Leviticus 11:3

Every beast parting the hoof and making divisions of two claws, and chewing the cud among beasts, these ye shall eat.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

In Context

2Speak ye to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat of all beasts that are upon the earth.

4But of these ye shall not eat, of those that chew the cud, and of those that part the hoofs, and divide claws; the camel, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 16:3Thou shalt not eat leaven with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread with it, bread of affliction, because ye came forth out of Egypt in haste; that ye may remember the day of your coming forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life.

Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive the utterance of my commandment, and hide it with thee; 1

Proverbs 9:6Leave folly, that ye may reign forever; 1 And seek wisdom, 1 And improve understanding by knowledge. 1

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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