Leviticus 11:5

And the rock-badger, for the same reason, is unclean to you.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

In Context

4But, at the same time, of those beasts, you may not take for food the camel, because its food comes back but the horn of its foot is not parted in two; it is unclean to you.

6And the hare, because the horn of its foot is not parted in two, is unclean to you.

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Cross References

Psalms 104:18The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.

Matthew 7:26And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;

Philippians 3:18For there are those, of whom I have given you word before, and do so now with sorrow, who are haters of the cross of Christ;

Titus 1:16They say that they have knowledge of God, while by their acts they are turning their backs on him; they are hated by all, hard-hearted, and judged to be without value for any good work.

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 →

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