Leviticus 11 · Verse 26

Leviticus 11:26

The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
Leviticus 11:26, King James Version

Leviticus 11:26 in other translations

BSBEvery animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
WEB“‘Every animal which has a split hoof that isn’t completely divided, or doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
ASVEvery beast which parteth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, is unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
YLTeven every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and the cud is not bringing up--unclean they are to you; any one who is coming against them is unclean.
DARBYEvery beast that hath cloven hoofs, but not feet quite split open, nor cheweth the cud, shall be unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
BBEEvery beast, in the horn of whose foot there is not a complete division, and whose food does not come back, is unclean to you: anyone touching one of these will be unclean.
WebsterThe carcasses of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean to you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

What does Leviticus 11:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
26. every beast ... not cloven-footed--The prohibited animals under this description include not only the beasts which have a single hoof, as horses and asses, but those also which divided the foot into paws, as lions, tigers, &c.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Leviticus 11:26 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לְֽכָל\־le.kholto everyH3605
הַבְּהֵמָ֡הha.be.he.Mah<the> animalH929
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
הִוא֩hi'itH1931
מַפְרֶ֨סֶתmaf.Re.set[is] dividing in twoH6536
פַּרְסָ֜הpar.Saha hoofH6541
וְשֶׁ֣סַע\׀ve.She.sa'and a cleftH8157
אֵינֶ֣נָּה'ei.Ne.nahnot itH369
שֹׁסַ֗עַתsho.Sa.'at[is] cleavingH8156
וְגֵרָה֙ve.ge.Rahand cudH1625
אֵינֶ֣נָּה'ei.Ne.nahnot itH369
מַעֲלָ֔הma.'a.Lah[is] bringing upH5927
טְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'Im[are] uncleanH2931
הֵ֖םhemtheyH1992
לָכֶ֑םla.Khemto <the> you
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
הַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'<the> [one who] touchesH5060
בָּהֶ֖םba.Hem<in> <the> them
יִטְמָֽא\׃yit.Ma'he will be uncleanH2930

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Context

  • Leviticus 11:25

    And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

  • Leviticus 11:26

    The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

  • Leviticus 11:27

    And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

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Leviticus 11:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Todo animal de pezuña, pero que no tiene pezuña hendida, ni rumia, tendréis por inmundo: cualquiera que los tocare será inmundo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Toute bête qui a l’ongle fendu, mais qui n’a pas le pied complètement divisé et ne rumine pas, vous sera impure; quiconque les touchera sera impur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jedes Tier, das gespaltene Hufe, aber nicht ganz gespaltene Hufe hat und nicht wiederkäut: unrein sollen sie euch sein; jeder, der sie anrührt, wird unrein sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omne animal quod habet quidem ungulam, sed non dividit eam, nec ruminat, immundum erit: et qui tetigerit illud, contaminabitur.