Leviticus 11:6

The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Yahweh speaks through Moses to the Israelites in the wilderness, continuing the dietary classification begun in the preceding verse. The words — מַעֲלַת (ma'alat) means "bringing up," paired with גֵּרָה (gereh) meaning "cud," describing the hare's digestive action. The thread — The same physical standard appears in Deuteronomy 14:7, which lists animals that meet only one of the two criteria as forbidden for consumption. Why it lands — The text requires the reader to identify a physical mismatch in the hare to classify it as unclean, demanding compliance with the stated boundary.

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The Hebrew words

וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הָאַרְנֶ֗בֶתha./'ar.Ne.vetthe/ hare כִּֽי־ki-that מַעֲלַ֤תma.'a.Lat[is] bringing up גֵּרָה֙ge.Rah<of> cud הִ֔ואhi'it וּפַרְסָ֖הu./far.Sahand/ a hoof לֹ֣אlo'not הִפְרִ֑יסָהhif.Ri.sahit divides in two טְמֵאָ֥הte.me.'Ah[is] unclean הִ֖ואhi'itלָכֶֽם׃la./Khemto <the>/ you

King James Version

And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 14:7 But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,