Leviticus 11:26
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Leviticus 11:26 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“even every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and the cud is not bringing up--unclean they <FI>are<Fi> to you; any one who is coming against them is unclean.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 11:26 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 14:8Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you, as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.
- Isaiah 52:11Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
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