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Deuteronomy 14:11–20

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Deuteronomy 14:11

11Of all clean birds ye shall eat.

Deuteronomy 14:12

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

Deuteronomy 14:13

13And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,

Deuteronomy 14:14

14And every raven after his kind,

Deuteronomy 14:15

15And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

Deuteronomy 14:16

16The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

Deuteronomy 14:17

17And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,

Deuteronomy 14:18

18And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

Deuteronomy 14:19

19And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.

Deuteronomy 14:20

20But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

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DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 14:11

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

eat

To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 14:12

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

eat

To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

ossifrage

The fowl called an ossifrage in Leviticus and Deuteronomy; the KJV does not identify it with a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

ospray

The fowl called an ospray in Leviticus and Deuteronomy; the KJV does not identify it with a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 14:13

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

glede

The bird called a glede in the KJV list of fowls; the entry does not impose a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

kite

The bird called a kite in the KJV lists of fowls; the entry does not impose a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

vulture

The fowl called a vulture in the KJV; the KJV does not identify it with a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

after

Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 14:14

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

every

Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

after

Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 14:15

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

owl

The bird called an owl in the KJV; the entry does not impose a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

after

Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 14:16

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

owl

The bird called an owl in the KJV; the entry does not impose a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

swan

The fowl called a swan in Leviticus and Deuteronomy; the KJV does not identify it with a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 14:17

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

pelican

The fowl called a pelican in the KJV; the KJV does not identify it with a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

cormorant

The fowl called a cormorant in the KJV, named among unclean fowls and in descriptions of desolation; the KJV does not identify it with a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 14:18

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

heron

The fowl called a heron in the KJV; the KJV does not identify it with a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

after

Later than, behind, following, or in pursuit of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

lapwing

The fowl called a lapwing in Leviticus and Deuteronomy; the KJV does not identify it with a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

bat

The flying creature called a bat, named among the unclean fowls in Leviticus and Deuteronomy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 14:19

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

every

Each one of all; all taken separately, without exception in the stated group.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

creeping

Moving on the belly, or close to the surface of the earth or other body; moving slowly, secretly, or silently; moving insensibly; stealing along.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

flieth

To move through the air; to flee or move swiftly away; or a winged insect, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

unclean

Not clean or pure; filthy, morally defiled, or ceremonially impure, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

DEFINED WORDS

Deuteronomy 14:20

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

all

Wholly, entirely, or altogether; every one or the whole amount, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

eat

To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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From verse 12

  1. Leviticus 11:13–19
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  1. Job 30:29
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From verse 19

  1. Leviticus 11:20–23
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  2. Philippians 3:19
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