1“You are the sons of the Lord your God. You shall not cut yourselves or make any baldness on your foreheads for the dead. (Le 19:28; Isa 1:2; Isa 15:2; Isa 22:12; Eze 7:18; Ho 1:10; Am 8:10; Joh 1:12; Ro 9:8; Ro 9:26; Ga 3:26)2For you are a people holy to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. (De 7:6)3“You shall not eat any abomination. (Eze 4:14; Ac 10:13)4These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, the goat, (Le 11:2)5the deer, the gazelle, the roebuck, the wild goat, the ibex,[1] the antelope, and the mountain sheep.6Every animal that parts the hoof and has the hoof cloven in two and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.7Yet of those that chew the cud or have the hoof cloven you shall not eat these: the camel, the hare, and the rock badger, because they chew the cud but do not part the hoof, are unclean for you. (Le 11:5; Ps 104:18; Pr 30:26)8And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, is unclean for you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. (Le 11:26)9“Of all that are in the waters you may eat these: whatever has fins and scales you may eat.10And whatever does not have fins and scales you shall not eat; it is unclean for you.11“You may eat all clean birds.12But these are the ones that you shall not eat: the eagle,[2] the bearded vulture, the black vulture,13the kite, the falcon of any kind;14every raven of any kind;15the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind;16the little owl and the short-eared owl, the barn owl17and the tawny owl, the carrion vulture and the cormorant,18the stork, the heron of any kind; the hoopoe and the bat.19And all winged insects are unclean for you; they shall not be eaten.20All clean winged things you may eat.21“You shall not eat anything that has died naturally. You may give it to the sojourner who is within your towns, that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. “You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk. (Ex 23:19; Le 7:24; De 7:6)
Tithes
22“You shall tithe all the yield of your seed that comes from the field year by year. (Nu 18:21)23And before the Lord your God, in the place that he will choose, to make his name dwell there, you shall eat the tithe of your grain, of your wine, and of your oil, and the firstborn of your herd and flock, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always. (De 4:10; De 12:6; De 12:7; De 15:20; De 17:19)24And if the way is too long for you, so that you are not able to carry the tithe, when the Lord your God blesses you, because the place is too far from you, which the Lord your God chooses, to set his name there, (De 12:21)25then you shall turn it into money and bind up the money in your hand and go to the place that the Lord your God chooses26and spend the money for whatever you desire—oxen or sheep or wine or strong drink, whatever your appetite craves. And you shall eat there before the Lord your God and rejoice, you and your household. (De 14:23)27And you shall not neglect the Levite who is within your towns, for he has no portion or inheritance with you. (Nu 18:20; De 12:19)28“At the end of every three years you shall bring out all the tithe of your produce in the same year and lay it up within your towns. (De 26:12; Am 4:4)29And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do. (De 14:27; De 15:10; De 24:19; Ps 41:1; Pr 14:21; Pr 19:17; Pr 22:9; Mal 3:10)
1You are the children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,2for you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Out of all the peoples on the face of the earth, the Lord has chosen you to be his treasured possession.3Do not eat any detestable thing.4These are the animals 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.[1]6You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.7However, of those that chew the cud or that have a divided hoof you may not eat the camel, the hare or the hyrax. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof; they are ceremonially unclean for you.8The pig is also unclean; although it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. You are not to eat their meat or touch their carcasses.9Of all the creatures living in the water, you may eat any that has fins and scales.10But anything that does not have fins and scales you may not eat; for you it is unclean.11You may eat any clean bird.12But these you may not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,13the red kite, the black kite, any kind of falcon,14any kind of raven,15the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,16the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,17the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,18the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.19All flying insects are unclean to you; do not eat them.20But any winged creature that is clean you may eat.21Do not eat anything you find already dead. You may give it to the foreigner residing in any of your towns, and they may eat it, or you may sell it to any other foreigner. But you are a people holy to the Lord your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Tithes
22Be sure to set aside a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.23Eat the tithe of your corn, new wine and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the Lord your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may learn to revere the Lord your God always.24But if that place is too distant and you have been blessed by the Lord your God and cannot carry your tithe (because the place where the Lord will choose to put his Name is so far away),25then exchange your tithe for silver, and take the silver with you and go to the place the Lord your God will choose.26Use the silver to buy whatever you like: cattle, sheep, wine or other fermented drink, or anything you wish. Then you and your household shall eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice.27And do not neglect the Levites living in your towns, for they have no land allotted to them or any inheritance of their own.28At the end of every three years, bring all the tithes of that year’s produce and store it in your towns,29so that the Levites (who have no land allotted to them or any inheritance of their own) and the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns may come and eat and be satisfied, and so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
Deuteronomy 14
King James Version
1Ye are the children of the LORD your God: ye shall not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.2For 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.3Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.4These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,5The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.6And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.7Nevertheless 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.8And 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.9These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:10And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.11Of all clean birds ye shall eat.12But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,13And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,14And every raven after his kind,15And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,16The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,17And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,18And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.19And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.20But of all clean fowls ye may eat.21Ye shall not eat of any thing 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' milk.22Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.23And 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.24And 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:25Then 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:26And 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,27And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.28At 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:29And 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.
