Leviticus 11:2
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
- 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.
- WEB
- “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.
- ASV
- Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
- DARBY
- Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the animals which ye shall eat of all the beasts which are on the earth.
- BLB
- “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘This [is] the living thing that you⁺ may eat from among all the beasts that [are] on the earth:
- ÅB
- Tal til Israels barn og si: Dette er de dyr som dere kan spise av alle firføtte dyr på jorden:
- OTB
- "Tal til israelittene og si: 'Blant alle dyrene som lever på land, er dette de dere kan spise:
- B1930
- Tal til Israels barn og si: Dette er de dyr som I kan ete av alle firføtte dyr på jorden:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 9:10
Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.
Read in contextLeviticus 11:11
They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
Read in contextMatthew 15:11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 14:3–21
Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
Read in contextDaniel 1:8
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
Read in contextLeviticus 11:34
Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
Read in contextRomans 14:14–15
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Read in contextLeviticus 11:4
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
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