Leviticus 11:7

New International Reader's Version

Pigs have hooves that are separated completely in two. But they do not chew the cud. So they are “unclean” for you.

Cross References

Isaiah 65:4

They sit among the graves. They spend their nights talking to the spirits of the dead. They eat the meat of pigs. Their cooking pots hold soup that has ‘unclean’ meat in it.

Isaiah 66:17

“Some people set themselves apart and make themselves pure. They do it so they can go into the gardens to worship other gods. They follow what the worship leader tells them to do. They are among those who eat the meat of pigs and rats. They also eat other ‘unclean’ things. Those people and the one they follow will come to a horrible end,” announces the Lord.

Isaiah 66:3

But others are not like that. They sacrifice bulls to me, but at the same time they kill people. They offer lambs to me, but they also sacrifice dogs to other gods. They bring grain offerings to me, but they also offer pig’s blood to other gods. They burn incense to me, but they also worship statues of gods. They have chosen to go their own way. They take delight in things I hate.

Leviticus 11:3

You can eat any animal that has hooves that are separated completely in two. But it must also chew the cud.

Leviticus 11:6

Rabbits chew the cud. But their hooves are not separated in two. So they are “unclean” for you.

Leviticus 11:8

You must not eat the meat of those animals. You must not even touch their dead bodies. They are “unclean” for you.

Matthew 7:6

“Do not give holy things to dogs. Do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they might walk all over them. They might turn around and tear you to pieces.

Luke 15:15

He went to work for someone who lived in that country. That person sent the son to the fields to feed the pigs.

Luke 8:33

When the demons came out of the man, they went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the steep bank. They ran into the lake and drowned.

Deuteronomy 14:8

Pigs aren’t “clean” for you either. They have a divided hoof, but they don’t chew the cud. So don’t eat their meat. And don’t touch their dead bodies.