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

3Whatever divides a hoof, thus making split hoofs, and chews the cud, among the animals, that you may eat. 4Nevertheless, you are not to eat of these, among those which chew the cud, or among those which divide the hoof: the camel, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you. Likewise, the shaphan, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you; 6the rabbit also, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you; 7and the pig, for though it divides the hoof, thus making a split hoof, it does not chew cud, it is unclean to you.

Leviticus 11:5 word by word

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

• shaphanשָׁפָןshâphân · rock badgerH8227
• for though it chewsעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: regurgitateH5927
• cudגֵּרָהgêrâh · cudH1625
• it does not divideפָּרַסpâras · to divideH6536
• the hoofפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• it is uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:5

• Psalms 104:18The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.
• Proverbs 30:26The shephanim are not mighty people, Yet they make their houses in the rocks;
• Job 36:14They die in youth, And their life perishes among the cult prostitutes.
• Matthew 7:26Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
• Romans 2:18and know His will and approve the things that are essential, being instructed out of the Law,
• Philippians 3:18For many walk, of whom I often told you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ,
• 2 Timothy 3:5holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these.

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

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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