Leviticus 11:1

1 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 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 "Tell the Israelites this: 'These are the land animals you may eat:

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

4 "'Some animals only chew the cud or only have split hoofs, and you must not eat them. The camel chews the cud but does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you.

5 The rock badger chews the cud but does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you.