📖 Deuteronomy — Chapter 14 (KJV)
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Deuteronomy 14:1 Ye are Rthe children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
Deuteronomy 14:2 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
Deuteronomy 14:3 RThou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
Deuteronomy 14:4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,
Deuteronomy 14:5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the Tpygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
Deuteronomy 14:6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
Deuteronomy 14:7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
Deuteronomy 14:8 And Rthe swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
Deuteronomy 14:9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
Deuteronomy 14:10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.
Deuteronomy 14:11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat.
Deuteronomy 14:12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
Deuteronomy 14:13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
Deuteronomy 14:14 And every raven after his kind,
Deuteronomy 14:15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
Deuteronomy 14:16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
Deuteronomy 14:17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
Deuteronomy 14:18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
Deuteronomy 14:19 RAnd every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
Deuteronomy 14:20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat.
Deuteronomy 14:21 Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto Rthe stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.
Deuteronomy 14:22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
Deuteronomy 14:23 And thou shalt Reat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.
Deuteronomy 14:24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or Rif the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
Deuteronomy 14:25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:
Deuteronomy 14:26 And thou shalt Rbestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul Tdesireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
Deuteronomy 14:27 And Rthe Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
Deuteronomy 14:28 At Rthe end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:
Deuteronomy 14:29 And the Levite, (because Rhe hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 14:1–21 — Holy identity and permitted food
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Israel's identity as the LORD's holy people frames instructions about mourning and food. The chapter distinguishes permitted animals from forbidden ones, requiring the people to live according to the covenant's stated boundaries.
Key Truth: The food instructions are given in the context of Israel's covenant identity.
Check What You Remember
1. How is Israel described in relation to the LORD at the beginning? (Deuteronomy 14:1)
Find it in Deuteronomy 14:1 (KJV).
2. What two features make a fish permissible to eat? (Deuteronomy 14:9)
Find it in Deuteronomy 14:9 (KJV).
3. What animal is named as unclean despite dividing the hoof? (Deuteronomy 14:8)
Find it in Deuteronomy 14:8 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 14:22–27 — The annual tithe and rejoicing
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The annual increase is to be tithed and enjoyed before the LORD at his chosen place. When the journey is too far, money may be carried and exchanged there, while the Levite's needs are remembered.
Key Truth: Covenant giving includes reverence, rejoicing, and care for those without a land inheritance.
Check What You Remember
1. What portion of the yearly increase was to be set apart? (Deuteronomy 14:22)
Find it in Deuteronomy 14:22 (KJV).
2. What could the tithe be turned into when the journey was too long? (Deuteronomy 14:25)
Find it in Deuteronomy 14:25 (KJV).
3. Which group should not be forsaken because it has no portion or inheritance with Israel? (Deuteronomy 14:27)
Find it in Deuteronomy 14:27 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Deuteronomy 14:28–29 — Provision in the third year
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
At the end of three years, the tithe is stored locally so that the Levite, stranger, fatherless, and widow may eat and be satisfied. Provision for those in need forms part of Israel's obedience.
Key Truth: Generosity must reach the vulnerable people in the community.
Check What You Remember
1. At the end of how many years was the local tithe brought forth? (Deuteronomy 14:28)
Find it in Deuteronomy 14:28 (KJV).
2. Where was that tithe to be laid up? (Deuteronomy 14:28)
Find it in Deuteronomy 14:28 (KJV).
3. Which person who had lost a spouse is included among the beneficiaries? (Deuteronomy 14:29)
Find it in Deuteronomy 14:29 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does Israel’s identity frame the chapter’s restrictions?
2. What makes the swine fail the stated rule for permitted beasts?
3. What does converting the tithe into money preserve when the journey is too long?
4. What purpose is stated for eating the tithe before the LORD?
5. How does the third-year tithe serve those within the gates?
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