Deuteronomy 14:9

9 And of the things living in the waters, you may take all those who have wings for swimming with and skins formed of thin plates.

Deuteronomy 14:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 9,10. These ye shall eat of, all that are in the waters
The fishes there, even such as have fins and scales, but they that have not were not to be eaten: (See Gill on Leviticus 11:9) (See Gill on Leviticus 11:10) (See Gill on Leviticus 11:11) (See Gill on Leviticus 11:12).

Deuteronomy 14:9 In-Context

7 But even among these, there are some which may not be used for food: such as the camel, the hare, and the coney, which are unclean to you, because, though their food comes back, the horn of their feet is not parted in two.
8 And the pig is unclean to you, because though it has a division in the horn of its foot, its food does not come back; their flesh may not be used for food or their dead bodies touched by you.
9 And of the things living in the waters, you may take all those who have wings for swimming with and skins formed of thin plates.
10 But any which have no skin-plates or wings for swimming, you may not take; they are unclean for you.
11 All clean birds may be used for food.
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