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Leviticus 11:3

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

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כֹּ֣לkolallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “all”, the ordinary formH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מַפְרֶ֣סֶתmafresetdealפָּרַסverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “deal”, a verb used as a describing wordH6536to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distributedeal, divide, have hoofs, part, tear.פַּרְסָ֗הparsahclawפַּרְסָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “claw”, the ordinary formH6541a claw or split hoofclaw, (cloven-) footed, hoof.וְשֹׁסַ֤עַתveshosaatand cleaveשָׁסַעconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and cleave”, a verb used as a describing wordH8156to split or tear; figuratively, to upbraidcleave, (be) cloven (footed), rend, stay.שֶׁ֨סַע֙shesacleftשֶׁסַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “cleft”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8157a fissurecleft, clovenfooted.פְּרָסֹ֔תperasotclawפַּרְסָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “claw”, the ordinary formH6541a claw or split hoofclaw, (cloven-) footed, hoof.מַעֲלַ֥תmaalatascend upעָלָהverb, hiphil, participle, construct — “ascend up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…גֵּרָ֖הgerahcudגֵּרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “cud”, the ordinary formH1625the cud (as scraping the throat)cud.בַּבְּהֵמָ֑הbabhemahin beastבְּהֵמָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in beast”, the ordinary formH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.אֹתָ֖הּotahobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).תֹּאכֵֽלוּtokhelveatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is wholly cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.

Young’s Literal Translation

any dividing a hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoofs, bringing up the cud, among the beasts, it ye do eat.

World English Bible

Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.

Darby Translation

Whatever hath cloven hoofs, and feet quite split open, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts — that shall ye eat.

Douay-Rheims

Whatsoever hath the hoof divided, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, you shall eat.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is wholly cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Every beast parting the hoof and making divisions of two claws, and chewing the cud among beasts, these ye shall eat.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πᾶν κτῆνος διχηλοῦν ὁπλὴν καὶ ὀνυχιστῆρας ὀνυχίζον δύο χηλῶν, καὶ ἀνάγον μηρυκισμὸν ἐν τοῖς κτήνεσι, ταῦτα φάγεσθε.