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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&#8217s milk. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> “You must not eat anything that has died a natural death. You may give it to a foreigner living in your town, or you may sell it to a stranger. But do not eat it yourselves, for you are set apart as holy to the LORD your God. “You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> “You shall not eat anything that has died naturally. You may give it to the sojourner who is within your towns, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/14.htm">King James Bible</a> Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/14.htm">New King James Version</a> “You shall not eat anything that dies of itself; you may give it to the alien who is within your gates, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner; for you are a holy people to the LORD your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “You shall not eat anything which dies of itself. You may give it to the stranger who is in your town, so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a stranger; for you are a holy people to the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You shall not eat anything which dies of itself. You may give it to the alien who is in your town, so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people to the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother&#8217s milk. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “You shall not eat anything which dies of itself. You may give it to the alien who is in your town, so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people to the LORD your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “You shall not eat anything which dies of itself. You may give it to the sojourner who is within your gates, so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “You shall not eat anything that dies on its own. You may give it to the stranger (resident alien, foreigner) who is in your [city] gates, so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner [since they are not under God’s law], but you are a people holy (set apart) to the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat or a lamb in its mother’s milk. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to a resident alien within your city gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. Do not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to a temporary resident living within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not boil a young goat in its mother&#8217s milk.&#8221 <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it unto the sojourner that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You belong to the LORD your God, so if you happen to find a dead animal, don't eat its meat. You may give it to foreigners who live in your town or sell it to foreigners who are visiting your town. Don't boil a young goat in its mother's milk. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it unto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Never eat any creature that dies naturally. You may give it to the foreigners who live in your cities, and they may eat it. You may also sell it to foreigners who are visiting. But you are people who are holy to the LORD your God. Never cook a young goat in its mother's milk. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Do not eat any animal that dies a natural death. You may let the foreigners who live among you eat it, or you may sell it to other foreigners. But you belong to the LORD your God; you are his people. "Do not cook a young sheep or goat in its mother's milk. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> "You must not eat any carcass. But you may give it to the alien in your cities so he may eat it or sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people to the LORD your God. "You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk." <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother?s milk. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/14.htm">NET Bible</a> You may not eat any corpse, though you may give it to the resident foreigner who is living in your villages and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. You are a people holy to the LORD your God. Do not boil a young goat in its mother's milk. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself: you may give it to the foreigner living among you who is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner: for you are a holy people to the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it to the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it to an alien: for thou art a holy people to the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/14.htm">World English Bible</a> You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself. You may give it to the foreigner living among you who is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner; for you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> You do not eat of any carcass; you give it to the sojourner who [is] within your gates, and he has eaten it; or sell [it] to a stranger; for you [are] a holy people to your God YHWH. You do not boil a kid in its mother’s milk. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Ye do not eat of any carcase; to the sojourner who is within thy gates thou dost give it, and he hath eaten it; or sell it to a stranger; for a holy people thou art to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not boil a kid in its mother's milk. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Ye shall not eat any carcass: to the stranger that is in thy gates ye shall give it, and he shall eat it; or sell it to a foreigner: for thou a holy people to Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in his mother's milk.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> But whatsoever is dead of itself, eat not thereof. Give it to the stranger, that is within thy gates, to eat, or sell it to him: because thou art the holy people of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of his dam. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> But whatever has died of itself, you shall not eat from it. Give it to the sojourner, who is within your gates, so that he may eat, or sell it to him. For you are the holy people of the Lord your God. You shall not boil a young goat in the milk of his mother. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/14.htm">New American Bible</a> You shall not eat the carcass of any animal that has died of itself; but you may give it to a resident alien within your gates to eat, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the LORD, your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You shall not eat anything that dies of itself; you may give it to aliens residing in your towns for them to eat, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Or you may sell it to an alien; for you are a holy people to the LORD your God. You shall not cook a kid in its mother's milk. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Or sell it to a foreigner, because you are a holy people to LORD JEHOVAH your God; you shall not boil a kid in the milk of its mother.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself; thou mayest give it unto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner; for thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother's milk. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Ye shall eat nothing that dies of itself; it shall be given to the sojourner in thy cities and he shall eat it, or thou shalt sell it to a stranger, because thou art a holy people to the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a lamb in his mother's milk. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4223" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Clean and Unclean Animals</a> …20But you may eat any clean bird. 21<a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ṯō·ḵə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">to eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">any</a> <a href="/hebrew/5038.htm" title="5038: nə·ḇê·lāh (N-fs) -- A carcass, corpse. From nabel; a flabby thing, i.e. A carcase or carrion; figuratively, an idol.">carcass;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tit·tə·nen·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms:: 3fse) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">you may give it</a> <a href="/hebrew/1616.htm" title="1616: lag·gêr (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A sojourner. Or geyr; from guwr; properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner.">to the foreigner residing</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8179.htm" title="8179: biš·‘ā·re·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A gate. From sha'ar in its original sense; an opening, i.e. Door or gate.">within your gates,</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: wa·’ă·ḵā·lāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">and he may eat it,</a> <a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="176: ’ōw (Conj) -- Or. Presumed to be the constructive or genitival form of -av; short for 'avvah; desire; hence or, also if.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: mā·ḵōr (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">you may sell</a> <a href="/hebrew/5237.htm" title="5237: lə·nā·ḵə·rî (Prep-l:: Adj-ms) -- Foreign, alien. From neker; strange, in a variety of degrees and applications.">it to a foreigner.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/6918.htm" title="6918: qā·ḏō·wōš (Adj-ms) -- Sacred, holy. Or qadosh; from qadash; sacred; God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary.">are a holy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am (N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">belonging to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You must not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1310.htm" title="1310: ṯə·ḇaš·šêl (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms) -- To boil, seethe, grow ripe. A primitive root; properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen.">cook</a> <a href="/hebrew/1423.htm" title="1423: gə·ḏî (N-ms) -- A kid (a young goat). From the same as gadah; a young goat.">a young goat</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">in its mother’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/2461.htm" title="2461: ba·ḥă·lêḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Milk. From the same as cheleb; milk.">milk.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/11-39.htm">Leviticus 11:39-40</a> If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening. / Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening. <a href="/exodus/22-31.htm">Exodus 22:31</a> You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs. <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15</a> And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean. <a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Leviticus 22:8</a> He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD. <a href="/acts/15-20.htm">Acts 15:20</a> Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from food polluted by idols, from sexual immorality, from the meat of strangled animals, and from blood. <a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a> You must abstain from food sacrificed to idols, from blood, from the meat of strangled animals, and from sexual immorality. You will do well to avoid these things. Farewell. <a href="/leviticus/11-44.htm">Leviticus 11:44-45</a> For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground. / For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy. <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Leviticus 20:25-26</a> You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you. / You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own. <a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a> “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.” <a href="/ezekiel/44-31.htm">Ezekiel 44:31</a> The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts. <a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Matthew 15:11</a> A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.” <a href="/mark/7-18.htm">Mark 7:18-19</a> “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.) <a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a> I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. <a href="/1_corinthians/8-7.htm">1 Corinthians 8:7-13</a> But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it is defiled. / But food does not bring us closer to God: We are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do. / Be careful, however, that your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak. ... <a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">1 Corinthians 10:25-28</a> Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, / for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” / If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat anything set before you without raising questions of conscience. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself: you shall give it to the stranger that is in your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to an alien: for you are an holy people to the LORD your God. You shall not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.any thing<a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15</a> And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.<a href="/leviticus/22-8.htm">Leviticus 22:8</a> That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.<a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a> Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.the strange<a href="/exodus/12-43.htm">Exodus 12:43-45</a> And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: … <a href="/leviticus/19-33.htm">Leviticus 19:33,34</a> And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him… an holy<a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Deuteronomy 14:2</a> For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.<a href="/daniel/8-24.htm">Daniel 8:24</a> And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.<a href="/daniel/12-7.htm">Daniel 12:7</a> And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.Thou shalt<a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Exodus 23:19</a> The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.<a href="/exodus/34-26.htm">Exodus 34:26</a> The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.<a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a> And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/numbers/11-8.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/numbers/35-23.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/numbers/35-23.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-2.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-36.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-4.htm">Kid</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-18.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-9.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/exodus/34-26.htm">Seethe</a> <a href="/leviticus/27-20.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-19.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-21.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-7.htm">Alien</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-7.htm">Boil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Dies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-5.htm">Dieth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/16-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/joshua/6-1.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/judges/6-19.htm">Kid</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-9.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/judges/8-19.htm">Mother's</a> <a href="/2_kings/4-38.htm">Seethe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-14.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-29.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-27.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 14</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning</a> 3. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">What may and may not be eaten</a> 4. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-4.htm">of animals</a> 9. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-9.htm">of fishes</a> 11. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-11.htm">of fowls</a> 21. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">That which dies of itself may not be eaten</a> 22. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-22.htm">Tithes of Divine Service</a> 23. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Tithes and firstborns to be eaten before the Lord</a> 28. <a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">The third year's tithe of alms and charity</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>You are not to eat any carcass The Hebrew word for "carcass" is "נְבֵלָה" (nevelah), which refers to an animal that has died of natural causes or has not been slaughtered according to the kosher laws. This prohibition underscores the importance of ritual purity and the distinctiveness of the Israelites as God's chosen people. The commandment reflects a broader principle of holiness and separation from practices that could defile the community.you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates The term "foreigner" here is "גֵּר" (ger), which refers to a non-Israelite living among the Israelites. This provision shows a level of compassion and practical consideration for those who do not share the same covenantal obligations. It highlights the inclusivity of the community while maintaining the distinctiveness of Israel's dietary laws.and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner This phrase indicates a pragmatic approach to the use of resources. While the Israelites are bound by specific dietary restrictions, they are allowed to engage in commerce with those outside their covenant community. This reflects an understanding of economic interactions and the reality of living among diverse peoples.For you are a holy people to the LORD your God The Hebrew word for "holy" is "קָדוֹשׁ" (qadosh), meaning set apart or consecrated. This phrase is a reminder of the Israelites' unique relationship with God, who has called them to live according to His statutes. Their holiness is not just a matter of ritual but a reflection of their identity and mission as God's people.You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk This command is repeated elsewhere in the Torah and has been traditionally understood as a prohibition against mixing meat and dairy. The practice may have been associated with pagan rituals, and its prohibition serves to further distinguish Israelite worship and lifestyle from surrounding nations. It emphasizes the principle of separation and purity in all aspects of life, reinforcing the call to holiness.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, to whom the laws and commandments were given. 2. <a href="/topical/f/foreigners.htm">Foreigners</a> Non-Israelites residing among the Israelites, who were subject to different regulations. 3. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The leader and prophet who delivered God's laws to the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The God of Israel, who set apart the Israelites as His holy people. 5. <a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a> The land where these laws were to be observed, as the Israelites were preparing to enter it.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_distinctiveness.htm">Holiness and Distinctiveness</a> The Israelites were called to be a holy people, set apart for God. This distinctiveness was reflected in their dietary laws, which served as a daily reminder of their unique relationship with God. <a href="/topical/c/compassion_and_provision.htm">Compassion and Provision</a> While the Israelites were prohibited from eating certain foods, they were allowed to give or sell them to foreigners. This reflects a balance between maintaining holiness and showing compassion to others. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_and_separation.htm">Symbolism and Separation</a> The prohibition against boiling a young goat in its mother's milk may symbolize the importance of maintaining clear boundaries and not mixing what God intended to be separate. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_spiritual_identity.htm">Cultural and Spiritual Identity</a> The dietary laws helped to preserve the cultural and spiritual identity of the Israelites, reminding them of their covenant with God. <a href="/topical/a/application_for_believers_today.htm">Application for Believers Today</a> While Christians are not bound by Old Testament dietary laws, the principles of holiness, compassion, and distinctiveness remain relevant. Believers are called to live in a way that reflects their identity in Christ.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) That he may eat it.--Literally, and he will eat it. The common practice, and not the intention of the writer, may be indicated. It should be remembered that these rules and restrictions were intended to raise the Israelites above the common level; not to degrade the other nations in comparison of them. Strangers were not compelled to eat what Israel refused; they were left free to please themselves.Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.--This is the last appearance of a command repeated twice in Exodus (<a href="/exodus/23-19.htm" title="The first of the first fruits of your land you shall bring into the house of the LORD your God. You shall not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.">Exodus 23:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/34-26.htm" title="The first of the first fruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.">Exodus 34:26</a>). See Notes there.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - (Cf. <a href="/leviticus/17-15.htm">Leviticus 17:15</a>; <a href="/exodus/23-19.htm">Exodus 23:19</a>; <a href="/exodus/34-26.htm">Exodus 34:26</a>.) The stranger that is in thy gates. "The uncircumcised stranger that is in thy cities ' (Targum), i.e. "a heathen who takes upon him that he will serve no idol, with the residue of the commandments which were commanded to the sons of Noah, but is not circumcised nor baptized (Maimonides, 'Issure Biah,' <a href="/deuteronomy/14.htm">Deuteronomy 14</a>. § 7)" (Ainsworth). Alien; a foreigner, one not resident in the land of Israel. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You are not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no to eat תֹאכְל֣וּ (ṯō·ḵə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat any כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every carcass; נְ֠בֵלָה (nə·ḇê·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5038.htm">Strong's 5038: </a> A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol you may give תִּתְּנֶ֣נָּה (tit·tə·nen·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set it to a temporary resident לַגֵּ֨ר (lag·gêr) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1616.htm">Strong's 1616: </a> A guest, a foreigner within your gates, בִּשְׁעָרֶ֜יךָ (biš·‘ā·re·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8179.htm">Strong's 8179: </a> An opening, door, gate and he may eat it, וַאֲכָלָ֗הּ (wa·’ă·ḵā·lāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat or א֤וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm">Strong's 176: </a> Desire, if you may sell מָכֹר֙ (mā·ḵōr) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> To sell it to a foreigner. לְנָכְרִ֔י (lə·nā·ḵə·rî) Preposition-l | Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5237.htm">Strong's 5237: </a> Foreign, alien For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction you אַתָּ֔ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you are a holy קָדוֹשׁ֙ (qā·ḏō·wōš) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6918.htm">Strong's 6918: </a> Sacred, God, an angel, a saint, a sanctuary people עַ֤ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock belonging to the LORD לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God. אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative You must not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no cook תְבַשֵּׁ֥ל (ṯə·ḇaš·šêl) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1310.htm">Strong's 1310: </a> To boil up, cooking, to ripen a young goat גְּדִ֖י (gə·ḏî) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1423.htm">Strong's 1423: </a> A kid (a young goat) in its mother?s אִמּֽוֹ׃ (’im·mōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) milk. בַּחֲלֵ֥ב (ba·ḥă·lêḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2461.htm">Strong's 2461: </a> Milk <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Deuteronomy 14:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 14:21 You shall not eat of anything that (Deut. 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