Leviticus 11:4 KJV

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.

Thou and Ye

  • ye, you more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • What animals were clean and uncleanThese laws seem to have been intended, 1. As a test of the people's obedience, as Adam was forbidden to eat of the tree of knowledge; and to teach them...

Thompson Chains

Topics

  • Animals Clean and unclean
  • Camel Forbidden as food
  • Cud Chewing of, was one of the facts by which ceremonially clean and unclean animals were distinguished
  • Food Things prohibited as food
  • Goat Designated as one of the ceremonially clean animals to be eaten

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Nevertheless אַךְ ʾak אַךְ Affirmation
  • these shall ye not eat אֶת ʾet Object marker זֶה zê Pronoun לֹא lōʾ Negative תֹאכְלוּ tōʾkĕlû אָכַל Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural
  • of them that chew מִמַּעֲלֵי mimmaʿălê עָלָה Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine plural construct · with preposition
  • the cud הַגֵּרָה haggērâ גֵּרָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • or of them that divide וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵי ûmimmaprîsê פָּרַס Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine plural construct · with and, preposition כִּי kî Conjunction
  • the hoof הַפַּרְסָה happarsâ פַּרְסָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • the camel אֶת ʾet Object marker הַגָּמָל haggāmāl גָּמָל Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • because he cheweth מַעֲלֵה maʿălê עָלָה Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine singular construct הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular
  • the cud גֵרָה gērâ גֵּרָה Noun · feminine singular
  • but divideth מַפְרִיס maprîs פָּרַס Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine singular
  • not the hoof וּפַרְסָה ûparsâ פַּרְסָה Noun · feminine singular · with and אֵינֶנּוּ ʾênennû Negative · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • he is unclean טָמֵא ṭāmēʾ טָמֵא Adjective · masculine singular הוּא hûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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