleane vnto you. |
| 11:39 | If also any beast, whereof ye may eate, die, he that toucheth the carkeis thereof shall be vncleane vntil the euen. |
| 11:40 | And he that eateth of the carkeis of it, shall wash his clothes and be vncleane vntil the euen: he also that beareth the carkeis of it, shall wash his clothes, and be vncleane vntil the euen. |
| 11:41 | Euery creeping thing therefore that creepeth vpon the earth shalbe an abomination, and not be eaten. |
| 11:42 | Whatsoeuer goeth vpon the breast, and whatsoeuer goeth vpon al foure, or that hath many feete among all creeping thinges that creepe vpon the earth, ye shall not eate of them, for they shalbe abomination. |
| 11:43 | Ye shall not pollute your selues with any thing that creepeth, neither make your selues vncleane with them, neither defile your selues thereby: ye shall not, I say, be defiled by them, |
| 11:44 | For I am the Lord your God: be sanctified therefore, and be holy, for I am holy, and defile not your selues with any creeping thing, that creepeth vpon the earth. |
| 11:45 | For I am the Lord that brought you out of the lande of Egypt, to be your God, and that you should be holy, for I am holy. |
| 11:46 | This is the law of beasts, and of foules, and of euery liuing thing that moueth in the waters, and of euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth: |
| 11:47 | That there may be a difference betweene the vncleane and cleane, and betweene the beast that may be eaten, and the beast that ought not to be eaten. |
Geneva Bible 1560/1599
The Geneva Bible is one of the most influential and historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James translation by 51 years. It was the primary Bible of 16th century Protestantism and was the Bible used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne, and John Bunyan. The language of the Geneva Bible was more forceful and vigorous and because of this, most readers strongly preferred this version at the time.
The Geneva Bible was produced by a group of English scholars who, fleeing from the reign of Queen Mary, had found refuge in Switzerland. During the reign of Queen Mary, no Bibles were printed in England, the English Bible was no longer used in churches and English Bibles already in churches were removed and burned. Mary was determined to return Britain to Roman Catholicism.
The first English Protestant to die during Mary's turbulent reign was John Rogers in 1555, who had been the editor of the Matthews Bible. At this time, hundreds of Protestants left England and headed for Geneva, a city which under the leadership of Calvin, had become the intellectual and spiritual capital of European Protestants.
One of these exiles was William Whittingham, a fellow of Christ Church at Oxford University, who had been a diplomat, a courtier, was much traveled and skilled in many languages including Greek and Hebrew. He eventually succeeded John Knox as the minister of the English congregation in Geneva. Whittingham went on to publish the 1560 Geneva Bible.
This version is significant because, it came with a variety of scriptural study guides and aids, which included verse citations that allow the reader to cross-reference one verse with numerous relevant verses in the rest of the Bible, introductions to each book of the Bible that acted to summarize all of the material that each book would cover, maps, tables, woodcut illustrations, indices, as well as other included features, all of which would eventually lead to the reputation of the Geneva Bible as history's very first study Bible.