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Leviticus 11:5

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

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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

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unclean

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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,

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.

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

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.

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.

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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