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Deuteronomy 14:19-21
Contemporary English Version
Deuteronomy 14:19-21
Contemporary English Version
19 Swarming insects are unclean, so don't eat them. 20 However, you are allowed to eat certain kinds of winged insects.[a]
21 (A) You belong to the Lord your God, so if you happen to find a dead animal, don't eat its meat. You may give it to foreigners who live in your town or sell it to foreigners who are visiting your town.
Don't boil a young goat in its mother's milk.
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- 14.20 certain kinds of winged insects: These were locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers; see Leviticus 11.21,22.
Deuteronomy 14:19-21
New International Version
Deuteronomy 14:19-21
New International Version
19 All flying insects are unclean to you; do not eat them. 20 But any winged creature that is clean you may eat.(A)
21 Do not eat anything you find already dead.(B) 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.(C)
Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.(D)
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