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Leviticus 11:6 — Word Study

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WLCוְאֶת־ הָאַרְנֶ֗בֶת כִּֽי־ מַעֲלַ֤ת גֵּרָה֙ הִ֔וא וּפַרְסָ֖ה לֹ֣א הִפְרִ֑יסָה טְמֵאָ֥ה הִ֖וא לָכֶֽם׃

BSAThe rabbitʼarnebeth [hare, or rabbit-like animal] thoughkîy ithûwʼ chewsʻâlâh the cudgêrâh [regurgitated food] does notlôʼ have a dividedpâraç [split] hoofparçâh ithûwʼ is uncleanṭâmêʼ [spiritually, impure, defiled]

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Leviticus 11:6quick helps
In a sentenceThe rabbit is identified as unclean due to its lack of a divided hoof, despite chewing the cud.
What is being describedThe rabbit, or hare, is noted for its dietary habits and physical characteristics.
Where we areThis verse is part of the dietary laws given in Leviticus, detailing clean and unclean animals.
The hard wordטְמֵאָ֥ה
Take awayThe rabbit is considered spiritually unclean for consumption.
7 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Trapp, Ellicott & more — read them › clause subjectהִיא verbעָלָה The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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Deep Study — Leviticus 11:6

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Context — Dietary Laws in Leviticusgenerated

5The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
6The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
7And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
8You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.

Leviticus 11:6 outlines the characteristics that define clean and unclean animals in the context of Israelite dietary laws. The verse specifically mentions the rabbit, which, despite chewing the cud, is deemed unclean due to its hoof structure. This classification is part of a broader set of laws that guide the Israelites in their daily lives, emphasizing spiritual purity and obedience to God's commandments.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Deuteronomy 14:7But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,

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The Key Word טְמֵאָ֥ה, te.me.'Ahgenerated

The word טָמֵא (tame') means 'unclean' and is derived from a root that conveys a sense of defilement or pollution, particularly in a religious context. It signifies a state of being that is spiritually impure, often due to sin or contact with something deemed unclean.

In this verse, it indicates that the rabbit is not suitable for consumption according to the dietary laws. This classification highlights the importance of following God's commandments regarding purity and cleanliness.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The finite verb הִפְרִ֑יסָה, it divides in two, governs the whole verse, with several phrases hanging off it: a subject phrase identifying the rabbit, an adverbial phrase indicating negation, and a predicate phrase declaring it unclean. The structure emphasizes the relationship between the animal's characteristics and its status as unclean.

The word order in Hebrew places the subject and the verb in a clear relationship, with the negation לֹ֣א (not) directly modifying the verb, indicating that the rabbit does not meet the criteria for being clean.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates הָאַרְנֶ֗בֶת as ξοιρογρύλλιον, which indicates a specific interpretation of the animal in question. This choice may reflect a broader understanding of the animal's characteristics in the Greek-speaking world.

The Greek term suggests a focus on the animal's nature rather than a direct translation, which can imply a differing cultural context in the interpretation of dietary laws.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Leviticus 11:6 states that the rabbit, despite chewing the cud, does not have a divided hoof and is therefore considered unclean. This classification is part of the dietary laws that guide the Israelites in understanding which animals are permissible to eat.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

Why is the rabbit considered unclean?

The rabbit is classified as unclean because, although it chews the cud, it does not have a divided hoof, which is a requirement for clean animals according to Levitical law.

What does it mean for an animal to chew the cud?

Chewing the cud refers to the process where certain animals regurgitate their food and chew it again, aiding in digestion. This is a characteristic of clean animals.

How do these dietary laws apply today?

While these laws were specific to the Israelites, they are often studied for their spiritual significance and the principles of holiness and obedience they represent.

What other animals are considered unclean?

Other unclean animals mentioned in Leviticus include the pig and the rock badger, each with specific characteristics that disqualify them from being clean.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What can we learn about God's standards for purity from this verse?
  2. How do these dietary laws reflect the relationship between the Israelites and God?
  3. In what ways can we apply the principles of cleanliness and purity in our own lives today?
  4. What does this verse teach us about the importance of obedience to God's commandments?

Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Leviticus 11:6 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 (q) says, that the Jews are said to

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

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

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Leviticus 11:6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.Ver. 6. Because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not.] Meditation must end in practice: as lessons of music must be practised, and a copy not read only, but written after.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(6) And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but.—Better, though he cheweth the cud, yet. Other nations, too, shunned the flesh of hares. The Parsees considered the hare as the most unclean of all animals, and the ancient Britons abstained from eating it because of the loathsome disorders to which the hare is subject. Like the rabbit, or the hyrax, the hare has not the peculiar stomach of the true ruminant; but, like the rabbit, the hare, when sitting at rest, so moves its jaws that it appears to masticate. As the object of the legislator was to furnish the people with marks by which they were to distinguish the clean from the unclean animals, he necessarily adopted those which were in…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 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 travellers have observed that there are four or five sorts of these animals, which are used for food in the present day in those countries. See Harmer, vol. iii., p. 331, edit. 1808. Some think the mountain rat, marmot, squirrel, and hedgehog, may be intended under the…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Ch. Leviticus 11:1-23 [51]. The Distinction between Clean and Unclean Food [51] For the sources from which this ch. comes, and its relation from a critical point of view to Deuteronomy 14:3 ff. see App. I (c), pp. 162 f.One principle underlying this distinction appears to have been that animals which were recognised as in any way objects of worship by heathen neighbours, or even supposed by them to be connected with unseen supernatural beings, were to be considered unclean. See Bertholet in KHC., introd. note to this ch. But in other cases the prohibition probably rested on the animal’s repulsive appearance or uncleanly habits, or on sanitary or totemistic grounds. See Driver, Deut. p. 164…

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

6. The hare — This is probably the species lepus Sinaiticus, seen by modern travellers in the Sinaitic Peninsula and in Mount Lebanon. Hares are hunted in Syria with falcon and greyhound. Only the Arabs eat their flesh.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

The hare, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

NETBNew English Translation2006

The hare is unclean to you because it chews the cud even though its hoof is not divided.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you.

RVARevised Version, American1894

And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof: he is unclean to you.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Also the hare, because he cheweth the cud, and deuideth not the hoofe, he shalbe vncleane to you.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

and the hare, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs — it shall be unclean unto you;

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

and the hare, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof hath not divided — unclean it [is] to you;

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

and the hare, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof has not divided—it [is] unclean to you;

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

And the hare; because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

The rabbit, because it chews the cud, but does not have a split hoof, is unclean to you.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

The hare also: for that too cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

The hare, which though it chews the cud doesn't have a divided hoof, so it is unclean for you.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

And the hare, because the horn of its foot is not parted in two, is unclean to you.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

וְandclauseclausenoun phrase · objectאֶת(et)noun phraseהָtheאַרְנֶ֗בֶתhareclauseכִּֽי(dm)clauseclausenoun phrase · predicateמַעֲלַ֤ת[is].bringing.upגֵּרָה֙(of).cudsubjectהִ֔ואitוּandclausesubjectפַרְסָ֖הa.hoofadverbialלֹ֣אnotverbהִפְרִ֑יסָהit.divides.in.twoclausepredicateטְמֵאָ֥ה[is].uncleansubjectהִ֖ואitprepositional phrase · prepositionalלָtoכֶֽםyou

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text states, "וְאֶת־ הָאַרְנֶ֗בֶת כִּֽי־ מַעֲלַ֤ת גֵּרָה֙ הִ֔וא וּפַרְסָ֖ה לֹ֣א הִפְרִ֑יסָה טְמֵאָ֥ה הִ֖וא לָכֶֽם׃" The Septuagint agrees with the Masoretic Text in meaning, matching 12 of the 12 words, although it presents them in a different order. The Samaritan Pentateuch differs slightly, using the word היא (she) instead of the masculine form found in the Masoretic Text. The Dead Sea Scrolls also reflect a similar reading to the Masoretic Text but contain some partially restored words, with a few supplied by an editor. Overall, the core message remains consistent across these witnesses, with minor variations in wording.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

וְאֶת־ הָאַרְנֶ֗בֶת כִּֽי־ מַעֲלַ֤ת גֵּרָה֙ הִ֔וא וּפַרְסָ֖ה לֹ֣א הִפְרִ֑יסָה טְמֵאָ֥ה הִ֖וא לָכֶֽם׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וְאֶת־καὶהָאַרְנֶ֗בֶתξοιρογρύλλιονכִּֽי־ὅτιמַעֲלַ֤תἀνάγειגֵּרָה֙μηρυκισμὸνהִ֔ואτοῦτοוּפַרְסָ֖הὁπλὴνלֹ֣אοὐהִפְרִ֑יסָהδιξηλεῖטְמֵאָ֥הἀκάθαρτονהִ֖ואτοῦτοלָכֶֽם׃ὑμῖν

12 of the 12 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Samaritan Pentateuchthe Torah as the Samaritan community kept it

ואת הארנבת כי מעלת גרה היא ופרסה לא הפריסה טמאה היא לכם

2 words differ from the Masoretic Text: היא (she), היא (she)

Dead Sea Scrolls — Mas1ba copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

[ואת] [הארנבת] [כי] מעלת גרה הוא ופרסה [לא] [הפריסה] [טמאה] [הוא] [ל׳כם]

2 words on the leather — 2 partly restored, 8 supplied entire by an editor.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Leviticus 11:6אֵתand the objand the object אֵתאַרְנֶבֶתthe harethe hareאַרְנֶבֶתכִּיthatthatכִּיעָלָה[is] bringi[is] bringing uעָלָהגֵּרָהcudcudגֵּרָההוּאititהוּאפַּרְסָהand a hoofand a hoofפַּרְסָהלֹאnotnotלֹאפָּרַסit divides it divides in tפָּרַסטָמֵא[is] unclea[is] uncleanטָמֵאהוּאititהוּאכֶםto youto youכֶםאוֹתsign: mirasign: miraculouאוֹתגָּרַרto drag/chto drag/chew/saגָּרַרטָמֵאto defileto defileטָמֵאפֶּ֫רֶסvulturevultureפֶּ֫רֶסשֶׁ֫סַעcleftcleftשֶׁ֫סַעפַּרְסָהhoofhoofפַּרְסָהטָמֵאuncleanuncleanטָמֵאעֵתtimetimeעֵתמִגְרָשׁpasturepastureמִגְרָשׁיָדַעto knowto knowיָדַעעֹלָהburnt offeburnt offeringעֹלָהיְאֹרstreamstreamיְאֹרגֵּרָהcudcudגֵּרָהיָכֹלbe ablebe ableיָכֹלעוֹדstillstillעוֹדנְבֵלָהcarcasscarcassנְבֵלָהטָהוֹרpurepureטָהוֹר
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Leviticus 11:6

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
וְאֶת־ve.'Et and the object marker H853 Conjunction · particle
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HC/To — Conjunction · particle
HC/To
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
הָאַרְנֶ֗בֶתha.'ar.Ne.vet the hare H768 Particle · noun common feminine singular absolute
2× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The hare is an animal mentioned in the Bible, but its exact meaning is unknown because no known hare chews its cud. It appears in Leviticus and Deuteronomy. The KJV translates it as 'hare'.
Amplified meaning
hare, or rabbit-like animal
Tyndale gloss
hare
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אַרְנֶבֶת (arnebeth) means 'hare' in Hebrew. Its exact meaning is uncertain, as it may refer to an extinct animal, and some lexicons suggest leaving it untranslated. The word appears in the context of animals in the Old Testament, but there is no agreement on its derivation.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אַרְנֶבֶת n.f. hare

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H768 אַרְנֶבֶת hare

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

768 'arnebeth ar-neh'-beth

of uncertain derivation; the hare:--hare.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אַרְנֶבֶת (ar.ne.vet) — hare.

1) hare

1a) probably an extinct animal because no known hare chews its cud, exact meaning is unknown, and best left untranslated as "arnebeth"

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Art | N-fs — Particle · noun common feminine singular absolute
HTd/Ncfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

har ('arnebheth (Le 11:6; De 14:7); compare Arabic 'arnab, "hare"): This animal is mentioned only in the lists of unclean animals in Leviticus and Deuteronomy, Where it occurs along with the camel, the coney and the swine. The camel, the hare and the coney are unclean, `because they chew the cud but part not the hoof,' the swine, "because he parteth the hoof .... but cheweth not the cud." The hare and the coney are not ruminants, but might be supposed to be from their habit of almost continually moving their jaws. Both are freely eaten by the Arabs. Although 'arnebheth occurs only in the two places cited, there is no doubt that it is the hare. Septuagint has dasupous, "rough-footed," which, while not the commonest Greek word (lagos), refers to the remarkable fact that in hares and…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Hare

(Heb. ‘arnebeth) was prohibited as food according to the Mosaic law (Lev. 11:6; Deut. 14:7), “because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof.” The habit of this animal is to grind its teeth and move its jaw as if it actually chewed the cud. But, like the cony (q.v.), it is not a ruminant with four stomachs, but a rodent like the squirrel, rat, etc. Moses speaks of it according to appearance. It is interdicted because, though apparently chewing the cud, it did not divide the hoof.

