KJV ORIGINAL
The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
The deer, the gazelle, the fallow deer, the wild goat, the antelope, the wild ox, and the mountain goat.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse lists specific wild animals that God permitted the Israelites to eat as part of their dietary laws.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Moses' instructions to the Israelites about which animals they could eat according to God's law. These dietary laws helped distinguish the Israelites from other nations and were given as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. The animals listed here were wild game that could be hunted and eaten, as opposed to the domesticated animals mentioned in the previous verse.
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