Leviticus 11:1

1 Then the LORD said 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 Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

2 “Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. “Of all the land animals, these are the ones you may use for food.

3 You may eat any animal that has completely split hooves and chews the cud.

4 You may not, however, eat the following animals that have split hooves or that chew the cud, but not both. The camel chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is ceremonially unclean for you.

5 The hyrax chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean.