Leviticus 11:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.”
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“And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the sow, though it is dividing the hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoof, yet the cud it bringeth not up--unclean it <FI>is<Fi> to you.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 11:7 — 8 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 65:4sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
- Isaiah 66:3Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
- Isaiah 66:17“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.
- Matthew 7:6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
- Luke 8:33Then the demons came out of the man and went into the pigs, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and was drowned.
- Luke 15:15So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.
- 2 Peter 2:18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
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