Nevertheless, (A)you are not to eat of these, among those which chew the cud, or among those which divide the hoof: the camel, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you. Likewise, the [a]shaphan, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you; the [b]rabbit also, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you;

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 11:5 A small, shy, furry animal (Hyrax syriacus) found in the peninsula of the Sinai, northern Israel, and the region round the Dead Sea; KJV coney, orig NASB rock badger
  2. Leviticus 11:6 Or hare

“‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them.(A) The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you. The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

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