Leviticus 11:1

Clean and Unclean Food

1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

Leviticus 11:1 in Other Translations

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,

1 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

1 God spoke to Moses and Aaron:

1 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron:

Leviticus 11:1 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 11:1

And the Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron
The one being the chief magistrate, and the other the high priest, and both concerned to see the following laws put into execution; according to Jarchi, the Lord spoke to Moses that he might speak to Aaron; but being now in office, and one part of his office being to distinguish between clean and unclean, the following discourse is directed equally to him as to Moses:

saying unto them;
as follows.

Leviticus 11:1 In-Context

1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat:

3 You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.

4 “ ‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you.

5 The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.