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Leviticus 11:3
3Each foot on the animal must have two separate parts. The animal must eat its food and then it must bring the food back into its mouth. And then it must eat the food again. Some animals eat their food twice and they have feet with two parts. You can eat those animals.
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 said to Moses and Aaron, 2‘Some animals walk on the land. Tell Israel's people which of these animals they can eat. Each foot on the animal must have two separate parts. The animal must eat its food and then it must bring the food back into its mouth. And then it must eat the food again. Some animals eat their food twice and they have feet with two parts. You can eat those animals. 4Some animals have feet that have two separate parts. But they do not eat their food twice. Other animals eat their food twice. But their feet do not have two separate parts. You must not eat those animals. The camel eats its food twice. But its feet are not in two separate parts. The people must not eat the camel. 5The rock badger eats its food twice. But its feet are not in two separate parts. They must not eat the rock badger.
Read all of Leviticus 11Leviticus 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 1:1If someone does not do what wicked people tell him to do, if he does not join with sinners, if he does not meet with those who laugh at God, God has blessed that person!
- Proverbs 9:6Leave foolish ways so that you may live. Learn to understand what is right, so that you can do it.’
- 2 Corinthians 6:17And so, the Lord says: ‘Come out from among them and be separate. Do not touch anything that is disgusting. Then I will accept you.’
- Deuteronomy 6:6Always think about these commands that I am giving you today.
- Deuteronomy 16:3At this feast, eat bread that you make without any yeast. For seven days, you must eat bread that you make without yeast. You ate that kind of bread when you had much trouble in Egypt. You had to leave Egypt in a hurry that night. You must eat that bread each year. Then you will always remember the day when you left Egypt.
- Psalms 1:2He is happy when he obeys the Law of the Lord. He thinks about God's Law during the day and at night.
- Proverbs 2:1My child, listen to my teaching. Think about my commands.
- Acts 17:11The Jewish people in Berea were better than the people in Thessalonica. They were happy to listen carefully to Paul. Every day they also studied the Bible. They wanted to know if Paul's message was true.
- 1 Timothy 4:15Be careful to do all these things well. Then everyone will see that you are serving God better and better.
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
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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
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