Deuteronomy 14:7

Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
eat	תֹֽאכְלוּ֙ to.khe.Lu	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
chew	מִמַּֽעֲלֵ֣י mi.ma.'a.Lei	H5927	to ascend · preposition + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural construct
cud	הַגֵּרָ֔ה ha.ge.Rah	H1625	the cud (as scraping the throat) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
divide	וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֥י u.mi.maf.ri.Sei	H6536	to break in pieces · conjunction + preposition + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural construct
cloven	הַשְּׁסוּעָ֑ה ha.she.su.'Ah	H8156	to split or tear · definite article + verb, qal passive participle, feminine singular absolute
hoof	הַפַּרְסָ֖ה ha.par.Sah	H6541	a claw or split hoof · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
camel	הַ֠גָּמָל Ha.ga.mol	H1581	a camel · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
hare	הָאַרְנֶ֨בֶת ha.'ar.Ne.vet	H768	the hare · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
coney	הַשָּׁפָ֜ן ha.sha.Fan	H8227	a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
chew	מַעֲלֵ֧ה ma.'a.Leh	H5927	to ascend · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular construct
cud	גֵרָ֣ה ge.Rah	H1625	the cud (as scraping the throat) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
divide	הִפְרִ֔יסוּ hif.Ri.su	H6536	to break in pieces · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural
hoof	וּפַרְסָה֙ u.far.Sah	H6541	a claw or split hoof · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
unclean	טְמֵאִ֥ים te.me.'Im	H2931	foul in a religious sense · adjective, masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Leviticus 11:5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
Matthew 7:22-23 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done…
Matthew 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sa…
2 Timothy 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
2 Peter 2:18-22 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were cle…

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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…
Camel — From the Hebrew gamal, “to repay” or “requite,” as the camel does the care of its master. There are two distinct species of camels, having, however, the common characteristics of being “ruminants…
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.…
Coney — (Heb. shaphan; i.e., “the hider”), an animal which inhabits the mountain gorges and the rocky districts of Arabia Petraea and the Holy Land. “The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their…
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.…
Hare — (Heb. ‘arnebeth) was prohibited as food according to the Mosaic law (Lev. 11:6; Deut. 14:7), “because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof.” The habit of this animal is to grind its teeth…
Hoof — A cleft hoof as of neat cattle (Ex. 10:26; Ezek. 32:13); hence also of the horse, though not cloven (Isa. 5:28). The “parting of the hoof” is one of the distinctions between clean and unclean animals…
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 · Clean and unclean — Clean and unclean

Deuteronomy 14:7

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 14:7

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

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 14:3-20

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 14:3-21

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 14:7

Rashi on Deuteronomy 14:7