Leviticus 11:3

Leviticus 11:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
• New International Version (NIV)You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud—that you may eat.

Context of Leviticus 11:3

1The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them, 2“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat: You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud. 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. 5The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:3 word by word

כֹּ֣ל׀ מַפְרֶ֣סֶת פַּרְסָ֗ה וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת שֶׁ֙סַע֙ פְּרָסֹ֔ת מַעֲלַ֥ת גֵּרָ֖ה בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה אֹתָ֖הּ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

• You may eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• anyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• animalבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• a splitשֶׁ֫סַעshesa‛ · cleftH8157
• a splitפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• ·פָּרַסpâras · to divideH6536
• completely dividedשָׁסַעshâsa‛ · to cleaveH8156
• and that chewsעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: regurgitateH5927
• the cudגֵּרָהgêrâh · cudH1625

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:3

• Psalms 1:1Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
• Proverbs 9:6Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
• 2 Corinthians 6:17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
• Deuteronomy 6:6These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
• Deuteronomy 16:3You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt.
• Psalms 1:2But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
• Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
• Acts 17:11Now the Bereans were more noble-minded than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if these teachings were true.
• 1 Timothy 4:15Be diligent in these matters and absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed - These two words mean the same thing - a divided hoof, such as that of the ox, where the hoof is divided into two toes, and each toe is cased with horn. Cheweth the cud - Ruminates; casts up the grass, etc., which had been taken into the stomach for the purpose of mastication. Animals which chew the cud, or ruminate, are provided with two, three or four stomachs. The ox has four: in the first or largest…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Parteth … - Rather, is clovenfooted and completely separates the hoofs.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3these ones you may eat: The Israelites considered animals with split hooves that chew cud to be "normal" and ceremonially clean (see also Deuteronomy 14:3–21).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 11:3

• Animals
• Cud
• Food
• Goat
• Hoof
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Beast
• Clean
• Food
• Hoof
• Paw
• Unclean
• Atonement, Day of
• Chew; Cud
• Cloven

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