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.
• New International Version (NIV)“Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat:
• 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:

Context of Leviticus 11:2

1Adonai spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them, “Speak to Bnei-Yisrael, saying: These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. 3Whatever has a split, divided hoof and chews cud among the animals—that you may eat. 4“Nevertheless, you should not eat of those that only chew cud, or have a split hoof. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof, is unclean to 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 14:3You are not to eat any detestable thing.
• Ezekiel 4:14Then I said, “Ah, Adonai Elohim ! Behold, I have never defiled myself. From my youth up until now have I not eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts. Tainted meat has never come into my mouth.”
• Daniel 1:8But Daniel resolved not to defile himself with the king’s delicacies or with the wine he was drinking, so he entreated the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
• Matthew 15:11It’s not what goes into the mouth that makes the man unholy; but what comes out of the mouth, this makes the man unholy.”
• Mark 7:15There is nothing outside the man that can make him unholy by going into him. Rather, it is what comes out of the man that makes the man unholy.”
• Acts 10:12In it were all sorts of four-footed animals and reptiles and birds of the air.
• Romans 14:2One person has faith to eat anything, but the weak eats only vegetables.
• 1 Timothy 4:4For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving;
• Hebrews 9:10These relate only to food and drink and various washings—regulations for the body imposed until a time of setting things straight.
• Hebrews 13:9Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings, for it is good for the heart to be strengthened by grace—not by foods that have not benefited those occupied by them.

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