This verse is essentially a repetition of verse 8, but with the addition of the idea of abomination (two times) from verse 10. Again the Good News Translation rendering, “must be considered unclean,” is not as strong as is desired. For the last part of the verse, some versions may say “Abstain from eating them and avoid all contact with their dead bodies.”

Quoted with permission from Péter-Contesse, René and Ellington, John. A Handbook on Leviticus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1990. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .