Deuteronomy 14:19

Deuteronomy 14:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all winged insects are unclean for you; they shall not be eaten.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Also every creeping thing that flies is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“All winged insects that walk along the ground are ceremonially unclean for you and may not be eaten.

Context of Deuteronomy 14:19

17the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant, 18the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat. All flying insects are unclean to you; do not eat them. 20But any winged creature that is clean you may eat. 21Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to the foreigner residing in any of your towns, and they may eat it, or you may sell it to any other foreigner. But you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Deuteronomy 14:19 word by word

וְכֹל֙ שֶׁ֣רֶץ הָע֔וֹף טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָכֶ֑ם לֹ֖א יֵאָכֵֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And every creeping thingשֶׁ֫רֶץsherets · swarmH8318
• that fliethעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• uncleanטָמֵאţâmê' · uncleanH2931
• unto you: they shall not be eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 14:19

• Leviticus 11:20“ ‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.
• Philippians 3:19Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14:19

• 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. 19-20flying insects: Compare Leviticus 11:20–23.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 14:19

• Animals
• Birds
• Creeping Things
• Insects
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Creeping Thing
• Animal
• Clean
• Cleave
• Cut
• Food
• Ashtaroth; Ashteroth-Karnaim; Beeshterah
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Deer

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