Clean and unclean animals · Leviticus 11

The Readings · Nov 4, 2026 · 6m

Clean and unclean animals (Leviticus 11) read aloud, in a fresh direct translation from the Hebrew - plain modern English, nothing added.

Translator's notes:

• Leviticus 11:5 — שָׁפָן (shaphan): chose "rock badger". Alternatives: "hyrax", "cony", "rabbit". Why: the shaphan lives among rocks (as in Psalms 104) and matches the rock hyrax; it is not a rabbit, and the text groups it with cud-chewers by appearance.

• Leviticus 11:13 — bird and animal names throughout this chapter (nesher, peres, ozniyah and the locust and lizard kinds): chose the most commonly supported identifications…