Leviticus 11:1-8

Clean and Unclean Land Animals

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1} The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: ^{Tools
2} “Tell the Israelites: You may eat^(A) all these kinds of land animals.^(B) ^{Tools
3} You may eat any animal with divided hooves and that chews the cud. ^{Tools
4} But among the ones that chew the cud or have divided hooves you are not to eat these:

the camel,^(C) though it chews the cud,
does not have divided hooves—it is unclean for you;

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5}

the hyrax,^(a)^(D) though it chews the cud,
does not have hooves—it is unclean for you;

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6}

the hare, though it chews the cud,
does not have hooves—it is unclean for you;

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7}

the pig, though it has divided hooves,
does not chew the cud—it is unclean for you.

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8} Do not eat any of their meat or touch their carcasses—they are unclean for you.^(E)

Footnotes:

a. Leviticus 11:5: A rabbit-like animal

Cross references:

A. Leviticus 11:2: Leviticus 11:1-23; Deuteronomy 14:3-21; Daniel 1:3-16; Acts 10:9-16; Acts 11:3; Romans 14:2

B. Leviticus 11:2: Deuteronomy 14:4-21; Acts 10:9-16; Romans 14:14

C. Leviticus 11:4: Genesis 24:64; Genesis 31:34; Deuteronomy 14:7; Jeremiah 2:23; Matthew 19:24; Matthew 23:24; Mark 10:25; Luke 18:25

D. Leviticus 11:5: Deuteronomy 14:7; Psalm 104:18; Proverbs 30:26

E. Leviticus 11:8: Leviticus 7:21; Leviticus 11:24-27; Isaiah 52:11; 2 Corinthians 6:17