Deuteronomy 14:12

Deuteronomy 14:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
• New International Version (NIV)But these you may not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But these are the ones that you shall not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
• New King James Version (NKJV)But these you shall not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard,

Context of Deuteronomy 14:12

10but whatever does not have fins and scales you may not eat; it is ritually impure to you. 11All ritually clean birds you may eat. These are the ones you may not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture, 13the kite, the black kite, the dayyah after its species, 14every raven after its species,

Deuteronomy 14:12 word by word

וְזֶ֕ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־תֹאכְל֖וּ מֵהֶ֑ם הַנֶּ֥שֶׁר וְהַפֶּ֖רֶס וְהָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• of which ye shall not eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the eagleנֶשֶׁרnesher · eagleH5404
• and the ossifrageפֶּ֫רֶסperes · vultureH6538
• and the osprayעׇזְנִיָּה‛oznîyâh · bird of preyH5822

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 14:12

• Leviticus 11:13“‘These you are to detest from among the birds – they must not be eaten, because they are detestable: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14:12

• 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. 11-18These animals are grouped as flying animals that eat rotting flesh.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2011-20. Of all clean birds ye shall eat--(See on Le 11:21).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 14:12

• Animals
• Birds
• Eagle
• Osprey
• Ossifrage
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Clean
• Cleave
• Cut
• Eagle
• Food
• Osprey
• Ossifrage
• Abomination, Birds of
• Ashtaroth; Ashteroth-Karnaim; Beeshterah

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