Deuteronomy 14:19
17 the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,
18 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, or the bat.
All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.
20 But you may eat any clean bird.
21 You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.
- KJV
- And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
- WEB
- All winged creeping things are unclean to you. They shall not be eaten.
- ASV
- And all winged creeping things are unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
- DARBY
- And every winged crawling thing shall be unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten.
- BLB
- And every swarming thing that flies is unclean for you⁺; they shall not be eaten.
- ÅB
- Alt kryp som har vinger, skal være urent for dere, det skal dere ikke spise.
- OTB
- Alle flygende insekter regnes som urene for deg; avstå fra å spise dem.
- B1930
- Alt kryp som har vinger, skal være urent for eder, det skal I ikke ete.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Philippians 3:19
Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
Read in contextLeviticus 11:20–23
All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
Read in context