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you may eat any that have hoofs with splits in the hoofs and that rechew their food.[a] But you are not to eat the following, which only rechew their food or only have hoofs: The camel, although it rechews its food, has no hoofs. It is unclean for you. Do not eat the rock badger, for although it rechews its food, it has no hoofs. It is unclean for you.

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  1. Leviticus 11:3 Or bring up the cud. The Hebrew term refers to animals that rechew their food a second time after swallowing it and then regurgitating it or excreting it. This list is not limited to true ruminants.