Levítico 11:1-8

1 El SEÑOR habló a Moisés y a Aarón, diciéndoles:
2 Hablad a los hijos de Israel, y decidles: "Estos son los animales que podréis comer de entre todos los animales que hay sobre la tierra.
3 "De entre los animales, todo el que tiene pezuña dividida, formando así cascos hendidos, y rumia, éste comeréis.
4 "Sin embargo, de los que rumian o tienen pezuña dividida, no comeréis éstos: el camello, porque aunque rumia no tiene pezuña dividida; será inmundo para vosotros;
5 el damán, porque aunque rumia, no tiene pezuña dividida; será inmundo para vosotros;
6 el conejo, porque aunque rumia, no tiene pezuña dividida; será inmundo para vosotros;
7 y el cerdo, porque aunque tiene pezuña dividida, formando así un casco hendido, no rumia; será inmundo para vosotros.
8 "No comeréis de su carne ni tocaréis sus cadáveres; serán inmundos para vosotros.

Levítico 11:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 11

This chapter treats of creatures clean and unclean, as fit or not fit to be eaten; and first of beasts, whose signs are given, Le 11:1-8 then of fishes, which are likewise described, Le 11:9-12 after that of fowls, and those that are not to be eaten are particularly named, Le 11:13-19 next of creeping things, which are distinguished into two sorts, as flying creeping things, of which those that are unclean, their carcasses are not even to be touched, as neither the carcasses of unclean beasts, Le 11:20-28 and creeping things on the earth, which defile by touching, as well as eating, and make everything unclean, upon which, being dead, they fall, Le 11:29-43 and these laws are enforced from the holiness and goodness of God, Le 11:44,45 and the chapter is concluded with a recapitulation of them, Le 11:46,47.

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