Leviticus 11:1

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

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

2 "Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, `These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof and is cloven-footed and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat, of those that chew the cud or of those that divide the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but divideth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you;

5 and the coney, because he cheweth the cud but divideth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you;