the gecko, the crocodile, the lizard, the sand reptile, and the chameleon.
Parallel translations
- WEB the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
- KJV And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
- BSB the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
- NKJV the gecko, the monitor lizard, the sand reptile, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.
- NLT the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.
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Quick answer
More small reptiles are named as unclean. The detailed list shows how comprehensively Israel was to honor God's holiness.
Overview
The gecko, monitor lizard, wall lizard, skink, and chameleon round out the list of unclean crawling creatures. Such specificity left no room for ambiguity in Israel's daily obedience. These laws marked Israel off from the surrounding nations and pointed forward to the call to be holy as God is holy (1 Peter 1:15-16).
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