Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But any winged creature that is clean you may eat. New Living Translation But you may eat any winged bird or insect that is ceremonially clean. English Standard Version All clean winged things you may eat. Berean Standard Bible But you may eat any clean bird. King James Bible But of all clean fowls ye may eat. New King James Version “You may eat all clean birds. New American Standard Bible You may eat any clean bird. NASB 1995 “You may eat any clean bird. NASB 1977 “You may eat any clean bird. Legacy Standard Bible You may eat any clean bird. Amplified Bible You may eat any clean bird. Christian Standard Bible But you may eat every clean flying creature. Holman Christian Standard Bible But you may eat every clean flying creature.” American Standard Version Of all clean birds ye may eat. Contemporary English Version However, you are allowed to eat certain kinds of winged insects. English Revised Version Of all clean fowls ye may eat. GOD'S WORD® Translation However, you may eat any [other kind of] flying creature that is clean. Good News Translation You may eat any clean insect. International Standard Version You may eat every bird that is clean. Majority Standard Bible But you may eat any clean bird. NET Bible You may eat any clean bird. New Heart English Bible Of all clean birds you may eat. Webster's Bible Translation But of all clean fowls ye may eat. World English Bible Of all clean birds you may eat. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionany clean bird you eat. Young's Literal Translation any clean fowl ye do eat. Smith's Literal Translation Every clean flying thing ye shall eat. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAll that is clean, you shall eat. Catholic Public Domain Version All that is clean, you shall eat. New American Bible Any clean winged creatures you may eat. New Revised Standard Version You may eat any clean winged creature. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou 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. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you shall not eat anything that is defiled, but give it to the traveler who is in your city; he will eat it. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Of all clean winged things ye may eat. Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye shall eat every clean bird. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Clean and Unclean Animals…19All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten. 20But you may eat any clean bird. 21You 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.… Cross References Leviticus 11:21-22 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. Acts 10:12-15 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.” ... Genesis 7:3 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. Matthew 3:4 John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. Mark 1:6 John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey. Genesis 9:3 Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things. Romans 14:14 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. 1 Timothy 4:4 For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, Acts 15:29 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. 1 Corinthians 10:25 Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, Leviticus 11:13-19 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, ... Ezekiel 4:14 “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.” Isaiah 66:17 “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. Colossians 2:16 Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath. Acts 11:6-9 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.’ ... Treasury of Scripture But of all clean fowls you may eat. Jump to Previous Bird Birds Clean Creature Eat WingedJump to Next Bird Birds Clean Creature Eat WingedDeuteronomy 14 1. God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning3. What may and may not be eaten 4. of animals 9. of fishes 11. of fowls 21. That which dies of itself may not be eaten 22. Tithes of Divine Service 23. Tithes and firstborns to be eaten before the Lord 28. The third year's tithe of alms and charity But you may eat This phrase introduces a contrast to the preceding verses, which list birds that are considered unclean and therefore not permissible for consumption. The Hebrew word for "eat" is "אָכַל" (akal), which is a common verb in the Old Testament, signifying not just the physical act of eating but also the idea of partaking or consuming in a broader sense. In the context of Deuteronomy, this permission to eat reflects God's provision and care for His people, allowing them to enjoy the bounty of His creation within the boundaries He has set. It underscores the principle of obedience to divine commandments as a pathway to blessing. any clean bird Hebrew But you may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ (tō·ḵê·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every clean טָה֖וֹר (ṭā·hō·wr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2889: Clean, pure bird. ע֥וֹף (‘ō·wp̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5775: Flying creatures Links Deuteronomy 14:20 NIVDeuteronomy 14:20 NLT Deuteronomy 14:20 ESV Deuteronomy 14:20 NASB Deuteronomy 14:20 KJV Deuteronomy 14:20 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 14:20 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 14:20 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 14:20 French Bible Deuteronomy 14:20 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 14:20 Of all clean birds you may eat (Deut. De Du) |