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title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But any winged creature that is clean you may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But you may eat any winged bird or insect that is ceremonially clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />All clean winged things you may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you may eat any clean bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>But of</i> all clean fowls ye may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“You may eat all clean birds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You may eat any clean bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You may eat any clean bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You may eat any clean bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You may eat any clean bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You may eat any clean bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you may eat every clean flying creature.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you may eat every clean flying creature.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Of all clean birds ye may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />However, you are allowed to eat certain kinds of winged insects. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Of all clean fowls ye may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />However, you may eat any [other kind of] flying creature that is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You may eat any clean insect. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You may eat every bird that is clean.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You may eat any clean bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Of all clean birds you may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But of all clean fowls ye may eat.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you may eat any clean bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Of all clean birds you may eat. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />any clean bird you eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> any clean fowl ye do eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Every clean flying thing ye shall eat.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />All that is clean, you shall eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />All that is clean, you shall eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Any clean winged creatures you may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You may eat any clean winged creature.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall not eat of anything that is unclean, but you shall give it to the stranger who is in your towns, that he may eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall not eat anything that is defiled, but give it to the traveler who is in your city; he will eat it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Of all clean winged things ye may eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Ye shall eat every clean bird.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=4220" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/14.htm">Clean and Unclean Animals</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">19</span>All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: tō·ḵê·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">But you may eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">any</a> <a href="/hebrew/2889.htm" title="2889: ṭā·hō·wr (Adj-ms) -- Clean, pure. Or tahor; from taher; pure.">clean</a> <a href="/hebrew/5775.htm" title="5775: ‘ō·wp̄ (N-ms) -- Flying creatures. From uwph; a bird, often collectively.">bird.</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>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.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-21.htm">Leviticus 11:21-22</a></span><br />However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground. / Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Acts 10:12-15</a></span><br />It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. / Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” / “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Genesis 7:3</a></span><br />and seven pairs of every kind of bird of the air, male and female, to preserve their offspring on the face of all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-4.htm">Matthew 3:4</a></span><br />John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-6.htm">Mark 1:6</a></span><br />John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-3.htm">Genesis 9:3</a></span><br />Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/14-14.htm">Romans 14:14</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-4.htm">1 Timothy 4:4</a></span><br />For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-29.htm">Acts 15:29</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-25.htm">1 Corinthians 10:25</a></span><br />Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/11-13.htm">Leviticus 11:13-19</a></span><br />Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, / the kite, any kind of falcon, / any kind of raven, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-14.htm">Ezekiel 4:14</a></span><br />“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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-17.htm">Isaiah 66:17</a></span><br />“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-16.htm">Colossians 2:16</a></span><br />Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/11-6.htm">Acts 11:6-9</a></span><br />I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air. / Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’ / ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But of all clean fowls you may eat.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/14-11.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-18.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-11.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-18.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-19.htm">Winged</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/22-6.htm">Bird</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Birds</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-22.htm">Clean</a> <a href="/job/12-10.htm">Creature</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-23.htm">Winged</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-1.htm">God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-3.htm">What may and may not be eaten</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-4.htm">of animals</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-9.htm">of fishes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-11.htm">of fowls</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-21.htm">That which dies of itself may not be eaten</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-22.htm">Tithes of Divine Service</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-23.htm">Tithes and firstborns to be eaten before the Lord</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/14-28.htm">The third year's tithe of alms and charity</a></span><br></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><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <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> <br /><br /> </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><b>But you may eat</b><br>This phrase indicates a permission granted by God to the Israelites regarding their dietary practices. In the context of Deuteronomy, Moses is reiterating the laws given to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the Promised Land. The dietary laws were part of the covenant relationship between God and His people, setting them apart from other nations. The permission to eat certain foods reflects God's provision and care for His people, ensuring they have sustenance while maintaining ritual purity.<p><b>any clean bird</b><br>The term "clean" refers to animals that are considered ritually pure according to the Mosaic Law. <a href="/leviticus/11.htm">Leviticus 11</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/14.htm">Deuteronomy 14</a> provide lists of clean and unclean animals. Clean birds are those that do not prey on other animals and typically include species like chickens, doves, and quails. This distinction between clean and unclean animals is part of the broader holiness code, emphasizing the separation between the sacred and the profane. The clean animals symbolize purity and obedience to God's commands. In the New Testament, Peter's vision in <a href="/acts/10-9.htm">Acts 10:9-16</a> challenges the Jewish dietary laws, symbolizing the inclusion of Gentiles into the faith, showing the fulfillment of the law in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, who is delivering God's laws to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving instructions on dietary laws as part of their covenant relationship with Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The destination of the Israelites, where they are to live according to God's laws.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/clean_birds.htm">Clean Birds</a></b><br>Specific birds deemed permissible for consumption according to God's dietary laws.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_sinai.htm">Mount Sinai</a></b><br>The place where Moses received the Law, including dietary instructions, from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_cleanliness.htm">Understanding Cleanliness</a></b><br>The concept of "clean" in the Old Testament is not just about physical cleanliness but also spiritual purity and obedience to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God’s Commands</a></b><br>The dietary laws were a test of Israel's obedience and a way to set them apart from other nations. Today, we are called to live distinct lives through our obedience to Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_separation.htm">Symbolism of Separation</a></b><br>The distinction between clean and unclean animals symbolizes the separation between holy and unholy, teaching us to discern and choose what is spiritually beneficial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/n/new_covenant_freedom.htm">New Covenant Freedom</a></b><br>While the Old Testament laws served a purpose, in Christ, we have freedom from dietary restrictions. However, this freedom should be exercised with love and consideration for others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_in_everyday_life.htm">Holiness in Everyday Life</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were called to holiness in their eating habits, we are called to reflect God's holiness in all aspects of our lives, including our daily choices and actions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/which_animals_are_clean_or_unclean.htm">Which animals are considered clean or unclean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_a_good_name_worth_more_than_ointment.htm">What distinguishes clean from unclean animals in scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/keep_oil_and_wine_unharmed.htm">Why is beef consumption considered controversial or problematic?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_amos_teach_about_justice.htm">What does 'ceremonially unclean' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But you may eat</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tō·ḵê·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">any</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">clean</span><br /><span class="heb">טָה֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(ṭā·hō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2889.htm">Strong's 2889: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clean, pure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bird.</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֥וֹף</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5775.htm">Strong's 5775: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flying creatures</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Deuteronomy 14:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Deuteronomy 14:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Deuteronomy 14:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Deuteronomy 14:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Deuteronomy 14:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Deuteronomy 14:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Deuteronomy 14:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Deuteronomy 14:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Deuteronomy 14:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">Deuteronomy 14:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/14-20.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 14:20 Of all clean birds you may eat (Deut. 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