1You are the children of the LORD your God. Don’t cut yourselves to honour the dead. Don’t shave the front of your heads to honour the dead.2You are a holy nation. The LORD your God has set you apart for himself. He has chosen you to be his special treasure. He chose you out of all the nations on the face of the earth.3Don’t eat anything the LORD hates.4Here are the only animals you can eat. You can eat oxen, sheep, goats,5deer, gazelles, roe deer, wild goats, ibexes, antelope and mountain sheep.6You can eat any animal that has a divided hoof. But it must also chew the cud.7Some animals only chew the cud. Others only have a divided hoof. The camel, rabbit and rock badger chew the cud, but they don’t have a divided hoof. So you can’t eat them. They are not ‘clean’ for you.8Pigs aren’t ‘clean’ for you either. They have a divided hoof, but they don’t chew the cud. So don’t eat their meat. And don’t touch their dead bodies.9Many creatures live in water. You can eat all the ones that have fins and scales.10But don’t eat anything that doesn’t have fins and scales. It isn’t ‘clean’ for you.11You can eat any ‘clean’ bird.12But there are many birds you can’t eat. They include eagles, vultures, and black vultures.13They include red kites, black kites and all kinds of falcons.14They include all kinds of ravens.15They include horned owls, screech owls, gulls and all kinds of hawks.16They include little owls, great owls, white owls17and desert owls. They include ospreys and cormorants.18They include storks and all kinds of herons. They also include hoopoes and bats.19All flying insects are ‘unclean’ for you. So don’t eat them.20But you can eat any creature that has wings and is ‘clean’.21If you find something that’s already dead, don’t eat it. You can give it to an outsider living in any of your towns. They may eat it. Or you can sell it to someone from another country. But you are a holy nation. The LORD your God has set you apart for himself. Don’t cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
Give a tenth of what you produce
22Be sure to set apart a tenth of everything your fields produce each year.23Here are the things you should eat in the sight of the LORD your God. You should eat a tenth part of your corn, olive oil and fresh wine. You should also eat the male animals among your livestock that were born first to their mothers. Eat all these things at the special place the LORD your God will choose. He will put his Name there. You will learn to honour him always.24But suppose the place the LORD will choose for his Name is too far away from you. And suppose your God has blessed you. And your tenth part is too heavy for you to carry.25Then sell it for silver. Take the silver with you. Go to the place the LORD your God will choose.26Use the silver to buy anything you like. It can be cattle or sheep. It can be any kind of wine. In fact, it can be anything else you wish. Then you and your family can eat there in the sight of the LORD your God. You can be filled with joy.27Don’t forget to take care of the Levites who will live in your towns. They won’t receive any part of the land as their share.28At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of everything you produce that year. Store it in your towns.29Then the Levites can come and eat. That’s because they won’t receive any part of the land as their share. The outsiders and widows who live in your towns can come. So can the children whose fathers have died. Everyone can have plenty to eat. Then the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.