There are two species in Syria, (1) the Lepus Syriacus or Syrian hare, which is like the English hare; and (2) the Lepus Sinaiticus, or hare of the desert. No rabbits are found in Syria.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

(Heb. arnebeth) occurs only in (Leviticus 11:6) and Deuteronomy 14:7 Amongst the animals disallowed as food by the Mosaic law. The hare is at this day called arnel by the Arabs in Palestine and Syria. It was erroneously thought by the ancient Jews to have chewed the cud. They were no doubt misled as in the case of the shaphfan (hyrax), by the habit these animals have of moving the jaw about.

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Of the same genus as the rabbit, prohibited to the Jews for food, Le 11:6, because, though it "cheweth the cud," it "divideth not the hoof." No species of hare is known which strictly chews the cud. There were several varieties of the hare in Syria.

and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
כִּֽי־ki- that H3588 Particle
4,483× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Tyndale gloss
for
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כִּי (ki) is a conjunction primarily meaning 'that,' 'for,' or 'when.' It indicates causal relationships and can express conditions like 'if' or 'though.' The word is versatile, appearing in various contexts to convey certainty, exception, or concession. Notably, it can combine with other particles to modify its meaning, such as in the phrase כִּי אם־ (ki im), meaning 'that if.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כִּי conj. that, for, when

that

Of time, when, of the past

elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

Because, since

base

כִּי אם־

each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:

that if

for if

(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—

limiting the prec. clause, except

the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

after an oath, surely

base

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3588a כִּי that, for, when . that

. . Of time, when, of the past

. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

. Because, since

H3588b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if

. for if

. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except

. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

. after an oath, surely

H3588c כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3588 kiy kee

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional

prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent

or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative

conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by

other particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch,

where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else,

even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, +

nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then,

therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when,

whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כִּי (ki) — for.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

1f) but rather, but

1g) except that

1h) only, nevertheless

1i) surely

1j) that is

1k) but if

1l) for though

1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

כִּי [אם] (ki im) — that if: except.

1) except if

1a) but if

1b) even though

כִּי [עַל כֵּן] (ki [al ken]) — for as that: since.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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Conj — Particle
HTc
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
מַעֲלַ֤תma.'a.Lat [is] bringing up H5927 Verb · Hiphil · participle (active) feminine singular common
890× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To ascend means to go up or rise, like the smoke from an altar going up to God, as described in many Bible passages, including Leviticus and Psalms.
Tyndale gloss
to ascend: rise
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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The Hebrew word עָלָה (alah) means 'to ascend' and encompasses a wide range of meanings, including going up, climbing, and rising in various contexts such as personal, natural, and spiritual. It can refer to actions involving people, animals, vegetation, and even thoughts, and includes nuances of being exalted or offering sacrifices. The word is built from a primitive root and appears in various grammatical forms, indicating different aspects of ascent or elevation.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

עָלָה 890 vb. go up, ascend, climb

Qal

of persons, go up, ascend, in local relations

go up, in personal relations

of animals, go or come up

of vegetation, spring up, grow, shoot forth

of natural phenom., go up, rise

of inanimate things, instead of passive construction

of thoughts

come up before God, arrogance

go up, extend, of boundary

excel

Niph.

be brought up

be taken up

pass., be taken up, away

reflex., take oneself away from, get up from

reflex.: take oneself away

be exalted, of God

Hiph.

bring up persons

in personal relations

bring up animals

cause to ascend

mentally

offer a present; bring up tithe to

exalt

cause to ascend (in flame), offer sacrifice

Hoph.

be carried away

be taken up into, inserted in

be offered

Hithp. lift oneself

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5927 עָלָה go up, ascend, climb .. of persons, go up, ascend, in local relations

. go up, in personal relations

. of animals, go or come up

. of vegetation, spring up, grow, shoot forth

. of natural phenom., go up, rise

. of inanimate things, instead of passive construction

. of thoughts

. come up before God, arrogance

. go up, extend, of boundary

. excel

. . . be brought up

. be taken up

. . pass., be taken up, away

. reflex., take oneself away from, get up from

. reflex.: take oneself away

. be exalted, of God

. . bring up persons

. in personal relations

. bring up animals

. cause to ascend

. mentally

. offer a present; bring up tithe to

. exalt

. cause to ascend (in flame), offer sacrifice

. . be carried away

. be taken up into, inserted in

. be offered

. lift oneself

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5927 `alah aw-law'

a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or

actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary

and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow):--arise

(up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up),

bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb

(up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart,

exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up);

grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light,

(make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect,

prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise

(up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring

(up), stir up, take away (up), work.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

עָלָה (a.lah) — to ascend: rise.

