The Meaning of Deuteronomy 26:14 Explained

Deuteronomy 26:14

KJV: I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

YLT: I have not eaten in mine affliction of it, nor have I put away of it for uncleanness, nor have I given of it for the dead; I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah my God; I have done according to all that Thou hast commanded me;

Darby: I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I brought away thereof in uncleanness, nor given thereof for a dead person; I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah my God; I have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

ASV: I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I put away thereof, being unclean, nor given thereof for the dead: I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah my God; I have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I have not eaten  thereof in my mourning,  neither have I taken away  [ought] thereof for [any] unclean  [use], nor given  [ought] thereof for the dead:  [but] I have hearkened  to the voice  of the LORD  my God,  [and] have done  according to all that thou hast commanded  me. 

What does Deuteronomy 26:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 26:1-19 - First-Fruits And Tithes
The Israelites were God's tenants-at-will. The entire land and its produce were His; and they were required to acknowledge His ownership by the payment of first-fruits-both at Passover and at Pentecost, Leviticus 2:14; Numbers 28:26 -and of tithes.
All we possess and all we earn are equally the gift of God. Let us acknowledge this by setting apart a fixed proportion of the results of our daily work, whether wages, or crops, or brood, or herd. The words of this ancient collect, with very slight modifications, will suit us well, Deuteronomy 26:5-10. Note the injunction of Deuteronomy 26:11. There is not enough joy in our lives or faces. Nothing so quickly commends our religion as the gladness which the world can neither give nor take. To joy let us add intercession, Deuteronomy 26:15; and let us never forget to renew our vows of consecration when we bring our gifts, Deuteronomy 26:16. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 26

1  The confession of him who offers the basket of firstfruits
12  The prayer of him who gives his third year's tithes
16  The covenant between God and his people

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 26:14 mean?

Not I have eaten when in mourning any of it nor have I removed [any] of it for an unclean [use] given [any] of it for the dead I have obeyed the voice of Yahweh my God and have done according to all that You have commanded me
לֹא־ אָכַ֨לְתִּי בְאֹנִ֜י מִמֶּ֗נּוּ וְלֹא־ בִעַ֤רְתִּי מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ בְּטָמֵ֔א נָתַ֥תִּי מִמֶּ֖נּוּ לְמֵ֑ת שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י עָשִׂ֕יתִי כְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּיתָֽנִי

אָכַ֨לְתִּי  I  have  eaten 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
בְאֹנִ֜י  when  in  mourning 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אָוֶן 
Sense: trouble, wickedness, sorrow.
מִמֶּ֗נּוּ  any  of  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
וְלֹא־  nor 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
בִעַ֤רְתִּי  have  I  removed 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: בָּעַר 
Sense: to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled.
מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙  [any]  of  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
בְּטָמֵ֔א  for  an  unclean  [use] 
Parse: Preposition-b, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא  
Sense: unclean, impure.
נָתַ֥תִּי  given 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
מִמֶּ֖נּוּ  [any]  of  it 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
לְמֵ֑ת  for  the  dead 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי  I  have  obeyed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
בְּקוֹל֙  the  voice 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
יְהוָ֣ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֱלֹהָ֔י  my  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
עָשִׂ֕יתִי  and  have  done 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כְּכֹ֖ל  according  to  all 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
צִוִּיתָֽנִי  You  have  commanded  me 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: צָוָה  
Sense: to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order.