Deuteronomy 14:8

Deuteronomy 14:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
• New International Version (NIV)The pig is also unclean; although it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also the swine is unclean for you, because it has cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud; you shall not eat their flesh or touch their dead carcasses.

Context of Deuteronomy 14:8

6You 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. You 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. 9You may eat any fish that has fins and scales. 10But other things that live in the water do not have fins or scales. Those are not clean food for you. Do not eat them.

Deuteronomy 14:8 word by word

וְאֶת־הַ֠חֲזִיר כִּֽי־מַפְרִ֨יס פַּרְסָ֥ה הוּא֙ וְלֹ֣א גֵרָ֔ה טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶ֑ם מִבְּשָׂרָם֙ לֹ֣א תֹאכֵ֔לוּ וּבְנִבְלָתָ֖ם לֹ֥א תִגָּֽעוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the swineחֲזִירchăzîyr · swineH2386
• because it dividethפָּרַסpâras · to divideH6536
• the hoofפַּרְסָהparsâh · hoofH6541
• yet cheweth not the cudגֵּרָהgêrâh · cudH1625
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• unto you: ye shall not eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• of their fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• nor touchנָגַעnâga‛ · to touchH5060
• their dead carcaseנְבֵלָהnebêlâh · carcassH5038

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 14:8

• Isaiah 65:4They sit among the graves and they hide in caves. They eat meat from pigs. They use unclean meat to make their soup.
• Isaiah 66:3You may kill a bull as a sacrifice to me, but you might also kill a man. You may offer a lamb to me as a sacrifice, but you might also break a dog's neck to offer to your idols. You may give me a grain offering, but you also offer pigs' blood. You may burn incense to worship me but you also worship false gods. Yes, these people have chosen how they want to live. They love to do these disgusting things.
• Luke 15:15He went to a man who lived in that country. He asked to work for him. So the man sent him into his fields to give food to his pigs.
• 2 Peter 2:22You know these true proverbs: ‘After a dog has been sick, it returns to eat it again.’ Also: ‘After you wash a pig, it will quickly roll in the dirt again.’ These words describe how the false teachers live.
• Leviticus 11:26An animal might not have feet that are in two separate parts. It is wrong to touch the dead body of this animal. Some animals do not bring food back into their mouths and eat it again. It is wrong to touch the dead bodies of these animals.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14:8

• 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. 8The instruction to avoid touching their dead bodies was mainly to maintain ceremonial purity.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 14:8

• Animals
• Cud
• Hoof
• Sanitation
• Swine

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Boar
• Clean
• Cleave
• Cut
• Food
• Ashtaroth; Ashteroth-Karnaim; Beeshterah
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Dead

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