Deuteronomy 14

Clean and Unclean Animals

1“You are 1sonsH1121 of the LordH3068 your GodH430; 2you shall not cutH1413 yourselves norH3808 3shaveH7760 a baldH7144 spotH7144 4above your foreheadH996H5869 for the deadH4191. 2For you are 5a holyH6918 peopleH5971 to the LordH3068 your GodH430, and the LordH3068 has chosenH977 you to be a 6peopleH5971 for His personalH5459 possessionH5459 out of allH3605 the peoplesH5971 whoH834 are on the faceH6440 of the earthH127.

3“7You shall not eatH398 anyH3605 detestableH8441 thingH8441. 48TheseH2088 are the animalsH929 that you may eatH398: the oxH7794, the sheepH7716H3775, the goatH7716H5795, 59the deerH354, the gazelleH6643, the roebuckH3180, the wildH689 goatH689, the ibexH1788, the antelopeH8377, and the mountainH2169 sheepH2169. 6And anyH3605 animalH929 that hasH6536 a dividedH6536 hoofH6541 and hasH8156 its hoofsH6541 splitH8156 in twoH8147, and 10chewsH5927 the cudH1625, among the animalsH929, 11that animal you may eatH398. 7HoweverH389, you are not to eatH398 theseH2088 amongH4480 the ones that 12chewH5927 the cudH1625, or amongH4480 those that haveH6536 the hoofH6541 dividedH6536 in 13twoH8156: the camelH1581, the 14rabbitH768, and the rockH8227 hyraxH8227, for though they 15chewH5927 the cudH1625, they do not haveH6536 a dividedH6536 hoofH6541; they are uncleanH2931 to you. 8And the pigH2386, becauseH3588 it hasH6536 a dividedH6536 hoofH6541 but does not chew the cudH1625, it is uncleanH2931 for you. You shall not eatH398 anyH4480 of their fleshH1320, norH3808 touchH5060 their carcassesH5038.

9“TheseH2088 you may eatH398 of everythingH3605 that is in the waterH4325: anythingH3605 that has finsH5579 and scalesH7193 you may eatH398, 10but anythingH3605 that does not haveH369 finsH5579 and scalesH7193, you shall not eatH398; it is uncleanH2931 for you.

11“You may eatH398 anyH3605 cleanH2889 birdH6833. 12But 16theseH2088 are the ones that you shall not eatH398: the 17eagleH5404 and the vultureH6538 and the 18buzzardH5822, 13and the redH1676 kiteH1676, the falconH344, and the kiteH1676 in their kindsH4327, 14and everyH3605 ravenH6158 in its kindH4327, 15and the ostrichH3284, the owlH8464, the seagullH7828, and the hawkH5322 in their kindsH4327, 16the littleH3563 owlH3563, the 19greatH3244 owlH3244, the whiteH8580 owlH8580, 17the pelicanH6893, the carrionH7360 vultureH7360, the cormorantH7994, 18the storkH2624, and the heronH601 in their kindsH4327, and the hoopoeH1744 and the batH5847. 19And allH3605 the swarmingH8318 insectsH8318 with wingsH5775 are uncleanH2931 to you; they shall not be eatenH398. 20You may eatH398 anyH3605 cleanH2889 birdH5775.

21“20You shall not eatH398 anythingH3605 whichH5038 diesH5038 of itself. You may giveH5414 it to the strangerH1616 whoH834 is in your 21townH8179, so that he may eatH398 it, orH176 you may sellH4376 it to a strangerH5237; for you are 22a holyH6918 peopleH5971 to the LordH3068 your GodH430. 23You shall not boilH1310 a youngH1423 goatH1423 in its mother’sH517 milkH2461.

22“You 24shall certainlyH6237 titheH6237 allH3605 the produceH8393 from 25whatH2233 you sowH2233, which comesH3318 fromH3318 the fieldH7704 everyH8141 yearH8141. 23You shall eatH398 in the presenceH6440 of the LordH3068 your GodH430, 26at the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 He choosesH977 to establishH7931 His nameH8034, the titheH4643 of your grainH1715, your newH8492 wineH8492, your oilH3323, and the firstbornH1060 of your herdH1241 and your flockH6629, soH4616 thatH4616 you may 27learnH3925 to fearH3372 the LordH3068 your GodH430 alwaysH3605H3117. 24But ifH3588 the 28distanceH1870 isH7235 so greatH7235 for you that you areH3201 not ableH3201 to 29bringH5375 the tithe, sinceH3588 the placeH4725 whereH834H8033 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977 30to setH7760 His nameH8034 isH7368 tooH4480 farH7368 away from you whenH3588 the LordH3068 your GodH430 blessesH1288 you, 25then you shall 31exchangeH5414 it for moneyH3701, and bindH6696 the moneyH3701 in your handH3027 and goH1980 to the placeH4725 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 choosesH977. 26And you may spendH5414 the moneyH3701 on whateverH3605H834 your 32heartH5315 desiresH183: on oxenH1241, sheepH6629, wineH3196, other strongH7941 drinkH7941, or whateverH3605H834 your 33heartH5315 34desiresH7592; and 35thereH8033 you shall eatH398 in the presenceH6440 of the LordH3068 your GodH430 and rejoiceH8055, you and your householdH1004. 27Also you shall not neglectH5800 36the LeviteH3881 whoH834 is in your 37townH8179, 38for he hasH369 noH369 portionH2506 or inheritanceH5159 amongH5973 you.

28“39At the endH7097 of every thirdH7969 yearH8141 you shall bringH3318 outH3318 allH3605 the titheH4643 of your produceH8393 in that yearH8141, and you shall depositH5117 it in your 40townH8179. 29And the LeviteH3881, 41becauseH3588 he hasH369 noH369 portionH2506 or inheritanceH5159 amongH5973 you, and 42the strangerH1616, the 43orphanH3490, and the widowH490 whoH834 are in your 44townH8179, shall comeH935 and 45eatH398 and beH7646 satisfiedH7646, inH4616 orderH4616 thatH4616 46the LordH3068 your GodH430 may blessH1288 you in allH3605 the workH4639 of your handH3027 whichH834 you doH6213.