The Secret Behind This Pig's Split Hoof!

Young's literal translation and the sow, though it is dividing the hoof, and. The pig, because it has a split hoof and is clovenfooted, but doesn't chew the cud, is unclean to you: Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. The pig has evenly split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is unclean. You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses.

7 now the pig has a split hoof that is completely divided, but it does not chew the cud; It is unclean for you. 8 you must not eat the meat from these animals or even touch their dead bodies; The split hoof is a physical characteristic that, in itself, is not sufficient to make an animal clean. The hebrew word for split is שָׁסַע (shasa), meaning divided or cloven. This physical trait is. 7 the pig, though it has a split, divided hoof, does not chew cud, so it is unclean to you. 8 you are not to eat meat from them, nor are you to touch their carcasses. They are unclean to you.