Leviticus 11:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Likewise, the shaphan,הַשָּׁפָ֗ן
(ha·sha·fan)
8227a: hyraxfrom an unused word
for though it chewsמַעֲלֵ֤ה
(ma·'a·leh)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
cud,גֵרָה֙
(ge·rah)
1625: cudfrom garar
it does not divideיַפְרִ֑יס
(yaf·ris;)
6536: to break in two, dividea prim. root
the hoof,וּפַרְסָ֖ה
(u·far·sah)
6541: a hooffrom paras
it is uncleanטָמֵ֥א
(ta·me)
2931: uncleanfrom tame
to you; 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And the coney
shaphan  (shaw-fawn')
a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax -- coney.
because he cheweth
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
the cud
gerah  (gay-raw')
the cud (as scraping the throat) -- cud.
but divideth
parac  (paw-ras')
to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distribute -- deal, divide, have hoofs, part, tear.
not the hoof
parcah  (par-saw')
a claw or split hoof -- claw, (cloven-)footed, hoof.
he is unclean
tame'  (taw-may')
foul in a relig. sense -- defiled, + infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.
unto you
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'Likewise, the shaphan, for though it chews cud, it does not divide the hoof, it is unclean to you;

King James Bible
And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
the hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have hooves--it is unclean for you;

International Standard Version
the rock badger (because it chews its cud but its hooves aren't divided, it is to be unclean for you),

NET Bible
The rock badger is unclean to you because it chews the cud even though its hoof is not divided.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You must never eat rock badgers. (Rock badgers are unclean because they chew their cud but do not have divided hoofs.)

King James 2000 Bible
And the rock badger, because it chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; it is unclean unto you.
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