Deuteronomy 14:19-26

19 "All winged insects are unclean; do not eat them.
20 You may eat any clean insect.
21 "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. 1 "Do not cook a young sheep or goat in its mother's milk.
22 "Set aside a tithe - a tenth of all that your fields produce each year. 2
23 Then go to the one place where the Lord your God has chosen to be worshiped; and there in his presence eat the tithes of your grain, wine, and olive oil, and the first-born of your cattle and sheep. Do this so that you may learn to honor the Lord your God always.
24 If the place of worship is too far from your home for you to carry there the tithe of the produce that the Lord has blessed you with, then do this:
25 Sell your produce and take the money with you to the one place of worship.
26 Spend it on whatever you want - beef, lamb, wine, beer - and there, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your families are to eat and enjoy yourselves.

Deuteronomy 14:19-26 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 14

In this chapter some cautions are given against the use of some rites and ceremonies in mourning for the dead, with the reason thereof, De 14:1,2 and instructions about what are lawful to be eaten, and what not, whether of beasts, fishes, or fowl, De 14:3-21, and concerning eating one sort of tithes both at the place God should choose, and within their own gates, De 14:22-29.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 14.21Exodus 23.19; 34.26.
  • 2. 14.22-29Leviticus 27.30-33;Numbers 18.21.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.