Deuteronomy 14:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You shall not eat anything that dies naturally. You may give it to the foreigner living in your towns so that he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people set apart for the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Ye 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's milk.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself: you shall give it to the stranger that is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to an alien: for you are a holy people to the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Ye 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's milk.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Ye shall not eat{H398} of anything that dieth of itself:{H5038} thou mayest give{H5414} it unto the sojourner{H1616} that is within thy gates,{H8179} that he may eat{H398} it; or thou mayest sell{H4376} it unto a foreigner:{H5237} for thou art a holy{H6918} people{H5971} unto Jehovah{H3068} thy God.{H430} Thou shalt not boil{H1310} a kid{H1423} in its mother's{H517} milk.{H2461}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Ye shall not eat{H398}{(H8799)} of any thing that dieth of itself{H5038}: thou shalt give{H5414}{(H8799)} it unto the stranger{H1616} that is in thy gates{H8179}, that he may eat{H398}{(H8804)} it; or thou mayest sell{H4376}{(H8800)} it unto an alien{H5237}: for thou art an holy{H6918} people{H5971} unto the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430}. Thou shalt not seethe{H1310}{(H8762)} a kid{H1423} in his mother's{H517} milk{H2461}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Ye shall eate of nothinge that dyeth alone: But thou mayst geue it vnto the straunger that is in thy citie that he eate it, or mayst sell it vnto an Aliet. For thou art an holy people vnto the Lorde thy God. Thou shalt not seth a kyd in his mothers mylke.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Ye shall eate of nothinge yt dyeth alone: thou mayest geue it vnto ye straunger within yi gate, that he eate it, or sell it to a straunger. For thou art an holy people vnto ye LORDE thy God. Thou shalt not seeth a kydd, whyle it yet sucketh his mother.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Ye shall eate of nothing that dieth alone, but thou shalt giue it vnto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eate it: or thou maiest sell it vnto a stranger: for thou art an holy people vnto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mothers milke.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Ye shall eate of nothyng that dyeth alone: But thou shalt geue it vnto the straunger that is in thy citie, that he eate it, or thou mayest sell it vnto a straunger: For thou art an holy people vnto the Lorde thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mothers milke.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Ye 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's milk.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    You 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 kid in its mother's milk.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it unto the sojourner that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou mayest give it unto the sojourner that is within thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto a foreigner: for thou art a holy people unto Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    You may not have as food anything which has come to a natural death; the man from another country who is living with you may take it for food, or you may get a price for it from one of another nation; for you are a holy people to the Lord your God. The young goat is not to be cooked in its mother's milk.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You 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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You may not eat any corpse, though you may give it to the resident foreigner who is living in your villages and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. You are a people holy to the LORD your God. Do not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Referenced Verses

  • Exod 23:19 : 19 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the LORD your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
  • Exod 34:26 : 26 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the LORD your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
  • Lev 17:15 : 15 Anyone, whether native or foreigner, who eats an animal that died naturally or was torn by wild animals must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until evening. Then they will be clean.
  • Lev 22:8 : 8 He must not eat anything that has died naturally or been torn by wild animals, making himself unclean by it. I am the LORD.
  • Deut 14:2 : 2 For you are a holy people set apart for the LORD your God, and the LORD has chosen you to be His treasured possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
  • Ezek 4:14 : 14 Then I said, 'Ah, Lord God, I have never been defiled! From my youth until now, I have never eaten anything that died naturally or was torn by animals. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.'
  • Dan 8:24 : 24 His power will be great—but not by his own strength. He will cause astounding devastation, succeed in whatever he does, and destroy mighty men and the holy people.
  • Dan 12:7 : 7 The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised both his right hand and his left hand toward heaven. He swore by him who lives forever, saying, "It will be for a time, times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed."
  • Acts 15:20 : 20 Instead, we should write to them to abstain from things polluted by idols, sexual immorality, meat that has been strangled, and blood.
  • Rom 12:2 : 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing, and perfect will.
  • 1 Pet 1:16 : 16 For it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."
  • Lev 19:33-34 : 33 When a stranger resides with you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 Treat the foreigner residing among you as your native-born and love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
  • Exod 12:43-45 : 43 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron: This is the statute of the Passover: No foreigner is to eat of it. 44 But any slave who has been purchased may eat of it after you have circumcised him. 45 A temporary resident or hired servant may not eat of it.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 19 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the LORD your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.

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    25 Do not offer the blood of My sacrifice with anything leavened, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.

    26 Bring the best of the firstfruits of your land to the house of the LORD your God. Do not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.

  • 20 You may eat any clean flying creature.

  • Deut 14:3-4
    2 verses
    80%

    3 You shall not eat any detestable thing.

    4 These are the animals you may eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat;

  • 8 He must not eat anything that has died naturally or been torn by wild animals, making himself unclean by it. I am the LORD.

