Deuteronomy 14:5

Deuteronomy 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
• New International Version (NIV)the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope and the mountain sheep.
• English Standard Version (ESV)the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the mountain goat, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.

Context of Deuteronomy 14:5

3You must not eat any detestable thing. 4These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. 6You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud. 7But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger.

Deuteronomy 14:5 word by word

אַיָּ֥ל וּצְבִ֖י וְיַחְמ֑וּר וְאַקּ֥וֹ וְדִישֹׁ֖ן וּתְא֥וֹ וָזָֽמֶר׃Read the interlinear

• the deerאַיָּל'ayâl · deerH354
• the gazelleצְבִיtsebîy · gazelleH6643
• the roe deerיַחְמוּרyachmûr · roebuckH3180
• the wild goatאַקּוֹ'aqqô · wild goatH689
• the ibexדִּישֹׁןdîyshôn · ibexH1788
• the antelopeתְּאוֹte'ô tô' · antelopeH8377
• and the mountain sheepזֶ֫מֶרzemer · mountain goatH2169

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The hart - איל aiyal, the deer, according to Dr. Shaw: see the note on Deuteronomy 12:15. The roebuck - צבי tsebi, generally supposed to be the antelope, belonging to the fifth order Pecora, genus Mammalia, and species 38. It has round twisted spiral horns, hairy tufts on the knees, browses on tender shoots, lives in hilly countries, is fond of climbing rocks, and is remarkable for its beautiful black eyes. The flesh is good and well flavoured. The fallow…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-21Verses 3-21 Compare Deuteronomy 14:5 The “pygarg” is a species of gazelle, and the “wild ox” and “chamois” are swift types of antelope. Deuteronomy 14:21 The prohibition is repeated from Leviticus 22:8. The directions as to the disposal of the carcass are unique to Deuteronomy, and their motive is clear. To have forbidden the people either themselves to eat that which had died, or to allow any others to do so, would have involved loss of property, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-21See “Clean, Unclean, and Holy” Theme Note.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-85. The hart--(see on De 12:15). fallow deer--The Hebrew word (Jachmur) so rendered, does not represent the fallow deer, which is unknown in Western Asia, but an antelope (Oryx leucoryx), called by the Arabs, jazmar. It is of a white color, black at the extremities, and a bright red on the thighs. It was used at Solomon's table. wild goat--The word akko is different from that commonly used for a wild goat (1Sa 24:2; Psa 104:18; Pr 5:19), and it is supposed…Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 14:5

• Animals
• Chamois
• Cud
• Deer
• Hoof
• Pygarg
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Wild Ox
• Fallow Deer
• Animal
• Chamois
• Clean
• Cleave
• Cut
• Fallowdeer
• Food
• Goat

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings