One of the marks of a "clean" animal is stated thus: "Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, ye shall eat" (De 14:6 the [[King James Version]]; the [[Revised Version]] (British and American) "hath the hoof cloven in two"). See [[Chew]]; [[Cud]]. the King James Version uses the word "claws" where the Revised Version (British and American) supplies "hoofs" in Zec 11:16, "and will tear their hoofs in pieces," as the sheep are being overdriven. In the only other passage containing the word (Da 4:33) there is no Hebrew equivalent in the original--"his nails like birds’ (claws)."

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