Topic
HOOF
Parting of, one of the physical marks used for distinguishing ceremonially clean and unclean animals LEV 11:3-8; DEU 14:3-8
Passages on this topic · 12
- Leviticus 11:3
Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.
- Leviticus 11:4
“‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.
- Leviticus 11:5
The cony, because he chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.
- Leviticus 11:6
The hare, because she chews the cud but doesn’t part the hoof, she is unclean to you.
- Leviticus 11:7
The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn’t chew the cud, he is unclean to you.
- Leviticus 11:8
Of their meat you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.
- Deuteronomy 14:3
You shall not eat any abominable thing.
- Deuteronomy 14:4
These are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat,
- Deuteronomy 14:5
the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the chamois.
- Deuteronomy 14:6
Every animal that parts the hoof, and has the hoof cloven in two and chews the cud, among the animals, that may you eat.
- Deuteronomy 14:7
Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of those who have the hoof cloven: the camel, the hare, and the rabbit. Because they chew the cud but don’t part the hoof, they are unclean to you.
- Deuteronomy 14:8
The pig, because it has a split hoof but doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat their meat, and you shall not touch their carcasses.
From Nave’s Topical Bible (public domain).