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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 hath cloven hoofs, and feet split open, bringing up the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
 4Only these shall ye not eat of those that bring up the cud, or of those with cloven hoofs; the camel, for it bringeth up the cud but hath not cloven hoofs, it [is] unclean to you; (Lev. 11:3‑4)
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Psa. 34:14• 14Depart from evil and do good;{HR}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 who hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked,{HR}And hath not stood in the way of sinners,{HR}And hath not sat in the seat of scorners.
 2But in the law of Jehovah [is] his delight,{HR}And in his law doth he meditate by day and by night. (Psa. 1:1‑2)
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Prov. 18:1• 1He that separateth himself seeketh pleasure,{HR}He rageth against all wisdom. (Prov. 18:1)
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2 Cor. 6:17• 17Wherefore come out from the midst of them and be separated, saith [the] Lord, and touch no 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.

W. Kelly 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.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)