Deuteronomy 14:6
in Deuteronomy 14You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof cloven in two, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.
KJV
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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This verse in Deuteronomy 14
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
These are the animals that you may eat
on Deuteronomy 14:4-8
Leviticus 11:2-8 gave the two tests and named only four animals that fail them. Deuteronomy names ten clean beasts outright, seven of them wild game, which fits the permission at 12:15 to eat the gazelle and deer at home.
This site's exposition
a split hoof divided in two
An animal must carry both marks, the divided hoof and the chewed cud. The ox, the sheep and the goat of verse 4 pass both, and John Gill notes they were the only beasts used in sacrifice. Verses 7 and 8 then give the hard cases.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And every beast that parted the hoof,....
The words behind it
13 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בְּהֵמָ֞ה | behemah | animal | H929 → | 190 times |
| מַפְרֶ֣סֶת | mafreset | [which] divides | H6536 → | 14 times |
| פַּרְסָ֗ה | parsah | <of> a hoof | H6541 → | 21 times |
| וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת | veshosaat | and [which] cleaves | H8156 → | |
| שֶׁ֙סַע֙ | shesa' | <of> a cleft of | H8157 → | |
| שְׁתֵּ֣י | shetei | two | H8147 → | 768 times |
| פְרָס֔וֹת | ferasot | hooves | H6541 → | 21 times |
| מַעֲלַ֥ת | maalat | [which] brings up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| גֵּרָ֖ה | gerah | <of> cud | H1625 → | 11 times |
| בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה | babehemah | among the animal[s] | H929 → | 190 times |
| אֹתָ֖הּ | ʾotah | <obj.> it | H853 → | 10935 times |
| תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ | tokhelu | you will eat | H398 → | 810 times |
וְכָל־and every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
בְּהֵמָ֞הanimal
behemahH929 →190 times
מַפְרֶ֣סֶת[which] divides
mafresetH6536 →14 times
פַּרְסָ֗ה<of> a hoof
parsahH6541 →21 times
וְשֹׁסַ֤עַתand [which] cleaves
veshosaatH8156 →
שֶׁ֙סַע֙<of> a cleft of
shesa'H8157 →
שְׁתֵּ֣יtwo
sheteiH8147 →768 times
פְרָס֔וֹתhooves
ferasotH6541 →21 times
מַעֲלַ֥ת[which] brings up
maalatH5927 →890 times
גֵּרָ֖ה<of> cud
gerahH1625 →11 times
בַּבְּהֵמָ֑הamong the animal[s]
babehemahH929 →190 times
אֹתָ֖הּ<obj.> it
ʾotahH853 →10935 times
תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃you will eat
tokheluH398 →810 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Corinthians 6:17“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 52:11
Depart, depart, go out from there! Touch no unclean thing; come out from it, purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of the LORD.
- Revelation 18:4
Then I heard another voice from heaven say: “Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins or contract any of her plagues.
- 2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
- Psalms 1:1–3
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
- Numbers 16:26
And he warned the congregation, “Move away now from the tents of these wicked men. Do not touch anything that belongs to them, or you will be swept away because of all their sins.”
- Isaiah 52:11
Through
Proverbs 18:1He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
it leads to
- Ephesians 5:15–17
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
- Proverbs 2:1–6
My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
- Proverbs 20:3
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
- Ephesians 5:15–17
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch.