Leviticus 11:8 meaning and explanation

You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:8, Berean Standard Bible

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The LORD is speaking to Moses and Aaron, who are to pass these food laws to the Israelites newly freed from Egypt. Verses 4 through 7 name four animals that fail the two part test of split hoof and chewing the cud: the camel, rock badger, rabbit and pig.

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