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Deuteronomy 14

Deut. 14:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And every beast
bhemah (Hebrew #929)
properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
KJV usage: beast, cattle.
Pronounce: be-hay-maw'
Origin: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute)
that parteth
parac (Hebrew #6536)
to break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distribute
KJV usage: deal, divide, have hoofs, part, tear.
Pronounce: paw-ras'
Origin: a primitive root
z the hoof
parcah (Hebrew #6541)
a claw or split hoof
KJV usage: claw, (cloven-)footed, hoof.
Pronounce: par-saw'
Origin: feminine of 6538
, and cleaveth
sheca` (Hebrew #8157)
a fissure
KJV usage: cleft, clovenfooted.
Pronounce: sheh'-sah
Origin: from 8156
the cleft
shaca` (Hebrew #8156)
to split or tear; figuratively, to upbraid
KJV usage: cleave, (be) cloven ((footed)), rend, stay.
Pronounce: shaw-sah'
Origin: a primitive root
into two
shnayim (Hebrew #8147)
feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Pronounce: shen-ah'-yim
Origin: dual of 8145
claws
parcah (Hebrew #6541)
a claw or split hoof
KJV usage: claw, (cloven-)footed, hoof.
Pronounce: par-saw'
Origin: feminine of 6538
, and cheweth
`alah (Hebrew #5927)
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
KJV usage: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
Pronounce: aw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
the cud
gerah (Hebrew #1625)
the cud (as scraping the throat)
KJV usage: cud.
Pronounce: gay-raw'
Origin: from 1641
among the beasts
bhemah (Hebrew #929)
properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
KJV usage: beast, cattle.
Pronounce: be-hay-maw'
Origin: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute)
, that ye shall eat
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
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Lev. 11:3‑4• 3Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
 4Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. (Lev. 11:3‑4)
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Psa. 34:14• 14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. (Psa. 34:14)

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Cross References

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Psa. 1:1‑2• 1Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
 2But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (Psa. 1:1‑2)
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Prov. 18:1• 1Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. (Prov. 18:1)
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2 Cor. 6:17• 17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, (2 Cor. 6:17)
On this verse remark, that the clean beast must both chew the cud and part the hoof:
two distinct characteristics, or general signs, by which the possibility of error arising from the misinterpretation of names is obviated.
When God directs, his commands are not of doubtful interpretation.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And every beast that hath cloven hoofs, and the feet quite split open into double hoofs, and which cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that ye shall eat.