Key Verse Spotlight
Deuteronomy 14:8 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it {is} unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.”
Deuteronomy 14:8
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, {and} cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; {as} the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; {therefore} they {are} unclean unto you.
And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it {is} unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
These ye shall eat of all that {are} in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it {is} unclean unto you.
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