Deuteronomy 14

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 14 of 34

1 You are sons to Jehovah your God; you shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

2 For you are a holy people to Jehovah your God; and Jehovah has chosen you to be a people to Him, a special treasure out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.

3 You shall not eat any abominable thing.

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Chapter Summary

God's children are not to disfigure themselves. 3 What may, and what may not be eaten, 4 of beasts, 9 of fishes, 11 of fowls. 22 Tithes of divine service.

Key Hebrew Words

קָדוֹשׁ֙ sacred H6918 · TWOT 1990b
נַפְשְׁ soul H5315 · TWOT 1395a
תִּלְמַ֗ד exercise in H3925 · TWOT 1116
טְמֵאִ֥ים unclean H2931 · TWOT 809a
תִתְגֹּֽדְד֗וּ penetrate H1413 · TWOT 313

People & Context

Prohibition Against Pagan Mourning Rites

As holy sons to Jehovah, the Israelites are forbidden from cutting themselves or shaving the front of their heads for the dead.

Clean and Unclean Land Animals

Moses lists clean animals that may be eaten (parting the hoof and chewing the cud) and unclean animals that must not be eaten or touched, such as the …

Clean and Unclean Water Creatures

The people are permitted to eat anything in the waters that has fins and scales, but must avoid all that do not.

Timeline

Prohibition Against Pagan Mourning Rites

As holy sons to Jehovah, the Israelites are forbidden from cutting themselves or shaving the front of their heads for the dead.

Deuteronomy 14:1-2
Clean and Unclean Land Animals

Moses lists clean animals that may be eaten (parting the hoof and chewing the cud) and unclean animals that must not be eaten or touched, such as the camel, hare, rock badger, and swine.

Deuteronomy 14:3-8
Clean and Unclean Water Creatures

The people are permitted to eat anything in the waters that has fins and scales, but must avoid all that do not.

Deuteronomy 14:9-10

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