Deuteronomy 14:7-17

7 But you are not to eat those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof. For example, the camel, the hare and the coney are unclean for you because they chew the cud but don't have a separate hoof;
8 while the pig is unclean for you because, although it has a separate hoof, it doesn't chew the cud. You are not to eat meat from these or touch their carcasses.
9 "Of all that lives in the water, you may eat these: anything in the water that has fins and scales, these you may eat.
10 But whatever lacks fins and scales you are not to eat; it is unclean for you.
11 "You may eat any clean bird;
12 but these you are not to eat: eagles, vultures, ospreys,
13 kites, any kind of buzzard,
14 any kind of raven,
15 ostriches, screech-owls, seagulls, any kind of hawk,
16 little owls, great owls, horned owls,
17 pelicans, barn owls, cormorants,

Deuteronomy 14:7-17 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.

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