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The Book of Deuteronomy, Chapter 14, Verse 7

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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.
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that have the hoof cloven: the camel, and the hare, and the coney; because they chew the cud but part not the hoof, they are unclean unto you.
New English Translation
However, you may not eat the following animals among those that chew the cud or those that have divided hooves: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger.(Although they chew the cud, they do not have divided hooves and are therefore ritually impure to you).
World English Bible
Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of those who have the hoof cloven: the camel, and the hare, and the rabbit; because they chew the cud but don't part the hoof, they are unclean to you.
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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.
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These ye shall eat of all that [are] in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
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And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it [is] unclean unto you.
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[Of] all clean birds ye shall eat.
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But these [are they] of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
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And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
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And every raven after his kind,
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And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
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The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
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And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,