Leviticus 11 · Verse 7

Leviticus 11:7

And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
Leviticus 11:7, King James Version

Leviticus 11:7 in other translations

BSBAnd the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
WEBThe pig, because it has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you.
ASVAnd the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.
YLTand 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.
DARBYand the swine, for it hath cloven hoofs, and feet quite split open, but it cheweth not the cud — it shall be unclean unto you.
BBEAnd the pig is unclean to you, because though the horn of its foot is parted, its food does not come back.
WebsterAnd the swine, though he divideth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.

What does Leviticus 11:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 11:3-7

3-7. Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud--Ruminating animals by the peculiar structure of their stomachs digest their food more fully than others. It is found that in the act of chewing the cud, a large portion of the poisonous properties of noxious plants eaten by them, passes off by the salivary glands. This power of secreting the poisonous effects of vegetables, is said to be…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 And the swine - חזיר chazir, one of the most gluttonous, libidinous, and filthy quadrupeds in the universe; and, because of these qualities, sacred to the Venus of the Greeks and Romans, and the Friga of our Saxon ancestors; and perhaps on these accounts forbidden, as well as on account of its flesh being strong and difficult to digest, affording a very gross kind of aliment, apt to produce cutaneous, scorbutic, and scrofulous disorders, especially in hot climates.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 11:7 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.

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַ֠חֲזִירHa.cha.zirthe pigH2386
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
מַפְרִ֨יסmaf.Ris[is] dividing in twoH6536
פַּרְסָ֜הpar.Saha hoofH6541
ה֗וּאHu'itH1931
וְשֹׁסַ֥עve.sho.Sa'and [is] cleavingH8156
שֶׁ֙סַע֙she.sa'a cleft ofH8157
פַּרְסָ֔הpar.Saha hoofH6541
וְה֖וּאve.Hu'and itH1931
גֵּרָ֣הge.RahcudH1625
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יִגָּ֑רyi.Garit ruminatesH1641
טָמֵ֥אta.Me'[is] uncleanH2931
ה֖וּאhu'itH1931
לָכֶֽם\׃la.Khemto <the> you

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

Cross references for Leviticus 11:7

  • Isaiah 66:17

    They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine’s flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.

  • Isaiah 65:4

    Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine’s flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

  • Deuteronomy 14:8

    And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.

  • Isaiah 66:3

    He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog’s neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine’s blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

  • Luke 8:33

    Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked.

  • Luke 15:15

    And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

  • Matthew 7:6

    Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

  • 2 Peter 2:18-22

    For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error. While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage. For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
swine.
De 14:8; Isa 65:4; 66:3,17; Mt 7:6; Lu 8:33; 15:15; 2Pe 2:18-22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Leviticus 11:6

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

  • Leviticus 11:7

    And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.

  • Leviticus 11:8

    Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

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Leviticus 11:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
También el puerco, porque tiene pezuñas, y es de pezuñas hendidas, mas no rumia, tendréislo por inmundo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et le porc, car il a l’ongle fendu et le pied complètement divisé, mais il ne rumine nullement; il vous est impur.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und das Schwein, denn es hat gespaltene Hufe, und zwar ganz gespaltene Hufe, aber es wiederkäut nicht: unrein soll es euch sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et sus: qui cum ungulam dividat, non ruminat.