Leviticus 11:4

“But these you shall not eat, among those that chew the cud or among those that divide the hoof: the camel, for it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it shall be unclean for you.”
Leviticus 11:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Butאַךְtheseזֶהyou shall notלֹאeat,תֹאכְלוּamong those that chewמִמַּעֲלֵיthe cudהַגֵּרָהor among those that divideוּמִמַּפְרִיסֵיthe hoof:הַפַּרְסָהthe camel,הַגָּמָלforכִּיit chewsמַעֲלֵה הוּאthe cudגֵרָהbut does notאֵינֶנּוּdivideמַפְרִיסthe hoof;וּפַרְסָהit shall beהוּאuncleanטָמֵאfor you.לָכֶם

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Jesus speaks of swallowing the camel; Leviticus 11:4 counts the camel among the unclean animals.

The same term appears in both passages.

גָּמָלgamalH1581κάμηλονkamēlonG2574“camel”

Leviticus 11:4, word by word

eatתֹאכְלוּtochlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “tochlu” appears

among those that chewמַּעֲלֵיmaale

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

Where else “maale” appears

the cudגֵּרָהgera

cud

Cud: the food some animals bring back into the mouth to chew it again.

Where else “gera” appears

or among those that divideמַּפְרִיסֵיmafrise

split hoof

To have a split hoof.

Where else “mafrise” appears

the hoofפַּרְסָהparsa

hoof

Hoof, especially a split hoof; also claw.

Where else “parsa” appears

the camelגָּמָלgamal

camel

Camel.

Where else “gamal” appears

uncleanטָמֵאtame

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

Where else “tame” appears

The context

3Any beast that has a divided hoof and is split with a cleft in its hooves, that chews the cud, among the beasts, it you may eat.

4 · This verse (above)

5And the hyrax, for it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it shall be unclean for you.

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