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Leviticus 11:4

“ ‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    “ ‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.

  • KJV King James Version

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

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that only chew the cud, or of them that only part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.

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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 11:4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of…

Lev 11:4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: [as] the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.

Ver. 4. The camel.] The foolish Jews when they saw Mohammed arising in such power, were immediately ready to cry him up for their Messiah. But when they saw him eat of a camel, saith mine author, {a} they were as blank as when they saw the hoped issue of their late Jewish virgin turned to a daughter.

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{a} Dr Hall’s Peacemaker.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The camel was a usual food in Arabia, but…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Nevertheless, these shall ye not eat,.... To whom one…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The camel - An usual food in Arabia, but…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Lev 11:4. The camel — A usual food in…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Divideth not the hoof - The toes of the…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Camel, which hath a hard skin connecting its hoof…
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the camel--It does to a certain extent divide the…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 4. The camel — Some think that this beast…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. The camel’s hoof is parted above but the…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) Nevertheless these shall ye not eat.—As there are…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 4-47. Clean and unclean a lesson on sin.

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