Deuteronomy 14:4

4 Here are the only animals you can eat. You can eat oxen, sheep, goats,

Deuteronomy 14:4 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 14:4

These are the beasts which they shall eat
That is, which they might lawfully eat of, which were allowed for their food; for they were not obliged to eat of them if they did not choose it:

the ox, the sheep, and the goat;
which were creatures used in sacrifice, and the only ones, yet nevertheless they might be used for food if chosen.

Deuteronomy 14:4 In-Context

2 You are a holy nation. The LORD your God has set you apart for himself. He has chosen you to be his special treasure. He chose you out of all of the nations on the face of the earth.

3 Don't eat anything the LORD hates.

4 Here are the only animals you can eat. You can eat oxen, sheep, goats,

5 deer, gazelles, roe deer, wild goats, ibexes, antelope and mountain sheep.

6 You can eat any animal that has hoofs that are separated completely in two. But it must also chew the cud.