Leviticus 11:5
3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
4 But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
7 And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for 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
- The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
- KJV
- And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
- WEB
- The hyrax, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.
- ASV
- And the coney, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.
- DARBY
- and the rock-badger, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs it shall be unclean unto you;
- BLB
- And the rock badger, though it [is] bringing up the cud, but the hoof it [is] not dividing—it [is] unclean to you⁺.
- ÅB
- og fjellgrevlingen, for den tygger vel drøv, men har ikke klover, den skal være uren for dere,
- OTB
- Klippedassen, selv om den tygger drøv, har ikke kløvd hov; den er uren for dere.
- B1930
- og fjellgrevlingen, for den tygger vel drøv, men har ikke klover, den skal være uren for eder,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
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the rock badgers are creatures of little power, yet they make their homes in the rocks;
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But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
Read in contextRomans 2:18–24
if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
Read in context2 Timothy 3:5
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
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They die in their youth, among the male shrine prostitutes.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:18–19
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
Read in contextTitus 1:16
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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