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New Living Translation

Deuteronomy 14:14

ravens of all kinds,

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;
Berean Standard Bible
any kind of raven,
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 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

1 "Since you are the people of the Lord your God, never cut yourselves or shave the hair above your foreheads in mourning for the dead. 2 You have been set apart as holy to the Lord your God, and he has chosen you from all the nations of the earth to be his own special treasure. 3 "You must not eat any detestable animals that are ceremonially unclean. 4 These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, 5 the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the addax, the antelope, and the mountain sheep. 6 "You may eat any animal that has completely split hooves and chews the cud, 7 but if the animal doesn't have both, it may not be eaten. So you may not eat the camel, the hare, or the hyrax. They chew the cud but do not have split hooves, so they are ceremonially unclean for you. 8 And you may not eat the pig. It has split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is ceremonially unclean for you. You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses. 9 "Of all the marine animals, you may eat whatever has both fins and scales. 10 You may not, however, eat marine animals that do not have both fins and scales. They are ceremonially unclean for you.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Cross-References

Genesis 12:5
He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan,
Genesis 12:16
Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her—sheep, goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
Genesis 13:8
Finally Abram said to Lot, "Let's not allow this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives!
Genesis 14:1
About this time war broke out in the region. King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim
Genesis 14:2
fought against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar).
Genesis 14:3
This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea).
Genesis 14:5
One year later Kedorlaomer and his allies arrived and defeated the Rephaites at Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites at Ham, the Emites at Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Genesis 14:11
The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and headed for home, taking with them all the spoils of war and the food supplies.
Genesis 14:12
They also captured Lot—Abram's nephew who lived in Sodom—and carried off everything he owned.
Genesis 15:3
You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants 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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