Whatsoever goeth upon his paws,.... Or "the palms" of his hands; meaning such creatures, whose feet are not divided into two parts, but into many, like the fingers of an hand, as apes, lions, bears, wolves, foxes, dogs, cats, &c.
among all manner of beasts that go on [all] four; this is added, to distinguish them from fowl, such as are clean; who walk but on two feet, though their feet are divided into fingers or talons, and may be called hands on which they walk:these [are] unclean unto you: and as they might not be eaten, so neither touched, as follows:whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even;See Gill on "Le 11:24".