Leviticus 11:27

27 "Every four-footed animal that goes on its paws is unclean for you; if you touch its carcass you are unclean until evening.

Leviticus 11:27 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 11:27

Whatsoever goeth upon his paws
Or "the palms" F4 of his hands; meaning such creatures, whose feet are not divided into two parts, but into many, like the fingers of an hand, as apes, lions, bears, wolves, foxes, dogs, cats

among all manner of beasts that go on [all] four;
this is added, to distinguish them from fowl, such as are clean; who walk but on two feet, though their feet are divided into fingers or talons, and may be called hands on which they walk:

these [are] unclean unto you:
and as they might not be eaten, so neither touched, as follows:

whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even;
(See Gill on Leviticus 11:24).


FOOTNOTES:

F4 (wypk le) "super volas suas", Pagninus, Montanus, "super manus suas", Munster, Tigurine version, Drusius.

Leviticus 11:27 In-Context

25 If you pick up one of their carcasses you must wash your clothes and you'll be unclean until evening.
26 "Every animal that has a split hoof that's not completely divided, or that doesn't chew the cud is unclean for you; if you touch the carcass of any of them you become unclean.
27 "Every four-footed animal that goes on its paws is unclean for you; if you touch its carcass you are unclean until evening.
28 If you pick up its carcass you must wash your clothes and are unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
29 "Among the creatures that crawl on the ground, the following are unclean for you: weasel, rat, all lizards,
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