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: Here are the kinds of land animals you may eat: all animals that have completely divided hoofs and that also chew their cud. 4However, from those that either chew their cud or have divided hoofs, these are the kinds you must never eat: You must never eat camels. (Camels are unclean because they chew their cud but do not have divided hoofs.) 5You must never eat rock badgers. (Rock badgers are unclean because they chew their cud but do not have divided hoofs.)

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 1:1Blessed is the person who does not follow the advice of wicked people, take the path of sinners, or join the company of mockers.
• Proverbs 9:6Stop being gullible and live. Start traveling the road to understanding.”
• 2 Corinthians 6:17The Lord says, “Get away from unbelievers. Separate yourselves from them. Have nothing to do with anything unclean. Then I will welcome you.”
• Deuteronomy 6:6Take to heart these words that I give you today.
• Deuteronomy 16:3Never eat leavened bread with the meat from this sacrifice. Instead, for seven days you must eat unleavened bread at this festival. (It is the bread of misery because you left Egypt in a hurry.) Eat this bread so that, as long as you live, you will remember the day you left Egypt.
• Psalms 1:2Rather, he delights in the teachings of the Lord and reflects on his teachings day and night.
• Proverbs 2:1My son, if you take my words ⌞to heart⌟ and treasure my commands within you,
• Acts 17:11The people of Berea were more open-minded than the people of Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive God’s message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was true.
• 1 Timothy 4:15Practice these things. Devote your life to them so that everyone can see your progress.

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