레위기 11:5-6 KRV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 11:1-8

Now that Aaron was consecrated a high priest over the house of God, God spoke to him with Moses, and appointed them both as joint-commissioners to deliver his will to the people. He spoke both to Moses and to Aaron about this matter; for it was particularly required of the priests that they should put a difference between clean and unclean, and teach the people to do so. After the flood, when God entered into covenant with Noah and his sons, he allowed them to eat flesh (Gen. 9:13), whereas... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 11:5

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 other creature is meant by Shaphan, the word here used; and Bochart F13 Hierozoic par. 1. l. 3. c. 33. col. 1015, 1016. is of opinion, that the Aljarbuo of the Arabians, a sort of mountain mouse, is meant, which chews the cud and divides not the hoof, and resides in rocks, which agrees with... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 11:6

And the hare, because he cheweth the cud ,.... Or, "though he chews" it: but divideth not the hoof, he is unclean to you ; and so not to be eaten; so Plutarch F17 Sympos. l. 9. c. 5. says, that the Jews are said to abstain from the hare, disdaining it as a filthy and unclean animal, and yet was in the greatest esteem with the Romans of any four footed beast, as Martial says F18 L. 13. Epigr. 87. : Moses, as Bochart F19 Ut supra, (Hierozoic par. 1. l. 3.) c. 31. col.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 11:5

The coney - שפן shaphan , not the rabbit, but rather a creature nearly resembling it, which abounds in Judea, Palestine, and Arabia, and is called by Dr. Shaw daman Israel , and by Mr. Bruce ashkoko . As this creature nearly resembles the rabbit, with which Spain anciently abounded, Bochart supposes that the Phoenicians might have given it the name of שפניה spaniah , from the multitude of שפנים shephanim (or spanim , as others pronounce it) which were found there. Hence the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 11:6

The hare - ארנבת arnebeth , as Bochart and others suppose, from ארה arah , to crop, and ניב nib , the produce of the ground, these animals being remarkable for destroying the fruits of the earth. That they are notorious for destroying the tender blade of the young corn, is well known. It is very likely that different species of these animals are included under the general terms שפן shaphan , and ארנבת arnebeth , for some travelers have observed that there are four or five... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 11:1-47

PART III UNCLEANNESS , CEREMONIAL AND MORAL : ITS REMOVAL OR ITS PUNISHMENT SECTION I The second section deals with the uncleanness contracted every year by the whole congregation, to be annually atoned for on the great Day of Atonement ( Leviticus 16:1-34 ), followed by a parenthetical chapter as to the place in which sacrifice is to be offered—sacrifice being the means by which purification from uncleanness is to be effected ( Leviticus 17:1-16 ). The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 11:5

The coney , Hebrew, shaphan; the Hyrax Syriacus , or wabr, still called in Southern Arabia tsofun, a little animal similar to but not identical with the rabbit. "They live in the natural caves and clefts of the rocks ( Psalms 104:18 ), are very gregarious, being often seen seated in troops before the openings of their caves, and extremely timid, as they are quite defenseless ( Proverbs 30:26 ). They are about the size of rabbits, of a brownish-gray or brownish-yellow color, but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 11:6

The hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof , There is little doubt that the same animal as our hare is meant. Neither the hare, however, nor the hyrax chews the cud in the strict sense of the words. But they have the appearance of doing so. The rule respecting chewing the cud was given to and by Moses as a legislator, not as an anatomist, to serve as a sign by which animals might be known to be clean for food. Phenomenal not scientific language is used here, as in ... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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 Proverbs 30:26; Psalms 104:18, it might easily be taken for a rodent. But Cuvier discovered that it is, in its anatomy, a true pachyderm, allied to the rhinoceros and the tapir, inferior to them as it is in size.He cheweth the cud - The Hyrax has the same habit as the hare, the rabbit, the guinea-pig, and some... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 11:5

Leviticus 11:5. 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 Egypt and Palestine. This animal, it appears, chews the cud, but divides not the hoof, and therefore answers to the description here given. It is also frequent in those countries, and dwells in rocky places, as the shapan is represented to do, <19A418>Psalms 104:18; Proverbs... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 11:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 11:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 11:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 11:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 11:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 11:1-47

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 11:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Leviticus 11:6

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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Leviticus 11:5

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