Deuteronomy 14:20

What does Deuteronomy 14:20 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 14:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Of all clean birds ye may eat.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Of all clean birds ye may eat.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But all clean birds you may take.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

any clean fowl ye do eat.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

All that is clean, you shall eat.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

All clean fowls shall ye eat.

Context

v.19And all winged creeping things are unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.

v.20This passage

v.21Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it unto the sojourner that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.

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