Deuteronomy 14:6

You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, establishing dietary boundaries before they enter the promised land. The words — The verse hinges on מַפְרֶסֶת פַּרְסָה (mafreset parsah) for a split hoof and שְׁתֵּי פְרָסוֹת (shtei perasot) for two distinct hooves. The thread — This physical criterion immediately generates the unclean list in Deuteronomy 14:7 and aligns with the separation command in 2 Corinthians 6:17. Why it lands — The text specifies that consumption is restricted to animals meeting both the split hoof and cud-chewing requirements, demanding readers apply the same deliberate distinction to their daily choices.

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The Hebrew words

וְכָל־ve./kholand/ every בְּהֵמָ֞הbe.he.Mahanimal מַפְרֶ֣סֶתmaf.Re.set[which] divides פַּרְסָ֗הpar.Sah<of> a hoof וְשֹׁסַ֤עַתve./sho.Sa.'atand/ [which] cleaves שֶׁ֙סַע֙she.sa'<of> a cleft of שְׁתֵּ֣יshe.Teitwo פְרָס֔וֹתfe.ra.Sothooves מַעֲלַ֥תma.'a.Lat[which] brings up גֵּרָ֖הge.Rah<of> cud בַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba./be.he.Mahamong the/ animal[s]אֹתָ֖הּ'o.Ta/h<obj.>/ it תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luyou will eat

King James Version

And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.

Cross-references

Psalms 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers.
Proverbs 18:1 He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
2 Corinthians 6:17 “Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”