Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 14:4–6

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.

Footnotes

a 14:4 The precise identification of some of the birds and animals in this chapter is uncertain.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
These	זֹ֥את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
are the animals	הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה	hab·bə·hê·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you may eat	תֹּאכֵ֑לוּ	tō·ḵê·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H398 eat
The ox	שׁ֕וֹר	šō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H7794 head of cattle
the sheep	כְשָׂבִ֖ים	ḵə·śā·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3775 lamb
the goat	עִזִּֽים׃	‘iz·zîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5795 she-goat

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the deer	אַיָּ֥ל	’ay·yāl	Noun - masculine singular	H354 hart, stag, deer
the gazelle	וּצְבִ֖י	ū·ṣə·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6643 beauty, honour
the roe deer	וְיַחְמ֑וּר	wə·yaḥ·mūr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3180 roebuck
the wild goat	וְאַקּ֥וֹ	wə·’aq·qōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H689 wild goat
the ibex	וְדִישֹׁ֖ן	wə·ḏî·šōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1788 pygarg
the antelope	וּתְא֥וֹ	ū·ṯə·’ōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8377 antelope
and the mountain sheep	וָזָֽמֶר׃	wā·zā·mer	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2169 gazelle

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You may eat	תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃	tō·ḵê·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H398 eat
any	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
animal	בְּהֵמָ֞ה	bə·hê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
that has a split	שֶׁ֙סַע֙	še·sa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H8157 cleft
hoof	פַּרְסָ֗ה	par·sāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6541 hoof
divided	וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת	wə·šō·sa·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct	H8156 divide, cleave
in two	שְׁתֵּ֣י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
and that chews	מַעֲלַ֥ת	ma·‘ă·laṯ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the cud	גֵּרָ֖ה	gê·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H1625 cud

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.