Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 14

(Leviticus 11:1–47; Acts 10:9–16)

1Youאַתֶּ֔ם'a.TemH859are sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121of the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808cutתִתְגֹּֽדְד֗וּtit.go.de.DuH1413yourselvesוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808or shaveתָשִׂ֧ימוּta.Si.muH7760קָרְחָ֛הka.re.ChahH7144your foreheadsבֵּ֥ין עֵינֵיכֶ֖םbein 'ei.nei.KhemH996 H5869on behalf of the deadלָמֵֽת׃la.MetH4191,

2forכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH859are a peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has chosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977you to beלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961a peopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971for Hisprized possessionסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

3You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605detestable thingתּוֹעֵבָֽה׃to.'e.VahH8441.

4Theseזֹ֥אתzotH2063are the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you may eatתֹּאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398:The oxשׁ֕וֹר שֵׂ֥הShor sehH7794 H7716,the sheepכְשָׂבִ֖ים וְשֵׂ֥הkhe.sa.Vim ve.SehH3775 H7716,the goatעִזִּֽים׃'i.ZimH5795,

5the deerאַיָּ֥ל'ai.YalH354,the gazelleוּצְבִ֖יu.tze.ViH6643,the roe deerוְיַחְמ֑וּרve.yach.MurH3180,the wild goatוְאַקּ֥וֹve.'a.KoH689,the ibexוְדִישֹׁ֖ןve.di.ShonH1788,the antelopeוּתְא֥וֹu.te.'OH8377,and the mountain sheepוָזָֽמֶר׃va.Za.merH2169.

6You may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605animalבְּהֵמָ֞הbe.he.MahH929that has a splitמַפְרֶ֣סֶת שֶׁ֙סַע֙maf.Re.set she.sa'H8157 H6536hoofפַּרְסָ֗הpar.SahH6541dividedוְשֹׁסַ֤עַתve.sho.Sa.'atH8156in twoשְׁתֵּ֣י פְרָס֔וֹתshe.Tei fe.ra.SotH8147 H6541and that chewsמַעֲלַ֥תma.'a.LatH5927the cudגֵּרָ֖ה בַּבְּהֵמָ֑הge.Rah ba.be.he.MahH1625 H929אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853.

7Butאַ֣ךְ'akhH389אֶת־'et-H853of those that chewH5927the cudH1625or have a completely dividedהַשְּׁסוּעָ֑הha.she.su.'AhH6536 H8156אֶֽת־'et-H853hoofH6541,you are notH3808to eatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398the followingזֶ֞הzehH2088:the camelהַ֠גָּמָלHa.ga.molH1581וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the rabbitהָאַרְנֶ֨בֶתha.'ar.Ne.vetH768, orוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the rock badgerהַשָּׁפָ֜ןha.sha.FanH8227.

8AlthoughH3588theyH1992chewH5927the cudגֵרָ֔הge.RahH1625,they do notH3808have a dividedמַפְרִ֨יסmaf.RisH6536hoofפַּרְסָ֥הpar.SahH6541.TheyH1992are uncleanH2931for you,as well asוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the pigהַ֠חֲזִירHa.cha.zirH2386 H3588;though itהוּא֙hu'H1931has a dividedH6536hoofH6541,it does notH3808chew the cudH1625.Itה֖וּאhu'H1931is uncleanH2931for you.You must notH3808eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398its meatמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mi.be.sa.RamH1320or touchתִגָּֽעוּ׃ סti.Ga.'uH5060its carcassוּבְנִבְלָתָ֖םu.ve.niv.la.TamH5038 H3808.

9אֶת־'et-H853זֶה֙zehH2088Of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the creaturesthatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834livein the waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,you may eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398anythingכֹּ֧לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with finsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ve.kas.Ke.set to.Khe.luH7193 H398,

10but you may notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398anythingוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834does notאֵֽין־'ein-H369have finsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193;itה֖וּאhu'H1931is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931for you.

11You may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605cleanטְהֹרָ֖הte.ho.RahH2889birdצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833,

12but theseוְזֶ֕הve.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you may notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398:the eagleהַנֶּ֥שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404,the bearded vultureוְהַפֶּ֖רֶסve.ha.Pe.resH6538,the black vultureוְהָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ve.Ha.'a.ze.ni.YahH5822,

13the red kiteוְהָרָאָה֙ve.ha.ra.'AhH7201וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the falconהָ֣אַיָּ֔הha.'ai.YahH344,any kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327of kiteוְהַדַּיָּ֖הve.ha.dai.YahH1772,

14וְאֵ֥תve.'EtH853anyכָּל־kol-H3605kindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327of ravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158,

15וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853the ostrichבַּ֣ת הַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הbat hai.ya.'a.NahH1323 H3284,וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the screech owlהַתַּחְמָ֖סha.tach.MasH8464וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the gullהַשָּׁ֑חַףha.Sha.chafH7828וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,any kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327of hawkהַנֵּ֖ץha.NetzH5322,

16אֶת־'et-H853the little owlהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the great owlהַיַּנְשׁ֖וּףhai.yan.ShufH3244,the white owlוְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ve.ha.tin.Sha.metH8580,

17the desert owlוְהַקָּאָ֥תve.ha.ka.'AtH6893וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853,the ospreyהָרָחָ֖מָהha.ra.Cha.mahH7360וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the cormorantהַשָּׁלָֽךְ׃ha.sha.LakhH7994,

18the storkוְהַ֣חֲסִידָ֔הve.Ha.cha.si.DahH2624,any kindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327of heronוְהָאֲנָפָ֖הve.ha.'a.na.FahH601,the hoopoeוְהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תve.ha.du.khi.FatH1744,or the batוְהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ve.ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

19Allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605flyingהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318are uncleanטָמֵ֥א ה֖וּאta.Me' hu'H2931 H1931for you;they may notלֹ֖אlo'H3808be eatenיֵאָכֵֽלוּ׃ye.'a.Khe.luH398.

20But you may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605cleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889birdע֥וֹףofH5775.

21You are notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to eatתֹאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398anyכָל־khol-H3605carcassנְ֠בֵלָהNe.ve.lahH5038;you may give itתִּתְּנֶ֣נָּהti.te.Ne.nahH5414to the foreigner residingלַגֵּ֨רla.GerH1616אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֜יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,and he may eat itוַאֲכָלָ֗הּva.'a.kha.LahH398,orא֤וֹ'oH176you may sellמָכֹר֙ma.KhorH4376it to a foreignerלְנָכְרִ֔יle.na.khe.RiH5237.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH859are a holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971belonging to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.You must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808cookתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310a young goatגְּדִ֖יge.DiH1423in its mother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ פ'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.

Giving Tithes

(Leviticus 27:30–34; Deuteronomy 26:1–15; Nehemiah 13:10–14)

22You must be sure to set aside a tenthH6237אֵ֖ת'etH853of allכָּל־kol-H3605the produceתְּבוּאַ֣ת זַרְעֶ֑ךָte.vu.'At zar.'E.khaH8393 H2233brought forthהַיֹּצֵ֥אhai.yo.Tze'H3318each yearH8141from your fieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704.

23And you are to eatוְאָכַלְתָּ֞ve.'a.khal.TaH398a tenthמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of your grainדְּגָֽנְךָ֙de.ga.ne.KhaH1715,new wineתִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ti.ro.she.KhaH8492,and oilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323,and the firstbornוּבְכֹרֹ֥תu.ve.kho.RotH1060of your herdsבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241and flocksוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629,in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430at the placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He will chooseיִבְחַר֮ שָׁם֒yiv.Char shamH977 H8033as a dwellingלְשַׁכֵּ֣ןle.sha.KenH7931for His Nameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may learnתִּלְמַ֗דtil.MadH3925to fearלְיִרְאָ֛הle.yir.'AhH3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

24But ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588the distanceהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870is too greatיִרְבֶּ֨הyir.BehH7235forמִמְּךָ֜mi.me.KhaH4480you to carryשְׂאֵתוֹ֒se.'e.ToH5375that with whichכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has blessed youיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288,becauseלֹ֣א תוּכַ֘ל כִּֽי־lo' tu.Khal ki-H3588 H3808 H3201the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will chooseיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977to putלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760His Nameשְׁמ֖וֹ שָׁ֑ם כִּ֥יshe.Mo Sham kiH8034 H8033 H3588is too far awayיִרְחַ֤ק מִמְּךָ֙yir.Chak mi.me.KhaH7368 H4480,

25then exchangeוְנָתַתָּ֖הve.na.ta.TahH5414it for moneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701,takeוְצַרְתָּ֤ve.tzar.TaH6696the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701in your handבְּיָ֣דְךָ֔be.Ya.de.khaH3027,and goוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980toאֶל־'el-H413the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will chooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977.

26Then you may spendוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414the moneyהַכֶּ֡סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701on anythingבְּכֹל֩be.KholH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834youנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315desireתְּאַוֶּ֨הte.'a.VehH183:cattleבַּבָּקָ֣רba.ba.KarH1241,sheepוּבַצֹּ֗אןu.va.TzonH6629,wineוּבַיַּ֙יִן֙u.vai.Ya.yinH3196,strong drinkוּבַשֵּׁכָ֔רu.va.she.KharH7941,or anythingוּבְכֹ֛לu.ve.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315wishתִּֽשְׁאָלְךָ֖tish.'a.le.KhaH7592.You are to feastוְאָכַ֣לְתָּve.'a.Khal.taH398thereשָּׁ֗םShamH8033in the presenceלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430and rejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ אַתָּ֥הve.sa.mach.Ta 'a.TahH8055 H859with your householdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004.

27And do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808neglectתַֽעַזְבֶ֑נּוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800the Leviteוְהַלֵּוִ֥יve.ha.le.ViH3881אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588he has noאֵ֥ין'einH369portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506or inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159among youעִמָּֽךְ׃ ס'i.MakhH5973.

28At the endמִקְצֵ֣ה׀mik.TzehH7097of every threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,bringתּוֹצִיא֙to.Tzi'H3318אֶת־'et-H853a tenthמַעְשַׂר֙ma'.SarH4643of allכָּל־kol-H3605your produceתְּבוּאָ֣תְךָ֔te.vu.'A.te.khaH8393for thatהַהִ֑ואha.Hiv'H1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141and lay it upוְהִנַּחְתָּ֖ve.hi.nach.TaH5117within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179.

29Then the Leviteהַלֵּוִ֡יha.le.ViH3881(becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he has noאֵֽין־'ein-H369portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506or inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֜הve.na.cha.LahH5159among youעִמָּ֗ךְ'i.MakhH5973),the foreignerוְ֠הַגֵּרVe.ha.gerH1616,the fatherlessוְהַיָּת֤וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490,and the widowוְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834within your gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179may comeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935and eatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398and be satisfiedוְשָׂבֵ֑עוּ לְמַ֤עַןve.sa.Ve.'u le.Ma.'anH7646 H4616.And the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will blessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288you in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ סta.'a.SehH6213.

(Leviticus 11:1–47; Acts 10:9–16)

Giving Tithes

(Leviticus 27:30–34; Deuteronomy 26:1–15; Nehemiah 13:10–14)

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14