Deuteronomy 14

1 Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

You are the children of the LORD your God: you shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.

2 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all peoples that are upon the face of the earth.

For you are an holy people to the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be a peculiar people to himself, above all the nations that are on the earth.

3 Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

You shall not eat any abominable thing.

4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

These are the beasts which you shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

5 the hart, and the gazelle, and the roebuck, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the antelope, and the chamois.

The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.

6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and hath the hoof cloven in two, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that ye shall eat.

And every beast that parts the hoof, and separates the cleft into two claws, and chews the cud among the beasts, that you shall eat.

7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that have the hoof cloven: the camel, and the hare, and the coney, because they chew the cud but part not the hoof, they are unclean unto you:

Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean to you.

8 and the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you: of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcases ye shall not touch.

And the swine, because it divides the hoof, yet chews not the cud, it is unclean to you: you shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcass.

9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales shall ye eat:

These you shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall you eat:

10 and whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye shall not eat; it is unclean unto you.

And whatever has not fins and scales you may not eat; it is unclean to you.

11 Of all clean birds ye may eat.

Of all clean birds you shall eat.

12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the gier eagle, and the ospray;

But these are they of which you shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

13 and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kind;

And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,

14 and every raven after its kind;

And every raven after his kind,

15 and the ostrich, and the night hawk, and the seamew, and the hawk after its kind;

And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

16 the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl;

The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

17 and the pelican, and the vulture, and the cormorant;

And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,

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

And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

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

And every creeping thing that flies is unclean to you: they shall not be eaten.

20 Of all clean fowls ye may eat.

But of all clean fowls you may eat.

21 Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it unto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in its mother’s milk.

You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself: you shall give it to the stranger that is in your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to an alien: for you are an holy people to the LORD your God. You shall not seethe a kid in his mother’s milk.

22 Thou shalt surely tithe all the increase of thy seed, that which cometh forth of the field year by year.

You shall truly tithe all the increase of your seed, that the field brings forth year by year.

23 And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to cause his name to dwell there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd and of thy flock; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.

And you shall eat before the LORD your God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of your corn, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herds and of your flocks; that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.

24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it, because the place is too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God shall bless thee:

And if the way be too long for you, so that you are not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from you, which the LORD your God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD your God has blessed you:

25 then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:

Then shall you turn it into money, and bind up the money in your hand, and shall go to the place which the LORD your God shall choose:

26 and thou shalt bestow the money for whatsoever thy soul desireth, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul asketh of thee: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou and thine household:

And you shall bestow that money for whatever your soul lusts after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your soul desires: and you shall eat there before the LORD your God, and you shall rejoice, you, and your household,

27 and the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee.

And the Levite that is within your gates; you shall not forsake him; for he has no part nor inheritance with you.

28 At the end of every three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase in the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:

At the end of three years you shall bring forth all the tithe of your increase the same year, and shall lay it up within your gates:

29 and the Levite, because he hath no portion nor inheritance with thee, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

And the Levite, (because he has no part nor inheritance with you, ) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.