Devarim 14:4

4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the shor, the seh, and the izzim,

Devarim 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.

Devarim 14:4 In-Context

2 For thou art an Am Kadosh unto Hashem Eloheicha, and Hashem hath chosen thee to be an Am Segullah (treasured people) unto Himself, above kol haamim that are upon ha’adamah.

3 Thou shalt not eat any to’evah (detestable thing).

4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the shor, the seh, and the izzim,

5 The deer, and the gazelle, and the yachmur, and the akko, and the antelope, and the wild ox, and the wild goat.

6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and is separated in two hooves, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.