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Leviticus 11:5
5The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
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.
- 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;
- New Living Translation (NLT)The hyrax chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean.
Context of Leviticus 11:5
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. The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. 6The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. 7And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
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וְאֶת־הַשָּׁפָ֗ן כִּֽי־מַעֲלֵ֤ה גֵרָה֙ ה֔וּא וּפַרְסָ֖ה לֹ֣א יַפְרִ֑יס טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Leviticus 11:5
- Psalms 104:18The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
- Proverbs 30:26hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;
- Job 36:14They die in their youth, among male prostitutes of the shrines.
- Matthew 7:26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
- Romans 2:18if you know his will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
- Philippians 3:18For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
- 2 Timothy 3:5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
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
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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
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