Fins and Scales סְנַפִּ֨יר וְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂת

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Jun 27, 2026 · 2m

We are in chapter eleven of Leviticus with our word for today which is a phrase. סְנַפִּ֨יר וְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂת fins and scales. It is used 5 times in the Old Testament, 3 times in our chapter. Our phrase is part of the list of unclean animals that God instructed his people at that time not to eat. Let’s look at the three uses in our chapter which is also the first time it is used in the Bible. Leviticus 11:1-2, 9-12 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, “Speak to the people of Israel, saying … These you may eat, of all that are in the waters. Everything in the waters that has…