Deuteronomy 14:9

Deuteronomy 14:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
• New International Version (NIV)Of all the creatures living in the water, you may eat any that has fins and scales.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Of all that are in the waters you may eat these: whatever has fins and scales you may eat.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“These you may eat of all that are in the waters: you may eat all that have fins and scales.

Context of Deuteronomy 14:9

7but if the animal doesn’t have both, it may not be eaten. So you may not eat the camel, the hare, or the hyrax. They chew the cud but do not have split hooves, so they are ceremonially unclean for you. 8And you may not eat the pig. It has split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is ceremonially unclean for you. You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses. “Of all the marine animals, you may eat whatever has both fins and scales. 10You may not, however, eat marine animals that do not have both fins and scales. They are ceremonially unclean for you. 11“You may eat any bird that is ceremonially clean.

Deuteronomy 14:9 word by word

אֶת־זֶה֙ תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמָּ֑יִם כֹּ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ סְנַפִּ֥יר וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• These ye shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• in the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• all that have finsסְנַפִּירsenappîyr · finH5579
• and scalesקַשְׂקֶ֫שֶׂתqaώqeώeth · scaleH7193

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 14:9

• Leviticus 11:9“Of all the marine animals, these are ones you may use for food. You may eat anything from the water if it has both fins and scales, whether taken from salt water or from streams.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14:9

• 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. 1-21See “Clean, Unclean, and Holy” Theme Note.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-213. Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing--that is, anything forbidden as unclean (see on Le 11:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 14:9

• Animals
• Fish
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Clean
• Cleave
• Cut
• Food
• Ashtaroth; Ashteroth-Karnaim; Beeshterah
• Atonement, Day of
• Criticism
• Deer
• Exodus, the Book of

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