Deuteronomy 14:8
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.This verse in the real world
In what words
- חֲזִירchăzîyra hog (perhaps as penned)
- גֵּרָהgêrâhthe cud (as scraping the throat)
- פָּרַסpâraçto break in pieces, i.e. (usually without violence) to split, distribute
- פַּרְסָהparçâha claw or split hoof
- טָמֵאṭâmêʼfoul in a religious sense
- נָגַעnâgaʻproperly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with
- בָּשָׂרbâsârflesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pude
- אָכַלʼâkalto eat (literally or figuratively)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Lev 11:26–27, Isa 66:3, Isa 66:17, Isa 65:4, Luk 15:15–16, 2Pe 2:22