Yet of those that chew the cud or have the hoof cloven you shall not eat these: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger, because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof, are unclean for you.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

(Compare to Leviticus 11.) The variations here, whether omissions or additions, are probably to be explained by the time and circumstances of the s…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

These directions are the same given in Leviticus 11:3-8.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(See Gill on Deuteronomy 14:6)

(The "hare" in this verse may be an animal that is now extinct but was alive at the time of Moses. I…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Moses tells the people of Israel how God had given them three distinguishing privileges, which were their honour, and figures of those spiritual bl…

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