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Leviticus 11:5

King James Version (KJV)

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

Leviticus 11:5 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Leviticus 11:5

Theological / Devotional

The coney. From shaphan, a “hider.” Cony is the old English name for rabbit, but the description of the “coney” given in the Bible does not fit the rabbit. Solomon calls the conies “a feeble folk,” and adds that they make “their houses in the rocks” (Prov. 30:26). Some commentators have called them “rock badgers.” The rock badger is a kind of animal not unlike a guinea pig in size, appearance, disposition, and habitat.

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