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The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible

Deuteronomy 14:14

any kind of raven,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Animals;   Birds;   Raven;   Sanitation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Animals;   Beasts;   Birds;   Ravens;   Unclean;   The Topic Concordance - Meat;   Uncleanness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Raven, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Birds;   Clean and Unclean;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Touch;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Animal;   Clean;   Food;   Raven;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Birds;   Clean, Cleanness;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Crimes and Punishments;   Deuteronomy;   Food;   Leviticus;   Raven;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Animals, Clean and Unclean;   Birds, Clean and Unclean;   Raven;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Clean and unclean;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Ravels;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Abomination, Birds of;   Birds, Unclean;   Cormorant;   Fowl;   Genesis;   Raven;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Clean and Unclean Animals;   Dietary Laws;   Pharisees;   Raven;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
every kind of raven,
Hebrew Names Version
and every orev after its kind,
King James Version
And every raven after his kind,
Lexham English Bible
and any kind of crow according to its kind,
English Standard Version
every raven of any kind;
New Century Version
any kind of raven,
New English Translation
every raven after its species,
Amplified Bible
and every raven of any variety,
New American Standard Bible
and every raven in its kind,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nor all kinde of rauens,
Legacy Standard Bible
and every raven in its kind,
Complete Jewish Bible
any kind of raven,
Darby Translation
and every raven after its kind;
Easy-to-Read Version
any kind of raven,
George Lamsa Translation
The owl, the pelican, the crow,
Literal Translation
and all ravens by their kinds;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& all Rauens in their kynde,
American Standard Version
and every raven after its kind,
Bible in Basic English
Every raven, and all birds of that sort;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And all kinde of Rauens.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and every raven after its kinds;
King James Version (1611)
And euery rauen after his kinde,
English Revised Version
and every raven after its kind;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and al thing of rauenys kynde,
Young's Literal Translation
and every raven after its kind;
Update Bible Version
and every raven after its kind,
Webster's Bible Translation
And every raven after his kind,
World English Bible
and every raven after its kind,
New King James Version
every raven after its kind;
New Living Translation
ravens of all kinds,
New Life Bible
every kind of raven,
New Revised Standard
every raven of any kind;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and every raven after its kind;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all of the raven’s kind:
Revised Standard Version
every raven after its kind;
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and every raven in its kind,

Contextual Overview

1You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your forehead on behalf of the dead, 2for you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth. 3You must not eat any detestable thing. 4These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat, 5the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. 6You may eat any animal that has hooves divided in two and that chews the cud. 7But of those that chew the cud or have divided hooves, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have hooves. They are unclean for you, 8as well as the pig; though its hooves are divided, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass. 9Of all the creatures that live in the water, you may eat anything with fins and scales, 10but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 12:5
And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan,
Genesis 12:16
He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
Genesis 13:8
So Abram said to Lot, "Please let there be no contention between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen. After all, we are brothers.
Genesis 14:1
In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
Genesis 14:2
went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
Genesis 14:3
The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
Genesis 14:5
In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Genesis 14:11
The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.
Genesis 14:12
They also carried off Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.
Genesis 15:3
Abram continued, "Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Compare Leviticus 11:0. The variations here, whether omissions or additions, are probably to be explained by the time and circumstances of the speaker.

Deuteronomy 14:5

The “pygarg” is a species of gazelle, and the “wild ox” and “chamois” are swift types of antelope.

Deuteronomy 14:21

The prohibition is repeated from Leviticus 22:8. The directions as to the disposal of the carcass are unique to Deuteronomy, and their motive is clear. To have forbidden the people either themselves to eat that which had died, or to allow any others to do so, would have involved loss of property, and consequent temptation to an infraction of the command. The permissions now for the first time granted would have been useless in the wilderness. During the 40 years’ wandering there could be but little opportunity of selling such carcasses; while non-Israelites living in the camp would in such a matter be bound by the same rules as the Israelites Leviticus 17:15; Leviticus 24:22. Further, it would seem (compare Leviticus 17:15) that greater stringency is here given to the requirement of abstinence from that which had died of itself. Probably on this, as on so many other points, allowance was made for the circumstances of the people. Flesh meat was no doubt often scarce in the desert. It would therefore have been a hardship to forbid entirely the use of that which had not been killed. However, now that the plenty of the promised land was before them, the modified toleration of this unholy food was withdrawn.


 
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