Leviticus 11:5

Leviticus 11:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
• New International Version (NIV)The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the rock hyrax, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;

Context of Leviticus 11:5

3Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat. 4Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you. And the coney, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you. 6And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you. 7And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:5 word by word

וְאֶת־הַשָּׁפָ֗ן כִּֽי־מַעֲלֵ֤ה גֵרָה֙ ה֔וּא וּפַרְסָ֖ה לֹ֣א יַפְרִ֑יס טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• cudגֵּרָהgêrâh · cudH1625
• hoofפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:5

• Psalms 104:18The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
• Proverbs 30:26The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;
• Job 36:14They die in youth, And their lifeperisheth among the unclean.
• Matthew 7:26And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
• Romans 2:18and knowest his will, and approvest the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law,
• Philippians 3:18For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
• 2 Timothy 3:5holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The coney - שפן shaphan, not the rabbit, but rather a creature nearly resembling it, which abounds in Judea, Palestine, and Arabia, and is called by Dr. Shaw daman Israel, and by Mr. Bruce ashkoko. As this creature nearly resembles the rabbit, with which Spain anciently abounded, Bochart supposes that the Phoenicians might have given it the name of שפניה spaniah, from the multitude of שפנים shephanim (or spanim, as others pronounce it) which were found…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5The coney - The Old English name for a rabbit. The animal meant is the Hyrax Syriacus. It bears some resemblance to the guinea-pig or the marmot, and in its general appearance and habits Proverbs 30:26; Psalm 104:18, it might easily be taken for a rodent. But Cuvier discovered that it is, in its anatomy, a true pachyderm, allied to the rhinoceros and the tapir, inferior to them as it is in size. He cheweth the cud - The Hyrax has the same habit as the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The rock badger and the rabbit do not actually chew cud, even though it looks like they do. They are ceremonially unclean because they lack split hooves.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-73-7. Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud--Ruminating animals by the peculiar structure of their stomachs digest their food more fully than others. It is found that in the act of chewing the cud, a large portion of the poisonous properties of noxious plants eaten by them, passes off by the salivary glands. This power of secreting the poisonous effects of vegetables, is said to be particularly remarkable in cows and goats…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 11:5

• Coney
• Cud
• Food
• Goat
• Hoof
• Sanitation

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Commentaries on Leviticus 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings