Verse 19
Deuteronomy 14:19
Free Bible Version
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However, if it's too far to carry all the tithe that the Lord your God (Elohim) has blessed you with, because the place where the Lord your God (Elohim) will choose to live with you is too distant,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/כֹל֙ שֶׁ֣רֶץ הָ/ע֔וֹף טָמֵ֥א ה֖וּא לָ/כֶ֑ם לֹ֖א יֵאָכֵֽלוּ
English Translation
And all that swarms in the air is unclean for you; you shall not eat it.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 14 Context
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You are the children of the Lord your God (Elohim). Don't mutilate yourselves or shave your forehead...
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because you are a holy people who belong to the Lord your God (Elohim). The Lord chose you as his sp...
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These are the animals that you are allowed to eat: cattle, sheep, goats,
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deer, gazelles, wild goats, antelopes, and mountain sheep.
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But you are not allowed to eat those that either chew the cud or have a divided hoof. This includes:...
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The same applies to the pig. Even though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. So you mus...
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When it comes to creatures that live in the water, you are allowed to eat anything that has fins and...
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But you must not eat anything that does not have fins and scales. You must treat them as unclean.
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But you must not eat the following: eagle, griffon vulture, bearded vulture,
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buzzard, kites, any kind of falcon,
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any member of the crow family,
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tawny owl, long-eared owl, gulls, any kind of hawk,
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little owl, eagle owl, barn owl,
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desert owl, Egyptian vulture, fish owl,
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storks, any kind of heron, hoopoe, or bats.
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All insects that fly are unclean to you; you must not eat them.
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You must not eat any animal that dies. You can give it to a foreigner in your town, and they can eat...
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18
You are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and f...
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19
However, if it's too far to carry all the tithe that the Lord your God (Elohim) has blessed you with...
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then you can exchange it for money, take the money with you and go to the place the Lord your God (E...
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Then you can spend the money on anything you like—cattle, sheep, wine, alcoholic drink, or anything...
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Don't forget to take care of the Levites in your town, because they don't have any share in the allo...
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At the end of every third year, collect a tenth of all your produce for that year and store it in yo...
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This way the Levites (who don't have any share in the allotment of land), the foreigners, the orphan...
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