Leviticus 11:2
“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,
3You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:4But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
Leviticus 11:11They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
Leviticus 11:21However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
Leviticus 11:34Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.
Leviticus 11:41Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
Deuteronomy 14:4These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,
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 →