Deuteronomy 14:19

What does Deuteronomy 14:19 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 14:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And all winged creeping things are unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And all winged creeping things are unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Every winged thing which goes flat on the earth is unclean to you and may not be used as food.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and every teeming thing which is flying, unclean it <FI>is<Fi> to you; they are not eaten;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Every thing that creepeth, and hath little wings, shall be unclean, and shall not be eaten.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And every winged crawling thing shall be unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten.

Context

v.18and the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

v.19This passage

v.20Of all clean birds ye may eat.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Leviticus 11:20

    All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination unto you.

  • Philippians 3:19

    whose end is perdition, whose god is the belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.

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