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Leviticus 11:4 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" “‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you. "
Leviticus 11:4
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2 “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.
3 Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.
4 “‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.
5 The hyrax, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.
6 The hare, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.
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Leviticus 11:1
"The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,"
Leviticus 11:2
"“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."
Leviticus 11:3
"Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat."
Leviticus 11:5
"The hyrax, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you."
Leviticus 11:6
"The hare, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you."
Leviticus 11:7
"The pig, because it has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you."
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