Parallel LEV 11:3

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כֹּ֣ל ׀ מַפְרֶ֣סֶת פַּרְסָ֗ה וְ⁠שֹׁסַ֤עַת שֶׁ֨סַע֙ פְּרָסֹ֔ת מַעֲלַ֥ת גֵּרָ֖ה בַּ⁠בְּהֵמָ֑ה

all divided hoof and,dividing division_of hooves chews cud in/on/at/with,animal

This expression establishes criteria by which the people of Israel may determine whether a land-dwelling quadruped is acceptable for eating. Essentially, the animal must both chew the cud and have a completely divided hoof. The implication, as the following verses will illustrate, is that if an animal fulfills only one of these criteria, it should be considered unclean. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers in a footnote or in the text of your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

כֹּ֣ל ׀ מַפְרֶ֣סֶת פַּרְסָ֗ה וְ⁠שֹׁסַ֤עַת שֶׁ֨סַע֙ פְּרָסֹ֔ת

all divided hoof and,dividing division_of hooves

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the phrases with a word other than and in order to show that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “Anything dividing the hoof that splits the cleft of the hooves completely”

Note 3 topic: writing-poetry

מַפְרֶ֣סֶת פַּרְסָ֗ה

divided hoof

Here, words are being repeated for emphasis. The verb dividing comes from the same root as the noun hoof. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis. Alternate translation: “that has a completely divided hoof”

Note 4 topic: writing-poetry

וְ⁠שֹׁסַ֤עַת שֶׁ֨סַע֙ פְּרָסֹ֔ת

and,dividing division_of hooves

Here, words are being repeated for emphasis. The verb splitting comes from the same root as the noun cleft. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis. Alternate translation: “and whose hooves are completely split in two”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מַעֲלַ֥ת גֵּרָ֖ה

chews cud

This expression is an idiom that refers to the process of chewing partly digested food. This expression should not be taken in a modern, technical sense, as the inclusion of rock badgers and rabbits (which do not strictly chew cud) suggests. If your language has a general word for this digestive process, consider using it here. If not, consider using a generic expression. Alternate translation: “that eats partially digested food”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

גֵּרָ֖ה

cud

Here, the cud does not refer to a specific food substance. Rather, it refers to any food that an animal chews again. This may be food that returns from the first stomach of certain animals to their mouth for further chewing, as with camels, or food that is digested, passed, and eaten again, as with rabbits and rock badgers. Express this in the way that would be most natural in your language. Alternate translation: “re-digested food” or “partially digested food that is eaten again”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בַּ⁠בְּהֵמָ֑ה

in/on/at/with,animal

The expression the livestock does not refer to a specific group of animals. It describes any four-footed animal that an Israelite might own or encounter in their daily life. Express this in the way that would be most natural in your language. Alternate translation: “among any quadrupeds that you might own or encounter”

Note 8 topic: writing-pronouns

אֹתָ֖⁠הּ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ

DOM=her/it eat

Here, it refers to any individual land-dwelling quadruped that meets both of the criteria listed in this verse. That is, it must both chew cud and possess a completely divided hoof to be considered clean and acceptable for eating. If this would not be clear in your language, consider making the referent explicit. Alternate translation: “you shall eat any four-footed animal that meets these criteria"