Leviticus 11:7
And the swine, because he parts the hoof, and is cloven footed, but does not chew the cud, he is unclean to you.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
6And the hare, because she chews the cud but does not part the hoof, she is unclean to you.
8Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch, they are unclean to you.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 14:8and the swine, because he parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, he is unclean to you. Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch.
Isaiah 66:3He who slaughters an ox is as he who kills a man. He who sacrifices a lamb, as he who breaks a dog's neck. He who offers an oblation, [as] swine's blood. He who burns frankincense, as he who blesses an idol. Yea, they have chosen t
Matthew 7:6Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, lest they trample them by their feet, and having turn back may lacerate you.
Luke 15:15And having gone, he was joined to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 11:2-9
Distinction of Meats. ( b. c. 1490.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is… Read the whole commentary →