Leviticus Chapter 11 verse 26 Holy Bible
Every beast which parteth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, is unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
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Every beast, in the horn of whose foot there is not a complete division, and whose food does not come back, is unclean to you: anyone touching one of these will be unclean.
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Every beast that hath cloven hoofs, but not feet quite split open, nor cheweth the cud, shall be unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
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The carcasses of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
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The carcasses of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean to you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
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"'Every animal which parts the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
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even every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and the cud is not bringing up -- unclean they `are' to you; any one who is coming against them is unclean.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) The carcases of every beast.--The construction of this text constituted one of the differences between the Pharisees and the Sadducees during the second Temple. According to the Pharisees, or the National Church in the time of Christ, the phrase "that toucheth them" in the last part of this verse refers to "the carcases" of the unclean animals spoken of in the preceding verse. It was only when an unclean animal was dead, whether death was owing to natural causes, design, or accident, that contact with its body defiled (see Leviticus 11:8; Leviticus 11:31); but when alive, unclean animals were freely used. Hence camels, asses, horses, &c, were employed in daily life, though unclean (1Chronicles 12:40; Zechariah 14:15; Matthew 21:2; Luke 13:15, &c.). The Authorised Version rightly expresses this sense by inserting "the carcases" in italics at the beginning of the verse, thus showing that "them" in the latter part of the verse refers to the bodies of unclean animals when dead. Indeed some MSS. have actually "that toucheth their carcases," instead of "that toucheth them." The Sadducees, however, took the expression "them" to refer to the living unclean animals, and hence maintained that touching the body of any animal described in this dietary list as unclean defiled. The difference which this interpretation of the text produced in the domestic life and social intercourse of the Jews can hardly be described, since, according to the doctrine of the Sadducees, it was exceedingly difficult to remain undefiled as soon as one of them stepped outside their dwellings. . . . Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAllלְֽכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyanimalsהַבְּהֵמָ֡ה (hab·bə·hê·māh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animalthatאֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thathave hoovesפַּרְסָ֜ה (par·sāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 6541: A claw, split hoofthat are splitמַפְרֶ֨סֶת (map̄·re·seṯ)Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singularStrong's 6536: To break in pieces, to split, distributebut notאֵינֶ֣נָּה (’ê·nen·nāh)Adverb | third person feminine singularStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particlecompletely dividedשֹׁסַ֗עַת (šō·sa·‘aṯ)Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularStrong's 8157: A fissureand do notאֵינֶ֣נָּה (’ê·nen·nāh)Adverb | third person feminine singularStrong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particlechewמַעֲלָ֔ה (ma·‘ă·lāh)Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singularStrong's 5927: To ascend, in, activelythe cudוְגֵרָה֙ (wə·ḡê·rāh)Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 1625: The cudare unclean for you.טְמֵאִ֥ים (ṭə·mê·’îm)Adjective - masculine pluralStrong's 2931: UncleanWhoever touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַ (han·nō·ḡê·a‘)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strikethemבָּהֶ֖ם (bā·hem)Preposition | third person masculine pluralStrong's Hebrew will be unclean.יִטְמָֽא׃ (yiṭ·mā)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2930: To be or become uncleanJump to PreviousAnimal Animals Beast Carcasses Chew Cheweth Chews Cloven Cloven-Footed Complete Completely Cud Divide Divided Divideth Dividing Division Feet Food Foot Hoof Hoofs Horn Open Parteth Parts Split Touches Toucheth Touching Unclean