“‘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.
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Leviticus 11:4 in context
Leviticus 11:1–7
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The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
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“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.
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Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.
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“‘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.
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The hyrax, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.
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The hare, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.
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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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