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it is unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The pig has evenly split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/leviticus/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he <i>is</i> unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/leviticus/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and the swine, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, <i>is</i> unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/leviticus/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the pig, for though it has a divided hoof, and <i>so</i> it shows a split hoof, it does not chew cud; it is unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and the pig, for though it divides the hoof, thus making a split hoof, it does not chew cud, it is unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/leviticus/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and the pig, for though it divides the hoof, thus making a split hoof, it does not chew cud, it is unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/leviticus/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and the pig, for though it divides the hoof, thus making a split hoof, it does not chew cud; it is unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/leviticus/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the swine, because it divides the hoof and makes a split hoof, but does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/leviticus/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />pigs, though they have divided hooves, do not chew the cud—they are unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/leviticus/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the pig, though it has divided hooves, does not chew the cud—it is unclean for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/leviticus/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/leviticus/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/leviticus/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You must never eat pigs. (Because pigs have completely divided hoofs but do not chew their cud, they are also unclean.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/leviticus/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not eat pigs. They must be considered unclean; they have divided hoofs, but do not chew the cud. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/leviticus/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and the pig (because it has divided hooves and is therefore cloven-footed, but it doesn't ruminate its cud, it is to be unclean for you). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/leviticus/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/leviticus/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The pig is unclean to you because its hoof is divided (the hoof is completely split in two), even though it does not chew the cud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/leviticus/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn't chew the cud, he is unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/leviticus/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the swine, though he divideth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/leviticus/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The pig, because it has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/leviticus/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the sow, though it is dividing the hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoof, yet it does not bring up the cud—it [is] unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/leviticus/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the sow, though it is dividing the hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoof, yet the cud it bringeth not up -- unclean it is to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/leviticus/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the swine, for this cleaving the cloven hoof and dividing, divided the cloven hoof, and it will not excite rumination; it is unclean to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/leviticus/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the swine, which, though it divideth the hoof, cheweth not the cud. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/leviticus/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and also the swine, which, though its hoof is divided, does not chew over again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/leviticus/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and the pig, which does indeed have hoofs and is cloven-footed, but does not chew the cud and is therefore unclean for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/leviticus/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The pig, for even though it has divided hoofs and is cleft-footed, it does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/leviticus/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the swine, though it divide the hoof and is cloven-footed, yet it does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/leviticus/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the swine that cleaves its hoof and divides in two and does not chew cud is defiled to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/leviticus/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/leviticus/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the swine, because this <i>animal</i> divides the hoof, and makes claws of the hoof, and it does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/leviticus/11-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWs_V1RyMFo?start=2448" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/leviticus/11.htm">Clean and Unclean Animals</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/2386.htm" title="2386: ha·ḥă·zîr (Art:: N-ms) -- Swine, boar. From an unused root probably meaning to enclose; a hog.">the pig,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">though</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">it has</a> <a href="/hebrew/8157.htm" title="8157: še·sa‘ (N-msc) -- Cleft. From shaca'; a fissure.">a split</a> <a href="/hebrew/6541.htm" title="6541: par·sāh (N-fs) -- A hoof. Feminine of perec; a claw or split hoof.">hoof</a> <a href="/hebrew/6536.htm" title="6536: map̄·rîs (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To break in two, divide. A primitive root; to break in pieces, i.e. to split, distribute.">completely divided,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8156.htm" title="8156: wə·šō·sa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To divide, cleave. A primitive root; to split or tear; figuratively, to upbraid."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6541.htm" title="6541: par·sāh (N-fs) -- A hoof. Feminine of perec; a claw or split hoof."