Deuteronomy 14:8 “as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the…”

Deuteronomy 14:8

as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

The pig, because it has a split hoof but doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat their meat. You shall not touch their carcasses.

American Standard Version

And the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you: of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch.

Geneva Bible 1599

Also the swine, because he deuideth the hoofe, and cheweth not the cud, shalbe vncleane vnto you: ye shall not eate of their flesh, nor touch their dead carkeises.

Darby Translation

and the swine, for it hath cloven hoofs, yet cheweth not the cud — it shall be unclean unto you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch.

Young's Literal Translation

and the sow, for it is dividing the hoof, and not [bringing] up the cud, unclean it [is] to you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come.

Bible in Basic English

And the pig is unclean to you, because though it has a division in the horn of its foot, its food does not come back; their flesh may not be used for food or their dead bodies touched by you.

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Cross references

“the swine”

Isaiah 65:4 Isaiah 66:3 Isaiah 66:17 2 Peter 2:22 Luke 15:15 Luke 15:16

Isaiah 65:4 · BSB

sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.

Isaiah 66:3 · BSB

Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is li…

Isaiah 66:17 · BSB

“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.

2 Peter 2:22 · BSB

Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”

Luke 15:15 · BSB

So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him into his fields to feed the pigs.

Luke 15:16 · BSB

He longed to fill his belly with the pods the pigs were eating, but no one would give him a thing.

“touch”

Leviticus 11:26 Leviticus 11:27

Leviticus 11:26 · BSB

Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.

Leviticus 11:27 · BSB

All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,

9Of all the creatures that live in the water, you may eat anything with fins and scales,

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