Rather, These are the animals which ye may eat out of all the beasts; that is, out of the larger creatures, the quadrupeds, as distinguish…

These are the beasts which you shall eat among all ... — Better, These are the animals which you may eat of all ... . The dietary…

These are the beasts which you shall eat. The holy fathers, before the birth of Moses, knew what animals were unclean. Noah provided clear…

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying
For to them only belong the following laws, and not unto the Gentiles, as …

These laws seem to have been intended,

1. As a test of the people's obedience, as Adam was forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge…