Deuteronomy 14:7

7 But you are not to eat those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof. For example, the camel, the hare and the coney are unclean for you because they chew the cud but don't have a separate hoof;

Deuteronomy 14:7 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 14:7

(See Gill on Deuteronomy 14:6)

(The "hare" is this verse may be an animal that is now is extinct but was alive at the time of Moses. It is only other mentioned in ( Leviticus 11:6 ) ,(See Gill on :)

Deuteronomy 14:7 In-Context

5 deer, gazelle, roebuck, ibex, antelope, oryx and mountain sheep.

6 Any animal that has a separate hoof that is completely divided and also chews the cud, these animals you may eat.

7 But you are not to eat those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof. For example, the camel, the hare and the coney are unclean for you because they chew the cud but don't have a separate hoof;

8 while the pig is unclean for you because, although it has a separate hoof, it doesn't chew the cud. You are not to eat meat from these or touch their carcasses.

9 "Of all that lives in the water, you may eat these: anything in the water that has fins and scales, these you may eat.