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Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and [a]cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat. Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that part the hoof: the camel, because he [b]cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you. And the [c]coney, because he [d]cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 11:3 Hebrew bringeth up.
  2. Leviticus 11:4 Hebrew bringeth up.
  3. Leviticus 11:5 Hebrew shaphan, the Hyrax Syriacus or rock-badger.
  4. Leviticus 11:5 Hebrew bringeth up.

You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.

“‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them.(A) The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you. The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

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