Revised Version 1895

Deuteronomy 14

1Ye are thechildrenבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: ye shallnotH3808cutתִתְגֹּֽדְד֗וּtit.go.de.DuH1413yourselves,norH3808makeתָשִׂ֧ימוּta.Si.muH7760anyH3808baldnessקָרְחָ֛הka.re.ChahH7144betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996youreyesעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869for thedeadלָמֵֽת׃la.MetH4191.

2For thou art anholyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathchosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977thee to be a peculiarpeopleלְעַ֣םle.'AmH5971untohimselfH6440,aboveH5921allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971that areuponH5921thefaceH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ סha.'a.da.MahH127.

3Thou shaltnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605abominableH8441thingתּוֹעֵבָֽה׃to.'e.VahH8441.

4Theseזֹ֥אתzotH2063are thebeastsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ye shalleatתֹּאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398: theoxשׁ֕וֹרShorH7794, thesheepH7716, and thegoatעִזִּֽים׃'i.ZimH5795,

5the hart, and the gazelle, and theroebuckוְיַחְמ֑וּרve.yach.MurH3180, and thewildH689goatH689, and the pygarg, and theantelopeוּתְא֥וֹu.te.'OH8377, and the chamois.

6Andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605beastבְּהֵמָ֞הbe.he.MahH929that parteth thehoofפַּרְסָ֗הpar.SahH6541, and hath thehoofפְרָס֔וֹתfe.ra.SotH6541cloven intwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147, and cheweth thecudגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1625, among thebeastsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929, that ye shalleatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

7Neverthelessאַ֣ךְ'akhH389theseזֶ֞הzehH2088ye shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808eatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398of them thatchewמִמַּֽעֲלֵ֣יmi.ma.'a.LeiH5927thecudהַגֵּרָ֔הha.ge.RahH1625, or of them that have thehoofהַפַּרְסָ֖הha.par.SahH6541cloven: thecamelהַ֠גָּמָלHa.ga.molH1581, and thehareהָאַרְנֶ֨בֶתha.'ar.Ne.vetH768, and the coney,becauseH3588theychewמַעֲלֵ֧הma.'a.LehH5927thecudגֵרָ֣הge.RahH1625but partnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808thehoofוּפַרְסָה֙u.far.SahH6541, they areuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untoyouH3588:

8and the swine,becauseH3588he parteth thehoofפַּרְסָ֥הpar.SahH6541but chewethnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808thecudגֵרָ֔הge.RahH1625, he isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyouH3588: of theirfleshמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mi.be.sa.RamH1320ye shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398, and their carcases ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808touchתִגָּֽעוּ׃ סti.Ga.'uH5060.

9Theseזֶה֙zehH2088ye shalleatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that are in thewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325:whatsoeverכֹּ֧לkolH3605hathfinsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579andscalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193shall yeeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398:

10andwhatsoeverוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605hathnotH3808finsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579andscalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193ye shallnotH3808eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398; it isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyouאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834.

11Ofallכָּל־kol-H3605cleanטְהֹרָ֖הte.ho.RahH2889birdsצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833ye mayeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

12Buttheseוְזֶ֕הve.ZehH2088are they ofwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398: theeagleהַנֶּ֥שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404, and the giereagleH5404, and the ospray;

13and the glede, and thefalconהָ֣אַיָּ֔הha.'ai.YahH344, and the kiteafterH4327itsוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327;

14andeveryH3605ravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158afterH4327itsH3605kindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327;

15and theostrichהַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הhai.ya.'a.NahH3284, and the nighthawkH5322, and the seamew, and thehawkH5322afterH4327itsH853kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327;

16the littleowlהַיַּנְשׁ֖וּףhai.yan.ShufH3244, and thegreatH3244owlH3244, and the hornedowlH3244;

17and thepelicanוְהַקָּאָ֥תve.ha.ka.'AtH6893, and thevultureהָרָחָ֖מָהha.ra.Cha.mahH7360, and thecormorantהַשָּׁלָֽךְ׃ha.sha.LakhH7994;

18and thestorkוְהַ֣חֲסִידָ֔הve.Ha.cha.si.DahH2624, and theheronוְהָאֲנָפָ֖הve.ha.'a.na.FahH601afterH4327itskindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327, and thehoopoeוְהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תve.ha.du.khi.FatH1744, and thebatוְהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ve.ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

19AndallH3605wingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775creeping things areuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyouH3605: they shallnotלֹ֖אlo'H3808beeatenיֵאָכֵֽלוּ׃ye.'a.Khe.luH398.

