Deuteronomy 14:6

New International Reader's Version

You can eat any animal that has a divided hoof. But it must also chew the cud.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:1

A person who isn’t friendly looks out only for themselves. They oppose all good sense by starting fights.

Leviticus 11:3

You can eat any animal that has hooves that are separated completely in two. But it must also chew the cud.

2 Corinthians 6:17

So, “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch anything that is not pure and ‘clean.’ Then I will receive you.” (Isaiah 52:11; Ezekiel 20:34,41)

Deuteronomy 14:5

deer, gazelles, roe deer, wild goats, ibexes, antelope and mountain sheep.

Deuteronomy 14:7

Some animals only chew the cud. Others only have a divided hoof. The camel, rabbit and rock badger chew the cud, but they don’t have a divided hoof. So you can’t eat them. They are not “clean” for you.