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 to Moses and Aaron: 2“Tell the Israelites: You may eat all these kinds of land animals. You may eat any animal with divided hooves and that chews the cud. 4But among the ones that chew the cud or have divided hooves you are not to eat these: camels, though they chew the cud, do not have divided hooves — they are unclean for you; 5hyraxes, though they chew the cud, do not have hooves — they are unclean for you;

Leviticus 11:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whatsoever partethפָּרַסpâras · to divideH6536
• the hoofפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• and is clovenfootedשֶׁ֫סַעshesa‛ · cleftH8157
• and is clovenfootedשָׁסַעshâsa‛ · to cleaveH8156
• chewethעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: regurgitateH5927
• the cudגֵּרָהgêrâh · cudH1625
• among the beastsבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• that shall ye eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:3

• Psalms 1:1How happy is the one who does not walk in the advice of the wicked or stand in the pathway with sinners or sit in the company of mockers!
• Proverbs 9:6Leave inexperience behind, and you will live; pursue the way of understanding.
• 2 Corinthians 6:17Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord; do not touch any unclean thing, and I will welcome you.
• Deuteronomy 6:6These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart.
• Deuteronomy 16:3Do not eat leavened bread with it. For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread with it, the bread of hardship — because you left the land of Egypt in a hurry — so that you may remember for the rest of your life the day you left the land of Egypt.
• Psalms 1:2Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night.
• Proverbs 2:1My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,
• Acts 17:11The people here were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, since they received the word with eagerness and examined the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.
• 1 Timothy 4:15Practice these things; be committed to them, so that your progress may 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