: rise/go

1) to go up, ascend, climb

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to go up, ascend

1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat

1a3) to go up, come up (of animals)

1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation)

1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon)

1a6) to come up (before God)

1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary)

1a8) to excel, be superior to

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away

1b2) to take oneself away

1b3) to be exalted

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up

1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away

1c3) to bring up, draw up, train

1c4) to cause to ascend

1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally)

1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts)

1c7) to exalt

1c8) to cause to ascend, offer

1d) (Hophal)

1d1) to be carried away, be led up

1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in

1d3) to be offered

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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V-Hiphil — Verb · Hiphil · participle (active) feminine singular common
HVhrfsc
and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
גֵּרָה֙ge.Rah cud H1625 Noun common · feminine singular absolute
11× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The cud is the food that animals like cows regurgitate and chew on, scraping their throat in the process. This word is used in the Bible to describe the eating habits of certain animals, like goats and sheep. The KJV translates it simply as 'cud'.
Amplified meaning
regurgitated food
Tyndale gloss
cud
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

גֵּרָה (gerah) means 'cud' and is derived from the root word meaning to scrape the throat. It specifically refers to the cud of clean and unclean animals, appearing in legislative contexts in the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

גֵּרָה n.f. cud, only in legislation of clean and unclean animals

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1625 גֵּרָה cud

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1625 gerah gay-raw'

from 1641; the cud (as scraping the throat):--cud.

see HEBREW for 01641

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גֵּרָה (ge.rah) — cud.

cud

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs — Noun common · feminine singular absolute
HNcfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

See CHEW.

Nave's Topical Bible

→ Chewing of, was one of the facts by which ceremonially clean and unclean animals were distinguished Le 11:3-8; De 14:3-8

and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
הִ֔ואhi' it H1931 Pronoun
1,879× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word is a pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'it', used to refer to a person or thing. It is used in the Bible to emphasize a subject or make it clear who is being talked about.
Tyndale gloss
he/she/it
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

הוּא (hu) is a third-person singular pronoun meaning he, she, or it, used for emphasis or when no verb is present. It can also refer to oneself or serve as a demonstrative pronoun. The word has various nuances, including resuming the subject with emphasis or expressing it unobtrusively. It can indicate 'that' or 'those' when used with the definite article.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הוּא m. הִיא f., pron. of the 3rd ps. sing. he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it

an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

It resumes the subj. with emph.

Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

As an emph. predicate, of God

In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1931 הוּא, הִיא he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it . an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

. It resumes the subj. with emph.

. Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

. As an emph. predicate, of God

. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

. With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1931 huw' hoo

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a

primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or

it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also

(intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same;

sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally

(instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self),

it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they,

this, those, which (is), who.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הוּא (hu) — he/she/it.

pron 3p s

1) he, she, it

1a) himself (with emphasis)

1b) resuming subj with emphasis

1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)

1d) (anticipating subj)

1e) (emphasising predicate)

1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron

2) that (with article)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Pron — Pronoun
HPp3fs
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
וּפַרְסָ֖הu.far.Sah and a hoof H6541 Conjunction · noun common feminine singular absolute
21× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A claw or split hoof, often referring to the feet of animals like cows or horses, is described by this word. It appears in Leviticus 11, where it discusses clean and unclean animals.
Tyndale gloss
hoof
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

פַּרְסָה (par.sah) refers to a hoof, likely originating from the concept of a divided hoof. It encompasses the hooves of ruminants and also mentions horses, which have undivided hooves. The entries consistently highlight its feminine form and its relation to the root word for claw or split hoof.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

פַּרְסָה 21 n.f. hoof (prob. orig. divided hoof)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6541 פַּרְסָה hoof (prob. orig. divided hoof)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6541 parcah par-saw'

feminine of 6538; a claw or split hoof:--claw,

(cloven-)footed, hoof.

see HEBREW for 06538

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פַּרְסָה (par.sah) — hoof.

