Leviticus 11:2

Leviticus 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth:
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. “Of all the land animals, these are the ones you may use for food.

Context of Leviticus 11:2

1The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat: 3You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud. 4“ ‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:2 word by word

דַּבְּר֛וּ אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑ר זֹ֤את הַֽחַיָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאכְל֔וּ מִכָּל־הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Theseזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• the beastsחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
• which ye shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• among all the beastsבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• on the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:2

• Deuteronomy 14:3Do not eat any detestable thing.
• Ezekiel 4:14Then I said, “Not so, Sovereign Lord! I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have never eaten anything found dead or torn by wild animals. No impure meat has ever entered my mouth.”
• Daniel 1:8But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way.
• Matthew 15:11What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”
• Mark 7:15Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.”
• Acts 10:12It contained all kinds of four-footed animals, as well as reptiles and birds.
• Romans 14:2One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables.
• 1 Timothy 4:4For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
• Hebrews 9:10They are only a matter of food and drink and various ceremonial washings—external regulations applying until the time of the new order.
• Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Rather, “These are the animals which ye may eat out of all the beasts;” that is, out of the larger creatures, the quadrupeds, as distinguished from birds and reptiles. See Genesis 1:24. Of quadrupeds, those only might be eaten which completely divided the hoof and chew the cud Leviticus 11:3-8.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. 1-471-2. the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron--These laws, being addressed to both the civil and ecclesiastical rulers in Israel, may serve to indicate the twofold view that is to be taken of them. Undoubtedly the first and strongest reason for instituting a distinction among meats was to discourage the Israelites from spreading into other countries, and from general intercourse with the world--to prevent them acquiring familiarity with the inhabitants of…Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Animal
• Beast
• Clean
• Food
• Paw
• Unclean

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