New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 14:1-19

1“You aresonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121of the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;you shall not cutתִתְגֹּֽדְד֗וּtit.go.de.DuH1413yourselves norH3808shaveתָשִׂ֧ימוּta.Si.muH7760a baldH7144spotH7144above your foreheadבֵּ֥ין עֵינֵיכֶ֖םbein 'ei.nei.KhemH996 H5869for the deadלָמֵֽת׃la.MetH4191.

2For you area holyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,and the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has chosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977you to be apeopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971for His personalH5459possessionסְגֻלָּ֔הse.gu.LahH5459out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

3“You shall not eatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605detestableH8441thingתּוֹעֵבָֽה׃to.'e.VahH8441.

4TheseH2088are the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929that you may eatתֹּאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398:the oxשׁ֕וֹרShorH7794,the sheepשֵׂ֥ה כְשָׂבִ֖יםseh khe.sa.VimH7716 H3775,the goatוְשֵׂ֥ה עִזִּֽים׃ve.Seh 'i.ZimH7716 H5795,

5the deerאַיָּ֥ל'ai.YalH354,the gazelleוּצְבִ֖יu.tze.ViH6643,the roebuckוְיַחְמ֑וּרve.yach.MurH3180,the wildH689goatH689,the ibexוְדִישֹׁ֖ןve.di.ShonH1788,the antelopeוּתְא֥וֹu.te.'OH8377,and the mountainH2169sheepH2169.

6And anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605animalבְּהֵמָ֞הbe.he.MahH929that hasH6536a dividedמַפְרֶ֣סֶתmaf.Re.setH6536hoofפַּרְסָ֗הpar.SahH6541and hasH8156itshoofsפְרָס֔וֹתfe.ra.SotH6541splitH8156in twoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147, andchewsמַעֲלַ֥תma.'a.LatH5927the cudגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1625,among the animalsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929,that animal you may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

7Howeverאַ֣ךְ'akhH389,you are not to eatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398theseזֶ֞הzehH2088amongH4480the ones thatchewמִמַּֽעֲלֵ֣יmi.ma.'a.LeiH5927the cudהַגֵּרָ֔הha.ge.RahH1625,or amongH4480those that haveH6536the hoofהַפַּרְסָ֖הha.par.SahH6541dividedH6536intwoהַשְּׁסוּעָ֑הha.she.su.'AhH8156:the camelהַ֠גָּמָלHa.ga.molH1581, therabbitהָאַרְנֶ֨בֶתha.'ar.Ne.vetH768,and the rockהַשָּׁפָ֜ןha.sha.FanH8227hyraxH8227, for though theychewמַעֲלֵ֧הma.'a.LehH5927the cudגֵרָ֣הge.RahH1625,they do not haveH6536a dividedH6536hoofוּפַרְסָה֙u.far.SahH6541;they are uncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931to you.

8And the pigהַ֠חֲזִירHa.cha.zirH2386,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588it hasH6536a dividedמַפְרִ֨יסmaf.RisH6536hoofפַּרְסָ֥הpar.SahH6541but does not chewthe cudגֵרָ֔הge.RahH1625,it is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931for you. You shall not eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398anyH4480of their fleshמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mi.be.sa.RamH1320,norH3808touchתִגָּֽעוּ׃ סti.Ga.'uH5060their carcassesוּבְנִבְלָתָ֖םu.ve.niv.la.TamH5038.

9“Theseזֶה֙zehH2088you may eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398of everythingמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that is in the waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325:anythingכֹּ֧לkolH3605that has finsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193you may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398,

10but anythingוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605that does not haveאֵֽין־'ein-H369finsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193,you shall not eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398;it is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931for you.

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

12Buttheseוְזֶ֕הve.ZehH2088are the ones that you shall not eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398: theeagleהַנֶּ֥שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404and the vultureוְהַפֶּ֖רֶסve.ha.Pe.resH6538and thebuzzardוְהָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ve.Ha.'a.ze.ni.YahH5822,

13and the redH1676kiteH1676,the falconהָ֣אַיָּ֔הha.'ai.YahH344,and the kiteH1676in their kindsלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327,

14and everyכָּל־kol-H3605ravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158in its kindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327,

15and the ostrichהַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הhai.ya.'a.NahH3284,the owlהַתַּחְמָ֖סha.tach.MasH8464,the seagullהַשָּׁ֑חַףha.Sha.chafH7828,and the hawkהַנֵּ֖ץha.NetzH5322in their kindsלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327,

16the littleהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563owlH3563, thegreatהַיַּנְשׁ֖וּףhai.yan.ShufH3244owlH3244,the whiteH8580owlוְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ve.ha.tin.Sha.metH8580,

17the pelicanוְהַקָּאָ֥תve.ha.ka.'AtH6893,the carrionH7360vultureהָרָחָ֖מָהha.ra.Cha.mahH7360,the cormorantהַשָּׁלָֽךְ׃ha.sha.LakhH7994,

18the storkוְהַ֣חֲסִידָ֔הve.Ha.cha.si.DahH2624,and the heronוְהָאֲנָפָ֖הve.ha.'a.na.FahH601in their kindsלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327,and the hoopoeוְהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תve.ha.du.khi.FatH1744and the batוְהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ve.ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

19And allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the swarmingשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318insectsH8318with wingsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775are uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931to you; they shall not be eatenיֵאָכֵֽלוּ׃ye.'a.Khe.luH398.

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