1) hoof

1a) of ruminants

1b) of horses (undivided hooves)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | N-fs — Conjunction · noun common feminine singular absolute
HC/Ncfsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

hoof.

See CHEW; CLOVEN.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Hoof

A cleft hoof as of neat cattle (Ex. 10:26; Ezek. 32:13); hence also of the horse, though not cloven (Isa. 5:28). The “parting of the hoof” is one of the distinctions between clean and unclean animals (Lev. 11:3; Deut. 14:7).

Nave's Topical Bible

→ Parting of, one of the physical marks used for distinguishing ceremonially clean and unclean animals Le 11:3-8; De 14:3-8

and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
לֹ֣אlo' not H3808 Particle
5,170× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Tyndale gloss
not
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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לֹא (lo') is a Hebrew word meaning 'not' or 'no.' It serves as a simple negation and can imply absence or prohibition. The word can also be used in various contexts, often combined with other particles for emphasis or clarification. Its Aramaic equivalent is לָא (la), which also means 'not.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לֹא or לוֹא adv. not

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3808 lo' lo

or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle;

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often

used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else,

ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never,

no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out

of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, +

of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לֹא (lo) — not.

1) not, no

1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)

1b) not (with modifier-negation)

1c) nothing (subst)

1d) without (with particle)

1e) before (of time)

Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Part — Particle
HTn
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
הִפְרִ֑יסָהhif.Ri.sah it divides in two H6536 Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person feminine singular
14× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to break or divide something into parts, like splitting wood or distributing food. It is used in various contexts, including when God divides the Red Sea in Exodus. This word is about separating or sharing things.
Amplified meaning
split
Tyndale gloss
to divide
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

פָּרַס (parac) is a Hebrew verb meaning to break in two or divide. It can refer to breaking up or dividing something, often without violence, and is associated with the division of hoofs in its Hiphil form. The word has an Aramaic equivalent, פְּרַס (pe.ras), which also means 'to divide.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[פָּרַס, erron. פָּרַשׂ] vb. break in two, divide

Qal they have broken up bones, as in kettle

Hiph.

divide hoof, i.e. have divided hoof

having hoofs

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6536 [פָּרַס, erron. פָּרַשׂ] break in two, divide

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6536 parac paw-ras'

a primitive root; to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without

violence) to split, distribute:--deal, divide, have hoofs,

part, tear.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פָּרַס (pa.ras) — to divide.

1) to divide, break in two

1a) (Qal) to break, break up

1b) (Hiphil) to be divided (of hoofs)

Aramaic equivalent: pe.ras (פְּרַס "to divide" H6537A)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Perf-3fs — Verb · Hiphil · perfect third person feminine singular
HVhp3fs
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

too.

See NUMBER.

and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
טְמֵאָ֥הte.me.'Ah [is] unclean H2931 Adj
88× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to be unclean in a spiritual sense, often due to sin or impurity, as seen in Leviticus. It can refer to people, places, or things. The concept is key to understanding biblical purity laws.
Amplified meaning
spiritually, impure, defiled
Tyndale gloss
unclean
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

טָמֵא (tame') means 'unclean' and is derived from a root that conveys a sense of defilement or pollution, particularly in a religious context. It covers ethical, religious, and ritual impurity, and can refer to both people and places.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

טָמֵא adj. unclean

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2931 טָמֵא unclean

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2931 tame' taw-may'

from 2930; foul in a relig. sense:--defiled, + infamous,

polluted(-tion), unclean.

see HEBREW for 02930

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

טָמֵא (ta.me) — unclean.

1) unclean, impure

1a) ethically and religiously

1b) ritually

1c) of places

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Adj — Adj
HAafsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

See CLEAN.

Nave's Topical Bible

→ (Ceremonially speaking)

Creatures designated as such Le 11; De 14

→ See UNCLEANNESS

and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
הִ֖ואhi' it H1931 Pronoun
1,879× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word is a pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'it', used to refer to a person or thing. It is used in the Bible to emphasize a subject or make it clear who is being talked about.
Tyndale gloss
he/she/it
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

הוּא (hu) is a third-person singular pronoun meaning he, she, or it, used for emphasis or when no verb is present. It can also refer to oneself or serve as a demonstrative pronoun. The word has various nuances, including resuming the subject with emphasis or expressing it unobtrusively. It can indicate 'that' or 'those' when used with the definite article.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

הוּא m. הִיא f., pron. of the 3rd ps. sing. he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it

an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

It resumes the subj. with emph.

Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

As an emph. predicate, of God

In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1931 הוּא, הִיא he, she, used also (in both genders) for the neuter it . an emph. he (she, it, they), sometimes equivalent to himself (herself, itself, themselves), or (esp. with the art.) that (those)

. It resumes the subj. with emph.

. Where, however, the pron. follows the pred., its position gives it the minimum of emphasis, and it expresses (or resumes) the subject as unobtrusively as possible

. It anticipates (as it seems) the subject

. As an emph. predicate, of God

. In a neuter sense, that, it (of an action, occurrence, matte, etc.)

. With the art.: so regularly when joined to a subst. defined itself by the art.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1931 huw' hoo

of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a

primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or

it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also

(intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same;

sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally

(instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self),

it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they,

this, those, which (is), who.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

הוּא (hu) — he/she/it.

pron 3p s

1) he, she, it

1a) himself (with emphasis)

1b) resuming subj with emphasis

1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)

1d) (anticipating subj)

1e) (emphasising predicate)

1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron

2) that (with article)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Pron — Pronoun
HPp3fs
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and the object marker the hare that [is] bringing up cud it and a hoof not it divides in two [is] unclean it to you
לָכֶֽם׃la.Khem to you H9036 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֶם (khem) — you.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 2nd person masculine plural

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HRd/Sp2mp — Preposition · suffix
HRd/Sp2mp
Sources on this page. Lexicons and dictionaries imported from the CrossWire SWORD modules — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, Dodson, the Intermediate Liddell-Scott-Jones, Robinson and Packard, Webster and Cawdrey. Thayer’s Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (Harper, 1889 — Grimm’s Wilke’s Clavis Novi Testamenti, translated, revised and enlarged by Joseph Henry Thayer) is public domain and is set here from the Internet Archive page scan greekenglishlex00grim; it is uncorrected OCR, marked as such on the entry itself, and the Strong’s numbers — which Thayer’s own edition does not carry — were matched by lemma against the other modules on this page. Trench’s Synonyms of the New Testament (Macmillan, 1880) and Moulton and Milligan’s Vocabulary of the Greek Testament (Hodder & Stoughton, 1930, which entered the United States public domain on 1 January 2026) are set from Internet Archive page scans synonymsofnewtes00treniala and vocabularyofgree00mouluoft, and are likewise uncorrected OCR matched to Strong’s numbers by lemma. Trench treats a group of words at once, so the same essay stands on the page of each word it compares. The Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary is © 1993 and is used here by permission for non-commercial use, www.teknia.com/greek-dictionary. The full Liddell-Scott-Jones and the Hebrew word data (TAHOT) come from STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Brown-Driver-Briggs is the OpenScriptures digitisation, public domain. Syntax analysis is the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (biblicalhumanities.org); the concordance and morphology are built from the tagged Nestle 1904 text. Septuagint occurrences use the Open Scriptures Septuagint lemma index, derived from CCAT (University of Pennsylvania) and the Rahlfs 1935 dataset by Eliran Wong, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — used here on a non-commercial ministry site. Greek of Josephus and Barnabas from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA 4.0. Commentaries and the Ante-Nicene Fathers are public-domain texts hosted on this site. Everyday Greek from the Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri, CC BY 3.0, with dates and provenance from the Heidelberger Gesamtverzeichnis. Philo and the Apostolic Fathers from Open Greek and Latin (First1KGreek), CC BY-SA 4.0. The apparatus and the fifth Greek column are the SBL Greek New Testament, © 2010 SBL and Logos Bible Software, CC BY 4.0. The Latin is the Clementine Vulgate (public domain); the Syriac New Testament is the ETCBC edition (MIT licence). The Hebrew behind the Greek is computed here from the Septuagint index and TAHOT, not taken from any aligned edition. The translation spread and the per-word edition marks come from the Translators Amalgamated Greek NT (STEPBible, CC BY 4.0); clause roles from the Nestle 1904 Lowfat treebank (CC BY-SA 4.0); place identifications and their confidence from OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding (CC BY 4.0), with map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Gospel parallels are computed here from shared uncommon vocabulary, not taken from any printed harmony. Cross references are the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and the subject headings are Nave’s Topical Bible, both public domain. Works under Creative Commons licences are used unchanged apart from markup removal.

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