Every animal that parts the hoof, and has the hoof split in two and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.
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Every animal that parts the hoof, and has the hoof split in two and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.
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And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
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And every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof wholly cloven in two, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that ye may eat.
Cross-references (3)
Passages linked to Deuteronomy 14:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 1:1-2 Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.
- Proverbs 18:1 A man who isolates himself pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.
- 2 Corinthians 6:17 Therefore “ ‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Deu 14:6 And every beast that parteth the hoof,…
Deu 14:6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, [and] cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
Ver. 6. That parteth the hoof.] {See Trapp on "Lev 11:3"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Of all clean birds ye shall eat. Which the…
Of all clean birds ye shall eat. Which the Targum of Jonathan describes, everyone that has a craw, and whose crop is naked, and has a superfluous talon, and is not rapacious; but such as are unclean are expressed by name in the following verses, so that all except them might be reckoned clean and fit for food. Maimonides (p) observes, that only the number of the unclean are reckoned, so that all the rest are free.
(p) Hilchot. Maacolot Asurot, c. 1. sect. 14.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 6. There might also be eaten any beast with…
6. There might also be eaten any beast with both of these marks:—
that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof cloven in two] Lit. and cleaveth a cleft of two hoofs. The hoof must be entirely cloven (see below on camel);
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and cheweth the cud] Heb. bringeth up the gerah, Ar. girrah, so called from either the straining or the gurgling of the process.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6-8) These directions are the same given in Lev_11:3-8.
(6-8) These directions are the same given in Lev_11:3-8.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 that parts the hoof
that parts the hoof
"that have split hooves." This is a hoof that is split into two parts instead of being one whole.
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chews the cud
This means the animal brings its food up from its stomach and chews it again.
rabbit
This is a small animal with long ears that usually lives in holes in the ground. (See: Translate Unknowns)
rock badger
This is a small animal that lives in rocky places. (See: Translate Unknowns)
they are unclean to you
Something Yahweh says is unfit for his people to eat is spoken of as if it were physically unclean. (See: Metaphor)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 14:6 split hooves and chews the cud: These criteria…
14:6 split hooves and chews the cud: These criteria distinguished edible animals listed in 14:4-5 from those listed in 14:7-8. Although the people experienced health benefits from observing these restrictions, a thing was actually clean or unclean only because God declared it to be such.
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