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Leviticus 11:1–6

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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.
And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
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From verse 2

  1. Hebrews 9:10Rank 1 from verse 2
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    10Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

  2. Leviticus 11:11Rank 2 from verse 2
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    11They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

  3. Matthew 15:11Rank 3 from verse 2
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    11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

  4. 1 Timothy 4:4–6Rank 4 from verse 2
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    4For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

    5For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

    6If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained.

  5. Acts 10:12–14Rank 5 from verse 2
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    12Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

    13And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.

    14But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean.

  6. Daniel 1:8Rank 6 from verse 2
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    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.

  7. Deuteronomy 14:3–21Rank 7 from verse 2
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    3¶ Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

    4These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

    5The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.

    6And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.

    7Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

    8And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.

    9¶ These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:

    10And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.

    11Of all clean birds ye shall eat.

    12But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

    13And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,

    14And every raven after his kind,

    15And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

    16The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

    17And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,

    18And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

    19And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.

    20But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

    21¶ Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

  8. Ezekiel 4:14Rank 8 from verse 2
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    14Then said I, Ah Lord God! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

  9. Hebrews 13:9Rank 9 from verse 2
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    9Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.

  10. Leviticus 11:13Rank 10 from verse 2
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    13¶ And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

  11. Leviticus 11:21Rank 11 from verse 2
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    21Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

  12. Leviticus 11:29Rank 12 from verse 2
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    29¶ These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,

  13. Leviticus 11:34Rank 13 from verse 2
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    34Of 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.

  14. Leviticus 11:39Rank 14 from verse 2
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    39And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

  15. Leviticus 11:4Rank 15 from verse 2
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    4Nevertheless 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.

  16. Leviticus 11:41–44Rank 16 from verse 2
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    41And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

    42Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

    43Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

    44For I am the Lord your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

  17. Leviticus 11:9Rank 17 from verse 2
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    9¶ These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

  18. Mark 7:15–19Rank 18 from verse 2
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    15There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

    16If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

    17And when he was entered into the house from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

    18And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him;

    19Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

  19. Romans 14:14–15Rank 19 from verse 2
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    14I 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.

    15But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.

  20. Romans 14:2–3Rank 20 from verse 2
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    2For one believeth that he may eat all things: another, who is weak, eateth herbs.

    3Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not; and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God hath received him.

From verse 3

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:17Rank 1 from verse 3
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    17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

  2. Proverbs 2:10Rank 2 from verse 3
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    10¶ When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;

  3. 1 Timothy 4:15Rank 3 from verse 3
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    15Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

  4. Acts 17:11Rank 4 from verse 3
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    11These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

  5. Deuteronomy 16:3–8Rank 5 from verse 3
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    3Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, even the bread of affliction; for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.

    4And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coast seven days; neither shall there any thing of the flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all night until the morning.

    5Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee:

    6But at the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt.

    7And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.

    8Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord thy God: thou shalt do no work therein.

  6. Deuteronomy 6:6–7Rank 6 from verse 3
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    6And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:

    7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

  7. Proverbs 9:6Rank 7 from verse 3
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    6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

  8. Psalms 1:1–2Rank 8 from verse 3
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    1BLESSED is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

    2But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

  9. Proverbs 2:1–2Rank 9 from verse 3
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    1MY son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

    2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;

From verse 5

  1. Proverbs 30:26Rank 1 from verse 5
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    26The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

  2. Psalms 104:18Rank 2 from verse 5
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    18The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

  3. 2 Timothy 3:5Rank 3 from verse 5
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    5Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

  4. Job 36:14Rank 4 from verse 5
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    14They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

  5. Matthew 7:26Rank 5 from verse 5
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    26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

  6. Philippians 3:18–19Rank 6 from verse 5
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    18(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

    19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

  7. Romans 2:18–24Rank 7 from verse 5
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    18And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

    19And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

    20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

    21Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

    22Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege?

    23Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishonourest thou God?

    24For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.

  8. Titus 1:16Rank 8 from verse 5
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    16They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

From verse 6

  1. Deuteronomy 14:7Rank 1 from verse 6
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    7Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

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DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 11:1

COMBINED MEANING

spake

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The past tense of speak: uttered or expressed words, addressed someone, or communicated a matter in words.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 11:2

COMBINED MEANING

speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

children

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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Israel

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The name given to Jacob and, by extension, his descendants, their nation, or the people so called.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 11:3

COMBINED MEANING

whatsoever

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Whatever, anything that, or every thing of the kind or within the condition and scope stated.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

parteth

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Third-person singular present form of part, meaning to divide, separate, depart, or share.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hoof

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The hard horny covering that forms or terminates the foot of certain animals.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

cud

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Food brought back from an animal's stomach to the mouth to be chewed again.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 11:4

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cud

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Food brought back from an animal's stomach to the mouth to be chewed again.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

divide

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1. To apportion, distribute, share, or allot. 2. To separate or distinguish into parts, sides, groups, or portions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hoof

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The hard horny covering that forms or terminates the foot of certain animals.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

camel

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A large desert animal used for riding and bearing burdens.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

unclean

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Not clean; ceremonially unfit; physically foul; or morally defiled or impure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 11:5

COMBINED MEANING

coney

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A small creature that lives among rocks and is described as chewing the cud but not dividing the hoof.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cud

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Food brought back from an animal's stomach to the mouth to be chewed again.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hoof

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The hard horny covering that forms or terminates the foot of certain animals.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

unclean

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Not clean; ceremonially unfit; physically foul; or morally defiled or impure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Leviticus 11:6

COMBINED MEANING

hare

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A long-eared, swift-running animal of the rabbit kind.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

cud

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Food brought back from an animal's stomach to the mouth to be chewed again.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hoof

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The hard horny covering that forms or terminates the foot of certain animals.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

unclean

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Not clean; ceremonially unfit; physically foul; or morally defiled or impure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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11:1AND the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

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11:2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

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11:3Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

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11:4Nevertheless 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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11:5And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

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11:6And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

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11:7And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.

11:8Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

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