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: wə·hū (Conj-w:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1641.htm" title="1641: yig·gār (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To drag, drag away. A primitive root; to drag off roughly; by implication, to bring up the cud; by analogy, to saw.">chew</a> <a href="/hebrew/1625.htm" title="1625: gê·rāh (N-fs) -- Cud. From garar; the cud.">the cud;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">it is</a> <a href="/hebrew/2931.htm" title="2931: ṭā·mê (Adj-ms) -- Unclean. From tame'; foul in a relig. Sense.">unclean</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">for you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8</a></span><br />as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4</a></span><br />sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3</a></span><br />Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a></span><br />“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-14.htm">Acts 10:14</a></span><br />“No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-28.htm">Acts 10:28</a></span><br />He said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with a foreigner or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-8.htm">Acts 11:8</a></span><br />‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-3.htm">1 Timothy 4:3-5</a></span><br />They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth. / For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a></span><br />“Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a></span><br />A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16-17</a></span><br />Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. / These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/9-10.htm">Hebrews 9:10</a></span><br />They consist only in food and drink and special washings—external regulations imposed until the time of reform.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3-4</a></span><br />Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things. / But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a></span><br />“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven footed, yet he chews not the cud; he is unclean to you.</p><p class="hdg">swine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/14-8.htm">Deuteronomy 14:8</a></b></br> And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it <i>is</i> unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/65-4.htm">Isaiah 65:4</a></b></br> Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable <i>things is in</i> their vessels;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Isaiah 66:3,17</a></b></br> He that killeth an ox <i>is as if</i> he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, <i>as if</i> he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, <i>as if he offered</i> swine's blood; he that burneth incense, <i>as if</i> he blessed an idol. 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In the ancient Near Eastern context, animals with split hooves were often seen as suitable for domestication and consumption. The split hoof is a physical characteristic that, in other clean animals, symbolizes separation and purity. However, the pig's failure to meet the second criterion (chewing the cud) renders it unclean. This distinction emphasizes the importance of adhering to God's specific instructions rather than relying on partial compliance.<p><b>does not chew the cud;</b><br>Chewing the cud is a process where animals regurgitate their food and chew it again, which is a characteristic of ruminant animals. This process was seen as a sign of cleanliness and purity in the dietary laws given to Israel. The act of chewing the cud can symbolize meditation and reflection on God's Word, as seen in <a href="/psalms/1-2.htm">Psalm 1:2</a>, where the righteous person meditates on the law day and night. The pig's failure to chew the cud signifies a lack of this meditative process, making it unclean according to the Levitical law.<p><b>it is unclean for you.</b><br>The declaration of the pig as unclean is part of the broader Levitical dietary laws that set Israel apart from other nations. These laws served to maintain the holiness and distinctiveness of God's people. The term "unclean" in this context means that the animal is not suitable for consumption or sacrifice. This separation from unclean animals is a physical representation of the spiritual separation from sin and impurity. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ fulfills the law, and the ceremonial aspects, including dietary restrictions, are no longer binding (<a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a>, <a href="/acts/10-15.htm">Acts 10:15</a>). However, the underlying principle of holiness and separation from sin remains relevant for believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>- The author of Leviticus, who received the laws from God to instruct the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>- The chosen people of God, to whom the laws of clean and unclean animals were given.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>- The place where God delivered the laws to Moses, including dietary laws.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_pig.htm">The Pig</a></b><br>- An animal specifically mentioned as unclean due to its characteristics.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>- The setting where the Israelites received and were expected to follow these laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_separation.htm">Holiness and Separation</a></b><br>The dietary laws, including the prohibition of eating pork, were given to set the Israelites apart as a holy nation. This separation was a physical reminder of their unique relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>The Israelites were called to obey God's laws, even when the reasons were not fully understood. This teaches us the importance of trusting and obeying God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_purity.htm">Symbolism of Purity</a></b><br>The distinction between clean and unclean animals symbolizes the need for spiritual purity. Believers are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_historical_context.htm">Cultural and Historical Context</a></b><br>Understanding the cultural and historical context of these laws helps us appreciate their significance for the Israelites and how they point to deeper spiritual truths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/new_covenant_understanding.htm">New Covenant Understanding</a></b><br>In Christ, the ceremonial laws, including dietary restrictions, are fulfilled. Believers are called to focus on the purity of the heart and mind.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_leviticus_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Leviticus 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_rabbits_chew_cud_in_the_bible.htm">How do we reconcile the Bible's claim that rabbits chew cud when they do not?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_demons_moved_to_pigs.htm">Mark 5:1–13: How can demons scientifically or historically be transferred from a possessed man into a herd of pigs? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_proverbs_11_22_say_on_beauty.htm">What does Proverbs 11:22 symbolize about misplaced beauty?