KJV King James Version
And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.
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Leviticus 11:6
And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
WEB World English Bible
The hare, because she chews the cud but doesn’t part the hoof, she is unclean to you.
ASV American Standard Version
And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the hare, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof hath not divided—unclean it is to you;
Surrounding context — Leviticus 11
3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
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.
5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.
6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.
7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he [is] unclean to you.
8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they [are] unclean to you.
9 These shall ye eat of all that [are] in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
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וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הָאַרְנֶ֗בֶתH768 · ar.ne.vethareכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforמַעֲלַ֤תH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseגֵּרָה֙H1625 · ge.rahcudהִ֔ואH1931 · huhe/she/itוּפַרְסָ֖הH6541 · par.sahhoofלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotהִפְרִ֑יסָהH6536 · pa.rasto divideטְמֵאָ֥הH2931 · ta.meuncleanהִ֖ואH1931 · huhe/she/itלָכֶֽם׃H9036 · khemyou
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