Deuteronomy 14:6

6 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof and chews the cud,

Deuteronomy 14:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 6-8. 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).

Deuteronomy 14:6 In-Context

4 These are the animals you may eat: oxen, sheep, goats,

5 deer, gazelle, roe deer, wild goats, ibex, antelope, and mountain sheep.

6 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof and chews the cud,

7 but you may not eat camels, rabbits, or rock badgers. These animals chew the cud, but they do not have split hoofs, so they are unclean for you.

8 Pigs are also unclean for you; they have split hoofs, but they do not chew the cud. Do not eat their meat or touch their dead bodies.