Leviticus 11:26

Inedible Land Quadrupeds

11:26 “‘All ¹  animals that divide the hoof but it is not completely split in two ²  and do not chew the cud ³  are unclean to you; anyone who touches them becomes unclean. ⁴ 

Leviticus 13:31

13:31 But if the priest examines the scall infection and it does not appear to be deeper than the skin, ⁵  and there is no black hair in it, then the priest is to quarantine the person with the scall infection for seven days. ⁶ 

[11:26]  ¹ tn Heb “to all” (cf. the note on v. 24). This and the following verses develop more fully the categories of uncleanness set forth in principle in vv. 24-25.

[11:26]  ² tn Heb “divides hoof and cleft it does not cleave”; KJV “divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted”; NLT “divided but unsplit hooves.”

[11:26]  ³ tn See the note on Lev 11:3.

[11:26]  ⁴ sn Compare the regulations in Lev 11:2-8.

[13:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “and behold there is not its appearance deep ‘from’ (comparative מִן, min, meaning “deeper than”) the skin.”

[13:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “and the priest will shut up the infection of the scall seven days.”