Deuteronomy 14 · Verse 6

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.
Deuteronomy 14:6, King James Version

Deuteronomy 14:6 in other translations

BSBYou may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.
WEBEvery animal that parts the hoof, and has the hoof split in two and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.
ASVAnd every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof cloven in two, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.
YLTand every beast dividing the hoof, and cleaving the cleft into two hoofs, bringing up the cud, among the beasts--it ye do eat.
DARBYAnd every beast that hath cloven hoofs, and the feet quite split open into double hoofs, and which cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
BBEAny beast which has a division in the horn of its foot and whose food comes back into its mouth to be crushed again, may be used for food.
WebsterAnd every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.

What does Deuteronomy 14:6 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 14:1-21

Moses tells the people of Israel how God had given them three distinguishing privileges, which were their honour, and figures of those spiritual blessings in heavenly things, with which God has in Christ blessed us. Here is election; "The Lord hath chosen thee." He did not choose them because they were by their own acts a peculiar people to him above other nations, but he chose them that they might be so by his…

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Deuteronomy 14:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְכָל\־ve.kholand everyH3605
בְּהֵמָ֞הbe.he.MahanimalH929
מַפְרֶ֣סֶתmaf.Re.set[which] dividesH6536
פַּרְסָ֗הpar.Sah<of> a hoofH6541
וְשֹׁסַ֤עַתve.sho.Sa.'atand [which] cleavesH8156
שֶׁ֙סַע֙she.sa'<of> a cleft ofH8157
שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeitwoH8147
פְרָס֔וֹתfe.ra.SothoovesH6541
מַעֲלַ֥תma.'a.Lat[which] brings upH5927
גֵּרָ֖הge.Rah<of> cudH1625
בַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.Mahamong the animal[s]H929
אֹתָ֖הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853
תֹּאכֵֽלוּ\׃to.Khe.luyou will eatH398

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 14:6

  • 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,

  • 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 scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

  • Proverbs 18:1

    Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ps 1:1,2; Pr 18:1; 2Co 6:17On this verse remark, that the clean beast must both chew the cud and part the hoof: two distinct characteristics, or general signs, by which the possibility of error arising from the misinterpretation of names is obviated. When God directs, his commands are not of doubtful interpretation.

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 14:5

    The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.

  • 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.

  • 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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Deuteronomy 14:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y todo animal de pezuñas, que tiene hendidura de dos uñas, y que rumiare entre los animales, ese comeréis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et toute bête qui a l’ongle fendu et le pied complètement divisé en deux ongles, et qui rumine, parmi les bêtes, vous la mangerez.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und jedes Tier, das gespaltene Hufe hat, und zwar ganz durchgespaltene Hufe, und das wiederkäut unter den Tieren, das sollt ihr essen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Omne animal, quod in duas partes findit ungulam, et ruminat, comedetis.