Leviticus 11:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

Every beast ... not cloven-footed. The prohibited animals under this description include not only the beasts which have a single hoof, as horses and donkeys, but those also which divided the foot into paws, as lions, tigers, etc.

Leviticus 11:26

26 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.