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What does Leviticus 11:6 mean?
"The hare, because she chews the cud but doesn’t part the hoof, she is unclean to you."
— Leviticus 11:6 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.
“‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.
The cony, because he chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.
The hare, because she chews the cud but doesn’t part the hoof, she is unclean to you.
The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn’t chew the cud, he is unclean to you.
Of their meat you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.
“‘These you may eat of all 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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