Leviticus 11:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. ”

Leviticus 11:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The coney - The Old English name for a rabbit. The animal meant is the Hyrax Syriacus. It bears some resemblance to the guinea-pig or the marmot, and in its general appearance and habits Proverb...
Leviticus 11:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

First Prohibition. Animals, etc., not allowed for food. The test is, Is it cloven-footed, and does it chew the cud? For fishes, Has it fins and scales? No test of this nature can be given for birds...
Leviticus 11:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

coney . the old English name for rabbit.
Leviticus 11:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. The coney - שפן shaphan, not the rabbit, but rather a creature nearly resembling it, which abounds in J...
Leviticus 11:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

These shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, &c.— Some few creatures (which were deficient in one or other of the marks above given, either not having, or not dividing the hoof, or not...
Leviticus 11:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud. Ruminating...
Leviticus 11:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

(Leviticus 11-16) The Law of Clean and Unclean This section deals with the subject of ceremonial uncleanness and the method of its purification. Four main types of uncleanness are referred to, viz...
Leviticus 11:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not... — Better, though he cheweth the cud, yet he divideth not. (See Leviticus 11:4 .) The coney, which is the old English name for rabbi...
Leviticus 11:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CLEAN AND UNCLEAN ANIMALS, AND DEFILEMENT BY DEAD BODIES Leviticus 11:1-47 WITH chapter 11 begins a new section of this book, extending to the end of chapter 15, of which the subject is the law...
Leviticus 11:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

41-47, the Distinction between Clean and Unclean Leviticus 11:1-23 There were good and sufficient reasons for excluding certain animals from Israel's dietary. Devout medical men insist that thi...
Leviticus 11:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

We now reach the section dealing with the laws of separation. The first movement records the laws concerning health. It is impossible to enter here into any detailed dealing with the particular laws...
Leviticus 11:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I make no observations on these verses, but only just to remark, that a spiritual and moral reflection may be drawn from every one. It was easy to follow up the doctrine contained in them, with an ey...
Leviticus 11:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the coney ,.... Or rabbit: because he cheweth the cud ; or "though he cheweth"; which yet, some observe, the coney or rabbit does not, it having upper teeth, and therefore they think some othe...
Leviticus 11:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you. Ver. 5. And the coney. ] Which hath his name in Hebrew from hiding himself in holes. A weak, but a...
Leviticus 11:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The coney Hebrews שׁפן, shapan. It is doubted whether we translate the word right; Bochart takes it to be a large species of rat, somewhat between a coney and a rat, which was common both in Egyp...
Leviticus 11:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

ANIMALS ALLOWED OR DISALLOWED FOR FOOD (vv. 1-8) Never since the flood has man been commanded to be a vegetarian. After the flood Noah was told, “every moving thing that lives shall be food for yo...
Leviticus 11:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Distinction of Meats. B. C. 1490. 1 And the L ORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying...
Leviticus 11:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Some understand by the Hebrew word shaphan , a mountain mouse , which were of a much greater size than ordinary mice, and were used by the Arabians for food. But for the names of the following crea...
Leviticus 11:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Animals That May Or May Not Be Eaten ( Leviticus 11:2-8 ). Leviticus 11:2-3 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which you may eat among all the beasts tha...
Leviticus 11:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Food: Permitted and Prohibited SUGGESTIVE READINGS Leviticus 11:2 .—These are the beasts which ye shall eat. [For scientific and sanitary information respecting the animals, reptiles, birds, and...
Leviticus 11:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 11:2 . The beasts which ye shall eat. The Talmud calls this chapter the Thirteenth class of Prohibitions. From the beginning of the world there was a distinction between clean and unclea...
Leviticus 11:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

These are the beasts which ye shall eat. The clean and the unclean The Mosaic Law attached great importance to meats and drinks: the Christian religion attaches none. The Apostle Peter was show...
Leviticus 11:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

PART III UNCLEANNESS , CEREMONIAL AND MORAL : ITS REMOVAL OR ITS PUNISHMENT SECTION I EXPOSITION THE two preceding parts having made manifest the way of approach to God...
Leviticus 11:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Of Mammals
Leviticus 11:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Timothy 3:5 ; Job 36:14 ; Matthew 7:26 ; Philippians 3:18 ; Philippians 3:19 ; Proverbs 30:26 ; Psalms 104:18 ; Romans 2:18-24 ; Titus 1:16
Leviticus 11:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

As for the names of the following creatures, seeing the Jews themselves are uncertain and divided about them, it seems improper to trouble the unlearned readers with disputes about them.

Leviticus 11:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Leviticus 11:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Leviticus 11:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Leviticus 11:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Leviticus 11:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Leviticus 11:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 11:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Leviticus 11:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Leviticus 11:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Leviticus 11:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 11:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Leviticus 11:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Leviticus 11:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Leviticus 11:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Leviticus 11:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes