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Deuteronomy 14 - Compare Translations

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Deuteronomy 14:1
KJVYe are the children of the Lord your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
WEBYou are the children of Yahweh your God. You shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.
YLT`Sons ye [are] to Jehovah your God; ye do not cut yourselves, nor make baldness between your eyes for the dead;
Deuteronomy 14:2
KJVFor 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 the nations that are upon the earth.
WEBFor you are a holy people to Yahweh your God, and Yahweh has chosen you to be a people for his own possession, above all peoples who are on the face of the earth.
YLTfor a holy people [art] thou to Jehovah thy God, and on thee hath Jehovah fixed to be to Him for a people, a peculiar treasure, out of all the peoples who [are] on the face of the ground.
Deuteronomy 14:3
KJVThou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
WEBYou shall not eat any abominable thing.
YLT`Thou dost not eat any abominable thing;
Deuteronomy 14:4
KJVThese are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,
WEBThese are the animals which you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat,
YLT`this [is] the beast which ye do eat: ox, lamb of the sheep, or kid of the goats,
Deuteronomy 14:5
KJVThe hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.
WEBthe deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the chamois.
YLThart, and roe, and fallow deer, and wild goat, and pygarg, and wild ox, and chamois;
Deuteronomy 14:6
KJVAnd every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
WEBEvery animal that parts the hoof, and has the hoof cloven in two and chews the cud, among the animals, that may you eat.
YLTand every beast dividing the hoof, and cleaving the cleft into two hoofs, bringing up the cud, among the beasts -- it ye do eat.
Deuteronomy 14:7
KJVNevertheless these ye 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 unto you.
WEBNevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of those who have the hoof cloven: the camel, the hare, and the rabbit. Because they chew the cud but don’t part the hoof, they are unclean to you.
YLT`Only, this ye do not eat, of those bringing up the cud, and of those dividing the cloven hoof: the camel, and the hare, and the rabbit, for they are bringing up the cud but the hoof have not divided; unclean they [are] to you;
Deuteronomy 14:8
KJVAnd the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
WEBThe pig, because it has a split hoof but doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. You shall not eat their meat, and you shall not touch their carcasses.
YLTand the sow, for it is dividing the hoof, and not [bringing] up the cud, unclean it [is] to you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come.
Deuteronomy 14:9
KJVThese ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:
WEBThese you may eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales may you eat.
YLT`This ye do eat of all that [are] in the waters; all that hath fins and scales ye do eat;
Deuteronomy 14:10
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Deuteronomy 14:11
KJVOf all clean birds ye shall eat.
WEBOf all clean birds you may eat.
YLT`Any clean bird ye do eat;
Deuteronomy 14:12
KJVBut these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
WEBBut these are they of which you shall not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the osprey,
YLTand these [are] they of which ye do not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
Deuteronomy 14:13
KJVAnd the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
WEBthe red kite, the falcon, the kite after its kind,
YLTand the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after its kind,
Deuteronomy 14:14
KJVAnd every raven after his kind,
WEBevery raven after its kind,
YLTand every raven after its kind;
Deuteronomy 14:15
KJVAnd the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
WEBthe ostrich, the owl, the seagull, the hawk after its kind,
YLTand the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind;
Deuteronomy 14:16
KJVThe little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
WEBthe little owl, the great owl, the horned owl,
YLTthe [little] owl, and the [great] owl, and the swan,
Deuteronomy 14:17
KJVAnd the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
WEBthe pelican, the vulture, the cormorant,
YLTand the pelican, and the gier-eagle, and the cormorant,
Deuteronomy 14:18
KJVAnd the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
WEBthe stork, the heron after its kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.
YLTand the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and the bat;
Deuteronomy 14:19
KJVAnd every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
WEBAll winged creeping things are unclean to you. They shall not be eaten.
YLTand every teeming thing which is flying, unclean it [is] to you; they are not eaten;
Deuteronomy 14:20
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Deuteronomy 14:21
KJVYe shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
WEBYou shall not eat of anything that dies of itself. You may give it to the foreigner living among you who is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner; for you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
YLT`Ye do not eat of any carcase; to the sojourner who [is] within thy gates thou dost give it, and he hath eaten it; or sell [it] to a stranger; for a holy people thou [art] to Jehovah thy God; thou dost not boil a kid in its mother's milk.
Deuteronomy 14:22
KJVThou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.
WEBYou shall surely tithe all the increase of your seed, that which comes out of the field year by year.
YLT`Thou dost certainly tithe all the increase of thy seed which the field is bringing forth year by year;
Deuteronomy 14:23
KJVAnd thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the Lord thy God always.
WEBYou shall eat before Yahweh your God, in the place which he chooses, to cause his name to dwell there, the tithe of your grain, of your new wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and of your flock; that you may learn to fear Yahweh your God always.
YLTand thou hast eaten before Jehovah thy God, in the place where He doth choose to cause His name to tabernacle, the tithe of thy corn, of thy new wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd, and of thy flock, so that thou dost learn to fear Jehovah thy God all the days.
Deuteronomy 14:24
KJVAnd if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy God hath blessed thee:
WEBIf the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry it, because the place is too far from you, which Yahweh your God shall choose, to set his name there, when Yahweh your God shall bless you;
YLT`And when the way is too much for thee, that thou art not able to carry it -- when the place is too far off from thee which Jehovah thy God doth choose to put His name there, when Jehovah thy God doth bless thee; --
Deuteronomy 14:25
KJVThen 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:
WEBthen you shall turn it into money, and bind up the money in your hand, and shall go to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose.
YLTthen thou hast given [it] in money, and hast bound up the money in thy hand, and gone unto the place on which Jehovah thy God doth fix;
Deuteronomy 14:26
KJVAnd thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
WEBYou shall trade the money for whatever your soul desires, for cattle, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatever your soul asks of you; and you shall eat there before Yahweh your God, and you shall rejoice, you and your household.
YLTand thou hast given the money for any thing which thy soul desireth, for oxen, and for sheep, and for wine, and for strong drink, and for any thing which thy soul asketh, and thou hast eaten there before Jehovah thy God, and thou hast rejoiced, thou and thy house.
Deuteronomy 14:27
KJVAnd the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.
WEBYou shall not forsake the Levite who is within your gates, for he has no portion nor inheritance with you.
YLTAs to the Levite who [is] within thy gates, thou dost not forsake him, for he hath no portion and inheritance with thee.
Deuteronomy 14:28
KJVAt the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:
WEBAt the end of every three years you shall bring all the tithe of your increase in the same year, and shall store it within your gates.
YLT`At the end of three years thou dost bring out all the tithe of thine increase in that year, and hast placed [it] within thy gates;
Deuteronomy 14:29
KJVAnd the Levite, (because he hath no part 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.
WEBThe Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the foreigner living among you, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that Yahweh your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.
YLTand come in hath the Levite (for he hath no part and inheritance with thee), and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who [are] within thy gates, and they have eaten, and been satisfied, so that Jehovah thy God doth bless thee in all the work of thy hand which thou dost.
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