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Nevertheless these shall you not eat of them that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but doesn`t have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.
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A Lesson in Specifics
Commentators explain that the camel was declared unclean because it only met one of the two criteria for a clean land animal. While it chews the cud, its hoof is not fully cloven; its toes are united underneath by a large pad. This specific example taught Israel the importance of adhering to both parts of God's requirements, not just one.
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat. —As there are some quadrupeds which comply with only one of the two above-named cond…
16th Century
Protestant
Nevertheless these shall you not eat of. He more clearly expresses what he had previously alluded to, namely, that an animal, although it …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Nevertheless, these shall you not eat To whom one of these descriptive characters may agree but not the other:
These laws seem to have been intended,
As a test of the people's obedience, as Adam was forbidden to eat from the tree of knowledge…
