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Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Divideth not the hoof - The toes of the camel are divided above, but they are united below in a sort of cushion or pad resting upon…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Nevertheless these shall ye not eat. —As there are some quadrupeds which comply with only one of the two above-named cond…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Nevertheless these shall you not eat of. He more clearly expresses what he had previously alluded to, namely, that an animal, although it …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Nevertheless, these shall you not eat
To whom one of these descriptive characters may agree but not the other:

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

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