The hare, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.
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Leviticus 11:6 in context
Leviticus 11:3–9
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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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You shall not eat their meat. You shall not touch their carcasses. They are unclean to you.
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“‘You may eat of all these that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may eat.
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