Deuteronomy 14:7

But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses Israel regarding dietary boundaries as the nation prepares to cross the Jordan and possess the land.

The words — לֹ֤א (lo') = not; תֹֽאכְלוּ֙ (to.khe.Lu) = you will eat.

The thread — Leviticus 11:5 repeats the rock badger's exclusion for chewing the cud without a divided hoof, and Deuteronomy 14:8 extends the same physical requirement to the pig.

Why it lands — The text commands strict adherence to the dual physical markers of split hoof and cud-chewing, forbidding the consumption of animals that meet only one criterion.

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The Hebrew words

אַ֣ךְ'akhnevertheless אֶת־'et-<obj.>זֶ֞הzehthis לֹ֤אlo'not תֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.Luyou will eat מִמַּֽעֲלֵ֣יmi./ma.'a.Leiany of/ [those which] bring up הַגֵּרָ֔הha./ge.Rah<of> the/ cud וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֥יu./mi./maf.ri.Seiand/ [any] of/ those dividing הַפַּרְסָ֖הha./par.Sah<of> the/ hoof הַשְּׁסוּעָ֑הha./she.su.'Ah<the>/ cloven אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>הַ֠גָּמָלHa./ga.molthe/ camel וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הָאַרְנֶ֨בֶתha./'ar.Ne.vetthe/ hare וְאֶת־ve./'Etand/ <obj.>הַשָּׁפָ֜ןha./sha.Fanthe/ rock badger כִּֽי־ki-that מַעֲלֵ֧הma.'a.Leh[is] bringing up גֵרָ֣הge.Rah<of> cud הֵ֗מָּהHe.mahthey וּפַרְסָה֙u./far.Sahand/ a hoof לֹ֣אlo'not הִפְרִ֔יסוּhif.Ri.suthey divide טְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'Im[are] unclean הֵ֖םhemtheyלָכֶֽם׃la./Khemto <the>/ you

King James Version

Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

Cross-references

Leviticus 11:5 The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
Matthew 7:26 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
2 Timothy 3:5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
Titus 1:16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
2 Peter 2:18 With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.