Leviticus

Leviticus 11:4

⁴But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following:^a

The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

Footnotes

a 11:4 The precise identification of some of the birds and animals in this chapter is uncertain.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	אַ֤ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
of those	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
that	מִֽמַּעֲלֵי֙	mim·ma·‘ă·lê	Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the cud	הַגֵּרָ֔ה	hag·gê·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1625 cud
or	וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֖י	ū·mim·map̄·rî·sê	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6536 break in two, divide
hoof	הַפַּרְסָ֑ה	hap·par·sāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6541 hoof
you are not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to eat	תֹֽאכְל֔וּ	ṯō·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H398 eat
the following	זֶה֙	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
The camel	הַ֠גָּמָל	hag·gā·māl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1581 camel
though	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it	ה֗וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
chews	מַעֲלֵ֨ה	ma·‘ă·lêh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the cud	גֵרָ֜ה	ḡê·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1625 cud
does not	אֵינֶ֣נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
have a divided	מַפְרִ֔יס	map̄·rîs	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6536 break in two, divide
hoof	וּפַרְסָה֙	ū·p̄ar·sāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6541 hoof
it	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is unclean	טָמֵ֥א	ṭā·mê	Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean
for you	לָכֶֽם׃	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.