Leviticus 11:1

Clean and Unclean Animals

1 The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them, ¹

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 spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,

2 “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:

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

4 But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

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

Cross References

• 1. (Deuteronomy 14:1–21; Acts 10:9–16)