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/leviticus/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">And the swine, though he is clovenfooted, and entirely separateth the hoofs. </span>(See <a href="/leviticus/11-3.htm" title="Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven footed, and chews the cud, among the beasts, that shall you eat.">Leviticus 11:3</a>.) Having given these illustrations of animals which comply with the first condition only--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>which are ruminant but not bisulcous--and hence must not be eaten, the lawgiver now concludes the list of prohibited quadrupeds with an illustration of a contrary nature--viz., the swine, which comply with the second condition only, but not with the first. Here, too, the description is according to appearance. The feet of the pig tribe generally have four toes enclosed in separate hoofs. The two middle hoofs, however, are much larger, and are divided by a deep cleft, and hence to all appearances the swine is bisulcous. Though the law before us simply describes the swine as wanting in one of the two criteria, like the camel, the coney, and the hare, yet the abhorrence which the Jews, as a nation, have always had of this animal, and the impurity which they have ascribed to it infinitely surpass their repulsion of any other unclean beast. For this reason it became the symbol of defilement and the badge of insult (<a href="/psalms/65-4.htm" title="Blessed is the man whom you choose, and cause to approach to you, that he may dwell in your courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, even of your holy temple.">Psalm 65:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/66-3.htm" title="Say to God, How terrible are you in your works! through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves to you.">Psalm 66:3</a>; <a href="/psalms/66-17.htm" title="I cried to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.">Psalm 66:17</a>; <a href="/proverbs/11-22.htm" title="As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.">Proverbs 11:22</a>). The eating of pork was regarded as renouncing the Law, and as a sign of apostasy. Hence Antiochus Epiphanes adopted it as a test that those Jews who ate it had forsaken their religion and submitted to his rule. Hence we read that when swine's flesh was forced into the mouth of Eleazar, the aged scribe, he "spit it forth, choosing rather to die gloriously than to live stained with such an abomination<span class= "ital">" </span>(<a href="//apocrypha.org/2_maccabees/6-18.htm" title="Eleazar, one of the principal scribes, an aged man, and of a well favoured countenance, was constrained to open his mouth, and to eat swine's flesh.">2 Maccabees 6:18-19</a>). During the time of the commonwealth there were no swine in Judea. Hence it was in a "far country" that the prodigal son was sent into the field to feed the swine (<a href="/context/luke/15-13.htm" title="And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.">Luke 15:13-15</a>). The swine in Galilee in our Lord's time (<a href="/matthew/8-30.htm" title="And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding.">Matthew 8:30</a>) were undoubtedly kept by Gentiles for the Roman legion. The very name of swine (<span class= "ital">chazir</span>) was discarded, and the animal was designated by the euphemistic expression, "the other thing." This "brutish of all animals" was, moreover, regarded as propagating cutaneous and many other disorders. The Talmud declares that "ten measures of pestilential diseases were spread over the earth, and nine of them fell to the share of pigs." On the other hand, many of the Pagan nations regarded the swine as an emblem of the productive power of nature. Hence they sacrificed them to those deities to whom they ascribed the fertility of the soil, and the fruitfulness of cattle. Thus, the Egyptians offered them in honour of Isis and Osiris once a year at the festival of the full moon. The Athenians, too, offered the swine in their mysteries; so did the Boetians and the early Romans. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/leviticus/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted.</span> Here, again, the description is not according to anatomical analysis, but to ordinary appearance. The pig appears to be cloven-footed, and it would be misleading to give any other account of his foot in ordinary speech, but scientifically speaking, he has four toes. The prohibition of the use of swine's flesh does not arise from the fear of trichinosis or other disease, but from the disgust caused by the carnivorous and filthy habits of the Eastern pig. The repulsion originally felt for swine's flesh was natural, and, where the animal is carnivorous, is still natural, but where its habits are changed, and it has become simply graminivorous, the feeling has ceased to exist. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/leviticus/11-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pig,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַ֠חֲזִיר</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·zîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2386.htm">Strong's 2386: </a> </span><span class="str2">Swine, boar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">though</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֗וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has a split</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשֹׁסַ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šō·sa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8156.htm">Strong's 8156: </a> </span><span class="str2">To split, tear, to upbraid</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hoof,</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּרְסָ֜ה</span> <span class="translit">(par·sāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6541.htm">Strong's 6541: </a> </span><span class="str2">A claw, split hoof</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chew</span><br /><span class="heb">יִגָּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(yig·gār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1641.htm">Strong's 1641: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drag off roughly, to bring up the cud, to saw</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cud;</span><br /><span class="heb">גֵּרָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(gê·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1625.htm">Strong's 1625: </a> </span><span class="str2">The cud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it [is]</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֖וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unclean</span><br /><span class="heb">טָמֵ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·mê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2931.htm">Strong's 2931: </a> </span><span class="str2">Unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/leviticus/11-7.htm">Leviticus 11:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/leviticus/11-7.htm">OT Law: Leviticus 11:7 The pig because he has a split (Le Lv Lev.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/leviticus/11-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Leviticus 11:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/leviticus/11-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Leviticus 11:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Leviticus 11:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>