Leviticus 11:6

Leviticus 11:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
• New International Version (NIV)The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the hare, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;

Context of Leviticus 11:6

4However, you must not eat these from among those that chew the cud and have divided hooves: The camel is unclean to you because it chews the cud even though its hoof is not divided. 5The rock badger is unclean to you because it chews the cud even though its hoof is not divided. The hare is unclean to you because it chews the cud even though its hoof is not divided. 7The pig is unclean to you because its hoof is divided (the hoof is completely split in two), even though it does not chew the cud. 8You must not eat from their meat and you must not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.

Leviticus 11:6 word by word

וְאֶת־הָאַרְנֶ֗בֶת כִּֽי־מַעֲלַ֤ת גֵּרָה֙ הִ֔וא וּפַרְסָ֖ה לֹ֣א הִפְרִ֑יסָה טְמֵאָ֥ה הִ֖וא לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the hareאַרְנֶבֶת'arnebeth · hareH768
• because he chewethעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: regurgitateH5927
• the cudגֵּרָהgêrâh · cudH1625
• but dividethפָּרַסpâras · to divideH6536
• not the hoofפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:6

• Deuteronomy 14:7However, you may not eat the following animals among those that chew the cud or those that have divided hooves: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger. (Although they chew the cud, they do not have divided hooves and are therefore ritually impure to you).

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The hare - ארנבת arnebeth, as Bochart and others suppose, from ארה arah, to crop, and ניב nib, the produce of the ground, these animals being remarkable for destroying the fruits of the earth. That they are notorious for destroying the tender blade of the young corn, is well known. It is very likely that different species of these animals are included under the general terms שפן shaphan, and ארנבת arnebeth, for some travelers have observed that there are…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 11:6

• Cud
• Food
• Goat
• Hare
• Hoof
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

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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