Deuteronomy 14:7 KJV

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.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • ye, you more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

  • hare(See Scofield "Lev 11:6").

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

  • CamelsSee the chain from Genesis 12:16 · 8 links
  • ConiesSee the chain from Leviticus 11:5 · 3 links

Cross References

  • Leviticus 11:5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
  • Matthew 7:22–23 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? …
  • Matthew 7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
  • 2 Timothy 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
  • Titus 1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

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Topics

  • Animals Clean and unclean
  • Coney General scriptures concerning Coney
  • Cud Chewing of, was one of the facts by which ceremonially clean and unclean animals were distinguished
  • Hare Forbidden as food
  • Hoof Parting of, one of the physical marks used for distinguishing ceremonially clean and unclean animals

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Nevertheless these ye shall not eat אַךְ ʾak Affirmation אֶת ʾet Object marker זֶה zê Pronoun לֹא lōʾ Negative תֹאכְלוּ tōʾkĕlû אָכַל Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural
  • of them that chew מִמַּעֲלֵי mimmaʿălê עָלָה Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine plural construct · with preposition
  • the cud הַגֵּרָה haggērâ גֵּרָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • or of them that divide וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵי ûmimmaprîsê פָּרַס Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine plural construct · with and, preposition
  • the cloven הַשְּׁסוּעָה haššĕsûʿâ שָׁסַע Verb · qal passive participle, feminine singular · with the
  • hoof הַפַּרְסָה happarsâ פַּרְסָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • the camel אֶת ʾet Object marker הַגָּמָל haggāmāl גָּמָל Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • and the hare וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and הָאַרְנֶבֶת hāʾarnebet אַרְנֶבֶת Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • and the coney וְאֶת wĕʾet Object marker · with and הַשָּׁפָן haššāpān שָׁפָן Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • for they chew מַעֲלֵה maʿălê עָלָה Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine singular construct הֵמָּה hēmmâ Pronoun · third person masculine plural
  • the cud גֵרָה gērâ גֵּרָה Noun · feminine singular
  • but divide כִּי kî Conjunction הִפְרִיסוּ hiprîsû פָּרַס Verb · hiphil perfect, third person common plural
  • not the hoof וּפַרְסָה ûparsâ פַּרְסָה Noun · feminine singular · with and לֹא lōʾ Negative
  • they are unclean טְמֵאִים ṭĕmēʾîm טָמֵא Adjective · masculine plural הֵם hēm Pronoun · third person masculine plural לָכֶם lākem Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine plural

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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