Deuteronomy 14:7

7 Yet of those that chew the cud or have the hoof cloven you shall not eat these: the camel, the hare, and the 1rock badger, because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof, are unclean for you.

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 the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.
6 Every animal that parts the hoof and has the hoof cloven in two and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.
7 Yet of those that chew the cud or have the hoof cloven you shall not eat these: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger, because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof, are unclean for you.
8 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.
9 "Of all that are in the waters you may eat these: whatever has fins and scales you may eat.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Leviticus 11:5; [Psalms 104:18; Proverbs 30:26]
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