Leviticus 11:7

Leviticus 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
• New International Version (NIV)And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the swine, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.

Context of Leviticus 11:7

5The rock badger is unclean to you because it chews the cud even though its hoof is not divided. 6The hare is unclean to you because it chews the cud even though its hoof is not divided. The 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. 9“‘These you can eat from all creatures that are in the water: Any creatures in the water that have both fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat.

Leviticus 11:7 word by word

וְאֶת־הַ֠חֲזִיר כִּֽי־מַפְרִ֨יס פַּרְסָ֜ה ה֗וּא וְשֹׁסַ֥ע שֶׁ֙סַע֙ פַּרְסָ֔ה וְה֖וּא גֵּרָ֣ה לֹֽא־יִגָּ֑ר טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the swineחֲזִירchăzîyr · swineH2386
• though he divideפָּרַסpâras · to divideH6536
• the hoofפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• and be clovenfootedשֶׁ֫סַעshesa‛ · cleftH8157
• and be clovenfootedשָׁסַעshâsa‛ · to cleaveH8156
• yet he chewethגָּרַרgârar · to drag/chew/sawH1641
• not the cudגֵּרָהgêrâh · cudH1625
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:7

• Deuteronomy 14:8Also the pig is ritually impure to you; though it has divided hooves, it does not chew the cud. You may not eat their meat or even touch their remains.
• Isaiah 65:4They sit among the tombs and keep watch all night long. They eat pork, and broth from unclean sacrificial meat is in their pans.
• Isaiah 66:3The one who slaughters a bull also strikes down a man; the one who sacrifices a lamb also breaks a dog’s neck; the one who presents an offering includes pig’s blood with it; the one who offers incense also praises an idol. They have decided to behave this way; they enjoy these disgusting practices.
• Matthew 7:6Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.
• Luke 8:33So the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd of pigs rushed down the steep slope into the lake and drowned.
• Luke 15:15So he went and worked for one of the citizens of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
• 2 Peter 2:18For by speaking high-sounding but empty words they are able to entice, with fleshly desires and with debauchery, people who have just escaped from those who reside in error.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And the swine - חזיר chazir, one of the most gluttonous, libidinous, and filthy quadrupeds in the universe; and, because of these qualities, sacred to the Venus of the Greeks and Romans, and the Friga of our Saxon ancestors; and perhaps on these accounts forbidden, as well as on account of its flesh being strong and difficult to digest, affording a very gross kind of aliment, apt to produce cutaneous, scorbutic, and scrofulous disorders, especially in hot…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7He divide the hoof … - It is cloven-footed and completely, etc. See Leviticus 11:3 note. Of all the quadrupeds of which the Law forbids the flesh to be eaten, the pig seems to have been regarded as the most unclean. Compare the marginal references. Several other nations have agreed with the Hebrews in this respect: the reason being that its flesh is unwholesome, especially in warm climates.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-8Some scholars think people avoided ceremonially unclean animals for health reasons. But evidence does not support this suggestion. Horse meat, for instance, is as healthy as beef, yet it was "unclean" because the horse does not have a split hoof (see Leviticus 11:2–3). These rules existed because an unclean animal was not suitable as an offering to God. So, it was likewise not suitable as food for God's people. Jesus proclaimed all foods clean for…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 11:7

• Cud
• Food
• Goat
• Hoof
• Sanitation
• Swine

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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