Leviticus 11
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And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

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

the coney Shapha, most probably an animal resembling the rabbit, called by Dr. Shaw, {daman} (probably for ganam) Israel, `Israel's lamb,' and by Bruce, {ashkoko}, which name he imagines is `derived from the singularity of these long herenacious?? hairs, which, like small thorns, grow about his back, and which an Amhara are called {ashok}.' This curious animal abounds in Judea, Palestine, Arabia, and Ethiopia; and is described as being about seventeen inches when sitting. It has no tail; and at first sight gives the idea of a rat. Its colour is grey, mixed with reddish brown; the belly white, the body covered with strong polished hairs, for the most part about two inches in length; the ears round, and not pointed; the feet round, of a soft, pulpy, tender substance; the toes projecting beyond the mails, which are rather broad than sharp, the upper jaw is longer than the other; it lives upon grain, fruit, and roots, and certainly chews the cud; and it does not burrow like the hare and rabbit, but lives in clefts of the rocks.

Psalm 104:18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

Proverbs 30:26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

but divideth

Job 36:14 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.

Matthew 7:26 And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, …

Romans 2:18-24 And know his will, and approve the things that are more excellent, …

Philippians 3:18,19 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even …

2 Timothy 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being …

And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

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Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

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And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

the eagle In Hebrew, {nesher}, Chaldee, {neshar}, Syriac, {neshro}, and Arabic, {nishr}, the {eagle}, one of the largest, strongest, swiftest, fiercest, and most rapacious of the feathered race. His eye is large, dark, and piercing; his beak powerful and hooked; his legs strong and feathered; his feet yellow and armed with four very long and terrific claws; his wings very large and powerful; his body compact and robust; his bone hard; his body compact and robust; his bones hard; his flesh firm; his feathers coarse; his attitude fierce and erect; his motions lively; his flight extremely rapid and towering; and his cry the terror of every wing.

Deuteronomy 14:12-20 But these are they of which you shall not eat: the eagle, and the …

Job 28:7 There is a path which no fowl knows, and which the vulture's eye has not seen:

Job 38:41 Who provides for the raven his food? when his young ones cry to God, …

Job 39:27-30 Does the eagle mount up at your command, and make her nest on high…

Jeremiah 4:13,22 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as …

Jeremiah 48:40 For thus said the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall …

Lamentations 4:19 Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued …

Hosea 8:1 Set the trumpet to your mouth. He shall come as an eagle against …

Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce …

Matthew 24:28 For wherever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

Romans 1:28-32 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God …

Romans 3:13-17 Their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used …

Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, …

the ossifrage. {Peres}, from {paras to break}, probably the species of eagle anciently called {ossifraga} or {bone breaker} (from os, a bone, and frango, to break,) because it not only strips off the flesh, but {breaks} the bone, in order to extract the marrow. the {ospray}. Hebrew {dzniyah}, Arabic {azan}, (from azaz, to be strong,) a species of eagle, probably the {black eagle,) so remarkable for its {strength}.

And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

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Every raven after his kind;
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

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And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

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And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

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All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

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Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
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.
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.
And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

eateth

Leviticus 11:25 And whoever bears ought of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, …

Leviticus 17:15,16 And every soul that eats that which died of itself, or that which …

Leviticus 22:8 That which dies of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat …

Exodus 22:31 And you shall be holy men to me: neither shall you eat any flesh …

Deuteronomy 14:21 You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself: you shall give …

Isaiah 1:16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before …

Ezekiel 4:14 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul has not been polluted…

Ezekiel 36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean: …

Ezekiel 44:31 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or …

Zechariah 13:1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David …

1 Corinthians 6:11 And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, …

1 Corinthians 10:21 You cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: you …

1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship …

shall wash

Leviticus 11:28 And he that bears the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and …

Leviticus 14:8,9 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off …

Leviticus 15:5-10,27 And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself …

Leviticus 16:26,28 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall wash his clothes, …

Numbers 19:7,8,19 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh …

And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:

This The distinction of clean and unclean animals existed even before the flood, though it probably then only related to sacrifices; but at this time we find there were very particular laws enacted respecting the diet of the people, and the ceremonial uncleanness contracted by touching the carcases of unclean animals. The reasons for the enactment of these laws seem to be:

Leviticus 7:37 This is the law of the burnt offering, of the meat offering, and …

Leviticus 14:54 This is the law for all manner of plague of leprosy, and scale,

Leviticus 15:32 This is the law of him that has an issue, and of him whose seed goes …

Ezekiel 43:12 This is the law of the house; On the top of the mountain the whole …

To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880]
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