King James Version
Leviticus 11:3 in the King James Version says “Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted , and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted , and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.”
Leviticus 11:3 · KJV
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.
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted , and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
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.
And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“Whatsoever parteth”
H6536to break in pieces, i.e., (usually without violence) to split, distribute
“and cheweth”
H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
“among the beasts”
H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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