The Meaning of Deuteronomy 14:20 Explained

Deuteronomy 14:20

KJV: But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

YLT: any clean fowl ye do eat.

Darby: All clean fowls shall ye eat.

ASV: Of all clean birds ye may eat.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[But of] all clean  fowls  ye may eat. 

What does Deuteronomy 14:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 14

1  God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning
3  What may and may not be eaten
4  of animals
9  of fishes
11  of fowls
21  That which dies of itself may not be eaten
22  Tithes of Divine Service
23  Tithes and firstborns to be eaten before the Lord
28  The third year's tithe of alms and charity

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 14:20 mean?

All birds clean You may eat
כָּל־ ע֥וֹף טָה֖וֹר תֹּאכֵֽלוּ

ע֥וֹף  birds 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹוף  
Sense: flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds.
טָה֖וֹר  clean 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָהֹור  
Sense: pure, clean.
תֹּאכֵֽלוּ  You  may  eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.

What are the major concepts related to Deuteronomy 14:20?

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