Deuteronomy 14:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 14:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 14:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Deuteronomy 14:8 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 14:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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. ”

Deuteronomy 14:8 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 14:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the sow, for it is dividing the hoof, and not <FI>bringing<Fi> up the cud, unclean it <FI>is<Fi> to you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come.”

Deuteronomy 14:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 14:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Deuteronomy 14:8 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 14:8 GEN — 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.”

Deuteronomy 14:8 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 14:8 in Context — Deuteronomy 14

6 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.

7 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.

8 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.

9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:

10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.

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What Does Deuteronomy 14:8 Mean?

Deuteronomy 14:8 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 14. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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