  • Lev 7:23-26
    4 verses
    76%

    23 Speak to the Israelites and say: You must not eat any of the fat of cattle, sheep, or goats.

    24 The fat of an animal found dead and the fat of an animal torn by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose but must not be eaten.

    25 Anyone who eats the fat of an animal from which a food offering to the Lord is made must be cut off from their people.

    26 And wherever you live, you must not eat the blood of any bird or animal.

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    15 However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates as much as you desire, according to the blessing of the Lord your God that He has given you. Both the unclean and the clean may eat it, as they would gazelle or deer.

    16 But you must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.

    17 You may not eat within your gates the tithe of your grain, new wine, or oil, or the firstborn of your herds and flocks, or any of your vowed offerings, freewill offerings, or special contributions.

    18 Instead, you are to eat these in the presence of the Lord your God, at the place the Lord your God will choose—you, your son and daughter, your male and female servants, and the Levite within your gates. Rejoice before the Lord your God in everything you undertake.

  • 76%

    21 If the place where the Lord your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, you may slaughter from your herds and flocks that the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you, and eat within your gates as much as you desire.

    22 Just as the gazelle or deer is eaten, so you may eat this; both the unclean and the clean alike may eat it.

    23 But be sure you do not eat the blood, because the blood is the life, and you must not eat the life with the meat.

    24 You must not eat the blood; pour it out on the ground like water.

    25 Do not eat it, so that it may go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord.

  • Lev 17:14-15
    2 verses
    76%

    14 For the life of every creature is in its blood, and I have told the Israelites: You must not eat the blood of any creature, because the life of every creature is in its blood. Anyone who eats it must be cut off.

    15 Anyone, whether native or foreigner, who eats an animal that died naturally or was torn by wild animals must wash their clothes, bathe in water, and they will remain unclean until evening. Then they will be clean.

  • 28 Do not slaughter a cow or a sheep and its young on the same day.

  • 1 Do not sacrifice to the LORD your God a bull or sheep with a defect or any flaw, for that would be detestable to the LORD your God.

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    19 Consecrate every firstborn male of your herd and flock to the Lord your God. Do not work the firstborn of your oxen or shear the firstborn of your sheep.

    20 Each year, you and your household shall eat them in the presence of the Lord your God at the place He will choose.

    21 But if there is a defect in it, such as being lame or blind, or having any serious flaw, you must not sacrifice it to the Lord your God.

    22 Eat it within your gates. Both the ceremonially unclean and the clean may eat it, as though it were a gazelle or deer.

    23 However, you must not eat its blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water.

  • 12 Therefore, I have said to the Israelites: None of you may eat blood, nor may any foreigner living among you eat blood.

  • 30 You are to be holy to me. Do not eat meat torn by wild animals in the field; throw it to the dogs.

  • 31 The priests must not eat any bird or animal that has died naturally or been torn by wild beasts.

  • 17 But you must not redeem the firstborn of an ox, a sheep, or a goat. They are holy. You shall sprinkle their blood on the altar and burn their fat as a fire offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.

  • 10 No outsider is to eat the holy food. A guest of the priest or a hired servant must not eat the holy food.

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    45 A temporary resident or hired servant may not eat of it.

    46 It must be eaten in a single house; you are not to take any of the meat outside the house, and you must not break any of its bones.

  • 32 You will not bear any sin by bringing the best of it, but you must not desecrate the sacred gifts of the Israelites, or you will die.

  • Lev 22:25-26
    2 verses
    73%

    25 You must not accept such animals from the hand of a foreigner to offer as the food of your God. They are deformed and have defects; they will not be accepted on your behalf.

    26 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • 9 Do not eat it raw or boiled in water, but only roasted over the fire—its head, legs, and inner parts.

  • 5 You must not sacrifice the Passover offering in any of the towns that the Lord your God is giving you.

  • 6 You may eat any animal that has divided hooves completely split and chews the cud.

  • 4 But you must not eat meat that still has its lifeblood in it.

  • 3 You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof, one completely split, and that chews the cud.

  • 14 You, your sons, and your daughters are to eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the heave offering in a place that is ceremonially clean. These have been given to you and your descendants as your portion from the Israelites' peace offerings.

  • Lev 7:19-20
    2 verses
    73%

    19 Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten. It must be burned with fire. Only those who are clean may eat the meat.

    20 If anyone who is unclean eats the meat from the peace offering that belongs to the Lord, they must be cut off from their people.

  • 3 Anyone from the house of Israel who sacrifices an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp, or outside the camp,

  • 25 You must distinguish between the clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean. Do not make yourselves detestable by any animal, bird, or anything that moves on the ground that I have set apart as unclean for you.