Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 14:3–8

3You must not eat any detestable thing. 4These are the animals that you may eat:a

The ox, the sheep, the goat,

5the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer,

the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope,

and the mountain sheep.

6You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.

7But 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.b

Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you, 8as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.

Footnotes

  • a 14:4 The precise identification of some of the birds and animals in this chapter is uncertain.
  • b 14:7 Or the coney or the hyrax

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Deuteronomy 14:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You must notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
eatתֹאכַ֖לṯō·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH398 eat
anyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
detestable thingתּוֹעֵבָֽה׃tō·w·‘ê·ḇāhNoun - feminine singularH8441 abomination

Deuteronomy 14:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Theseזֹ֥אתzōṯPronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
are the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הhab·bə·hê·māhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH929 beast, animal, cattle
thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
you may eatתֹּאכֵ֑לוּtō·ḵê·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH398 eat
The oxשׁ֕וֹרšō·wrNoun - masculine singularH7794 head of cattle
the sheepכְשָׂבִ֖יםḵə·śā·ḇîmNoun - masculine pluralH3775 lamb
the goatעִזִּֽים׃‘iz·zîmNoun - feminine pluralH5795 she-goat

Deuteronomy 14:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the deerאַיָּ֥ל’ay·yālNoun - masculine singularH354 hart, stag, deer
the gazelleוּצְבִ֖יū·ṣə·ḇîConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH6643 beauty, honour
the roe deerוְיַחְמ֑וּרwə·yaḥ·mūrConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH3180 roebuck
the wild goatוְאַקּ֥וֹwə·’aq·qōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH689 wild goat
the ibexוְדִישֹׁ֖ןwə·ḏî·šōnConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1788 pygarg
the antelopeוּתְא֥וֹū·ṯə·’ōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH8377 antelope
and the mountain sheepוָזָֽמֶר׃wā·zā·merConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH2169 gazelle

Deuteronomy 14:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
You may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃tō·ḵê·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH398 eat
anyוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
animalבְּהֵמָ֞הbə·hê·māhNoun - feminine singularH929 beast, animal, cattle
that has a splitשֶׁ֙סַע֙še·sa‘Noun - masculine singularH8157 cleft
hoofפַּרְסָ֗הpar·sāhNoun - feminine singularH6541 hoof
dividedוְשֹׁסַ֤עַתwə·šō·sa·‘aṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular constructH8156 divide, cleave
in twoשְׁתֵּ֣יšə·têNumber - feminine dual constructH8147 two
and that chewsמַעֲלַ֥תma·‘ă·laṯVerb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular constructH5927 go up, ascend, climb
the cudגֵּרָ֖הgê·rāhNoun - feminine singularH1625 cud

Deuteronomy 14:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Butאַ֣ךְ’aḵAdverbH389 surely
of those that chewמִמַּֽעֲלֵ֣יmim·ma·‘ă·lêPreposition-m; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural constructH5927 go up, ascend, climb
the cudהַגֵּרָ֔הhag·gê·rāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1625 cud
or have a completely dividedוּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֥יū·mim·map̄·rî·sêConjunctive waw, Preposition; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural constructH6536 break in two, divide
hoofהַפַּרְסָ֖הhap·par·sāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH6541 hoof
you are notלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to eatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙ṯō·ḵə·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH398 eat
the followingזֶ֞הzehPronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
the camelהַ֠גָּמָלhag·gā·mālArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1581 camel
the rabbitהָאַרְנֶ֨בֶתhā·’ar·ne·ḇeṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH768 hare
the rock badgerהַשָּׁפָ֜ןhaš·šā·p̄ānArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8227 rock-badger
Althoughכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
theyהֵ֗מָּהhêm·māhPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
chewמַעֲלֵ֧הma·‘ă·lêhVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular constructH5927 go up, ascend, climb
the cudגֵרָ֣הḡê·rāhNoun - feminine singularH1625 cud
they do notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
have a dividedהִפְרִ֔יסוּhip̄·rî·sūVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralH6536 break in two, divide
hoofוּפַרְסָה֙ū·p̄ar·sāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH6541 hoof
Theyהֵ֖םhêmPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
are uncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםṭə·mê·’îmAdjective - masculine pluralH2931 unclean
for youלָכֶֽם׃lā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural

Deuteronomy 14:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
as well asוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
the pigהַ֠חֲזִירha·ḥă·zîrArticle; Noun - masculine singularH2386 swine, boar
though itהוּא֙hūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
has a dividedמַפְרִ֨יסmap̄·rîsVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular constructH6536 break in two, divide
hoofפַּרְסָ֥הpar·sāhNoun - feminine singularH6541 hoof
it does notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
chew the cudגֵרָ֔הḡê·rāhNoun - feminine singularH1625 cud
Itה֖וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
is uncleanטָמֵ֥אṭā·mêAdjective - masculine singularH2931 unclean
for youלָכֶ֑םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
You must notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּṯō·ḵê·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH398 eat
its meatמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mib·bə·śā·rāmPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH1320 flesh
or touchתִגָּֽעוּ׃סṯig·gā·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH5060 touch, reach, strike
its carcassוּבְנִבְלָתָ֖םū·ḇə·niḇ·lā·ṯāmConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH5038 carcass, corpse

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Deuteronomy 14:3 Ezekiel 4:14 · Romans 14:14 · Leviticus 11:43 · Leviticus 20:25

Deuteronomy 14:8 Leviticus 11:26–27 · 2 Peter 2:22 · Luke 15:15–16 · Isaiah 66:3 · Isaiah 66:17 · Isaiah 65:4

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