Deuteronomy 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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
beast	בְּהֵמָ֞ה be.he.Mah	H929	properly · noun, common feminine singular absolute
parteth	מַפְרֶ֣סֶת maf.Re.set	H6536	to break in pieces · verb, hiphil active participle, feminine singular construct
hoof	פַּרְסָ֗ה par.Sah	H6541	a claw or split hoof · noun, common feminine singular absolute
cleaveth	שֶׁ֙סַע֙ she.sa'	H8157	a fissure · noun, common masculine singular construct
cleft	וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת ve.sho.Sa.'at	H8156	to split or tear · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, feminine singular construct
two	שְׁתֵּ֣י she.Tei	H8147	two · noun, common feminine dual construct
claws	פְרָס֔וֹת fe.ra.Sot	H6541	a claw or split hoof · noun, common feminine plural absolute
cheweth	מַעֲלַ֥ת ma.'a.Lat	H5927	to ascend · verb, hiphil active participle, feminine singular construct
cud	גֵּרָ֖ה ge.Rah	H1625	the cud (as scraping the throat) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
beasts	בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה ba.be.he.Mah	H929	properly · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
eat	תֹּאכֵֽלוּ to.Khe.lu	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 1:1-2 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornf…
Proverbs 18:1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 14:1-21

Moses here tells the people of Israel, I. How God had dignified them, as a peculiar people, with three distinguishing privileges, which were their honour, and figures of those spiritual blessings in heavenly things with which God has in Christ blessed us. 1. Here is election: The Lord hath chosen thee, v: 2. Not for their own merit, nor for any good works foreseen, but because he would magnify the riches of his power and grace among them. He did not choose them because they were by their own dedication and subjection a peculiar people to him above other nations, but he chose them that they might be so by his grace; and thus were believers chosen, Eph 1:4. 2. Here is adoption (Deu 14:1): "You…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 14:5

OF BEASTS. (Deu 14:4-8) The hart--(see on Deu 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 (Sa1 24:2; Psa 104:18; Pro 5:19), and it is supposed to be a goat-deer, having the body of a stag, but the head, horns, and beard of a goat. An animal of this sort is found in the East, and called Lerwee [SHAW, Travels]. pygarg--a species of antelope (Oryx addax)…

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John Gill on Deuteronomy 14:6

And every beast that parted the hoof,.... In this and the two following verses two general rules are given, by which it might be known what beasts were fit for food and what not; one is if they parted the hoof, and the other if they chewed the cud, such might be eaten; but such that only chewed the cud, but did not divide the hoof, as the camel, hare, and coney, might not be eaten; and so if they divided the hoof, and did not chew the cud, as the swine, they were alike unlawful; See Gill on Leviticus 11:3; see Gill on Leviticus 11:4; see Gill on Leviticus 11:5; see Gill on Leviticus 11:6; see Gill on Leviticus 11:7; see Gill on Leviticus 11:8.

Dictionary and topics

Animal — An organized living creature endowed with sensation. The Levitical law divided animals into clean and unclean, although the distinction seems to have existed before the Flood (Gen. 7:2). The clean…
Clean — The various forms of uncleanness according to the Mosaic law are enumerated in Lev. 11-15; Num. 19. The division of animals into clean and unclean was probably founded on the practice of sacrifice.…
Food — Originally the Creator granted the use of the vegetable world for food to man (Gen. 1:29), with the exception mentioned (2:17). The use of animal food was probably not unknown to the antediluvians.…
Law of Moses — Is the whole body of the Mosaic legislation (1 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 23:25; Ezra 3:2). It is called by way of eminence simply “the Law” (Heb. Torah, Deut. 1:5; 4:8, 44; 17:18, 19; 27:3, 8). As a written…
Unclean Meats — These were things strangled, or dead of themselves or through beasts or birds of prey; whatever beast did not both part the hoof and chew the cud; and certain other smaller animals rated as “creeping…
Animals · Ordained as food for man — Ordained as food for man
B · Clean: How distinguished — Clean: How distinguished
Cud · and unclean animals were distinguished — and unclean animals were distinguished
Hoof · ceremonially clean and unclean animals — ceremonially clean and unclean animals
Sanitation · FOOD — FOOD

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 14:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 14:1-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 14:5

John Gill on Deuteronomy 14:6

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 14:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 14:1-21

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 14:5

John Gill on Deuteronomy 14:6

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 14:3-20

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 14:3-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 14:6

Rashi on Deuteronomy 14:6