Deuteronomy 14:6

Deuteronomy 14:6 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Every animal that parts the hoof and has the hoof cloven in two and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you may eat every animal with cloven hooves, having the hoof split into two parts, and that chews the cud, among the animals.

Context of Deuteronomy 14:6

4You may eat the meat of these animals: cows, sheep, goats, 5deer, wild goats, mountain goats, antelopes and wild sheep. You may eat any animal with feet that have two separate parts. They must also bring their food back into their mouths and eat it again. 7But you must not eat these animals: camels, wild rabbits and rock badgers. They eat their food a second time, but they do not have feet with two separate parts. For this reason they are unclean food for you. 8You may not eat pigs, either. They have feet in two parts but they do not eat their food a second time. You must not eat any meat from these animals. You must not even touch their dead bodies.

Deuteronomy 14:6 word by word

וְכָל־בְּהֵמָ֞ה מַפְרֶ֣סֶת פַּרְסָ֗ה וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת שֶׁ֙סַע֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י פְרָס֔וֹת מַעֲלַ֥ת גֵּרָ֖ה בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה אֹתָ֖הּ תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And every beastבְּהֵמָהbehêmâh · animalH929
• that partethפָּרַסpâras · to divideH6536
• the hoofפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• and cleavethשֶׁ֫סַעshesa‛ · cleftH8157
• the cleftשָׁסַעshâsa‛ · to cleaveH8156
• into twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• chewethעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: regurgitateH5927
• the cudגֵּרָהgêrâh · cudH1625
• that ye shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 14:6

• Psalms 1:1If someone does not do what wicked people tell him to do, if he does not join with sinners, if he does not meet with those who laugh at God, God has blessed that person!
• Proverbs 18:1People who do not have any friends think only about themselves. They refuse to listen to good advice.
• 2 Corinthians 6:17And so, the Lord says: ‘Come out from among them and be separate. Do not touch anything that is disgusting. Then I will accept you.’

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-21Verses 3-21 Compare Deuteronomy 14:5 The “pygarg” is a species of gazelle, and the “wild ox” and “chamois” are swift types of antelope. Deuteronomy 14:21 The prohibition is repeated from Leviticus 22:8. The directions as to the disposal of the carcass are unique to Deuteronomy, and their motive is clear. To have forbidden the people either themselves to eat that which had died, or to allow any others to do so, would have involved loss of property, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6split hoof … chews the cud: These animals listed in in 14:4–5 could be eaten, unlike those in 14:7–8. People gained health benefits from following these rules. But something was ceremonially clean or unclean only because God said so.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-85. The hart--(see on De 12:15). fallow deer--The Hebrew word (Jachmur) so rendered, does not represent the fallow deer, which is unknown in Western Asia, but an antelope (Oryx leucoryx), called by the Arabs, jazmar. It is of a white color, black at the extremities, and a bright red on the thighs. It was used at Solomon's table. wild goat--The word akko is different from that commonly used for a wild goat (1Sa 24:2; Psa 104:18; Pr 5:19), and it is supposed…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 14:6

• Animals
• Cud
• Hoof
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Clean
• Cleave
• Cut
• Food
• Ashtaroth; Ashteroth-Karnaim; Beeshterah
• Atonement, Day of
• Chew; Cud
• Claw
• Criticism

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings