Split hoof · Chews the cud Every step opens the verse it rests on.
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BeginningA land animal may be eaten only when it has both required signs.“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. — Leviticus 11:1–3 · WEB
In the commentaryClean and Unclean Creatures
Check the animal’s two signs
1 Both signs
2 Only one sign
Do not eat itDo not eat the camel, hyrax, or hare: each chews the cud but lacks a completely split hoof.“‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but doesn’t… — Leviticus 11:4–6 · WEB
In the commentaryClean and Unclean Creatures
3 Split hoof only
All Carcasses
Both signs are required for foodWhatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat. — Leviticus 11:3 · WEB
In the commentaryClean and Unclean Creatures
The order of these steps is adapted from the Torah flowcharts published by OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.