20Ofallכָּל־kol-H3605cleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889fowls ye mayeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

21Ye shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹאכְל֣וּto.khe.LuH398ofanyH3605thingכִּ֣יkiH3588that dieth of itself: thou mayestgiveתִּתְּנֶ֣נָּהti.te.Ne.nahH5414it unto thestrangerלַגֵּ֨רla.GerH1616that is within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֜יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179, that he mayeatוַאֲכָלָ֗הּva.'a.kha.LahH398it; or thou mayestsellמָכֹר֙ma.KhorH4376it unto aforeignerלְנָכְרִ֔יle.na.khe.RiH5237: for thou art anholyקָדוֹשׁ֙ka.do.VoshH6918peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430. Thou shaltnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seetheתְבַשֵּׁ֥לte.va.ShelH1310a kid initsH3605mother’sאִמּֽוֹ׃ פ'i.MoH517milkבַּחֲלֵ֥בba.cha.LevH2461.

22Thou shaltsurelyH3318titheH6237allכָּל־kol-H3605theincreaseתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of thyseedזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233, that which comethforthH3318of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704yearשָׁנָ֥הsha.NahH8141byyearשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

23And thou shalteatוְאָכַלְתָּ֞ve.'a.khal.TaH398beforeלִפְנֵ֣י׀lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, in theplaceבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he shallchooseיִבְחַר֮yiv.CharH977to cause hisnameשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034todwellלְשַׁכֵּ֣ןle.sha.KenH7931there, thetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of thy corn, of thywineתִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ti.ro.she.KhaH8492, and of thineoilוְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָve.yitz.ha.Re.khaH3323, and the firstlings of thyherdבְּקָרְךָ֖be.ka.re.ChaH1241and of thyflockוְצֹאנֶ֑ךָve.tzo.Ne.khaH6629; that thou mayestlearnתִּלְמַ֗דtil.MadH3925tofearלְיִרְאָ֛הle.yir.'AhH3372theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430alwaysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.

24AndifH3588thewayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870betooH4480long for thee,soH4480that thou artnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808ableתוּכַ֘לtu.KhalH3201tocarryשְׂאֵתוֹ֒se.'e.ToH5375it,becauseH3588theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725istooH4480farיִרְחַ֤קyir.ChakH7368from thee,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַר֙yiv.CharH977tosetלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034there, when theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֖ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee:

25then shalt thouturnH5414itintoאֶל־'el-H413moneyבַּכָּ֑סֶףba.Ka.sefH3701, and bindupH5414themoneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701in thinehandבְּיָ֣דְךָ֔be.Ya.de.khaH3027, and shaltgoוְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980unto theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallchooseיִבְחַ֛רyiv.CharH977:

26and thou shaltbestowוְנָתַתָּ֣הve.na.ta.TahH5414themoneyהַכֶּ֡סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701forwhatsoeverבְּכֹל֩be.KholH3605thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֜naf.she.KhaH5315desireth, foroxenבַּבָּקָ֣רba.ba.KarH1241, or forsheepוּבַצֹּ֗אןu.va.TzonH6629, or forwineוּבַיַּ֙יִן֙u.vai.Ya.yinH3196, or forstrongוּבַשֵּׁכָ֔רu.va.she.KharH7941drinkH7941, or forwhatsoeverוּבְכֹ֛לu.ve.KholH3605thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315asketh of thee: and thou shalteatוְאָכַ֣לְתָּve.'a.Khal.taH398therebeforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, and thou shaltrejoiceוְשָׂמַחְתָּ֖ve.sa.mach.TaH8055, thou and thinehouseholdוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃u.vei.Te.khaH1004:

27and theLeviteוְהַלֵּוִ֥יve.ha.le.ViH3881that iswithinעִמָּֽךְ׃ ס'i.MakhH5973thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֖יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179, thou shaltnotH3808forsakeתַֽעַזְבֶ֑נּוּta.'az.Ve.nuH5800him; for he hathnoH3808portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506norH3808inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֖הve.na.cha.LahH5159with thee.

28At theendמִקְצֵ֣ה׀mik.TzehH7097ofeveryH3605threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141thou shaltbringתּוֹצִיא֙to.Tzi'H3318forthH3318allH3605thetitheמַעְשַׂר֙ma'.SarH4643of thineincreaseתְּבוּאָ֣תְךָ֔te.vu.'A.te.khaH8393in thesameהַהִ֑ואha.Hiv'H1931yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141, and shaltlayH3318itupאֶת־'et-H853within thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶֽיךָ׃bish.'a.Rei.khaH8179:

29and theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֡יha.le.ViH3881,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he hathnoH369portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506norH369inheritanceוְנַחֲלָ֜הve.na.cha.LahH5159with thee, and thestrangerוְ֠הַגֵּרVe.ha.gerH1616, and thefatherlessוְהַיָּת֤וֹםve.hai.ya.TomH3490, and thewidowוְהָֽאַלְמָנָה֙ve.ha.'al.ma.NahH490,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834arewithinעִמָּ֗ךְ'i.MakhH5973thygatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֔יךָbish.'a.Rei.khaH8179, shallcomeוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935, and shalleatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398and besatisfiedוְשָׂבֵ֑עוּve.sa.Ve.'uH7646; that theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430mayblessיְבָרֶכְךָ֙ye.va.rekh.KhaH1288thee inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of thinehandיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou doest.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14

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