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

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. 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. The rock badger eats its food twice. But its feet are not in two separate parts. They must not eat the rock badger. 6The rabbit eats its food twice. But its feet are not in two separate parts. They must not eat the rabbit. 7The pig's feet are in two parts. But when the pig eats its food, it does not bring the food back into its mouth. It does not eat it twice. The people must not eat the pig.

Leviticus 11:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the coneyשָׁפָןshâphân · rock badgerH8227
• because he chewethעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: regurgitateH5927
• the cudגֵּרָהgêrâh · cudH1625
• but dividethפָּרַסpâras · to divideH6536
• not the hoofפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:5

• Psalms 104:18The wild goats live high up in the mountains. Rock badgers hide among the rocks.
• Proverbs 30:26Rock badgers are weak animals, but they make their homes among the rocks.
• Job 36:14They die while they are still young. Their lives finish in shame. They live among the male prostitutes who serve false gods.
• Matthew 7:26Other people listen to my message but they do not obey it. Those people are like a fool who built his house on sand.
• Romans 2:18You know what God wants people to do. His Law teaches you what is good and right.
• Philippians 3:18Many people live in a way that shows they do not agree with God's message. I have told you about these people many times before. And now I am crying when I tell you about them. I am very sad, because they speak against Christ's death on the cross.
• 2 Timothy 3:5Those people will seem to be serving God. But really they refuse to accept God's power to help them. You must stay away from people like that.

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

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Beast
• Clean
• Coney
• Food
• Paw
• Unclean
• Atonement, Day of
• Ezekiel
• Genesis

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