14"You are the people of the LORD your God. So when you mourn for the dead, don't gash yourselves or shave the front of your head, as other people do.H1121H3068H430H1413H7760H7144H5869H41912You belong to the LORD your God; he has chosen you to be his own people from among all the peoples who live on earth.H6918H5971H3068H430H3068H977H5459H5971H5971H6440H127
Clean and Unclean Animals
3"Do not eat anything that the LORD has declared unclean.H398H84414You may eat these animals: cattle, sheep, goats,H929H398H7794H7716H3775H57955deer, wild sheep, wild goats, or antelopes -H354H6643H3180H689H1788H8377H21696any animals that have divided hoofs and that also chew the cud.H929H6536H6541H8157H8156H8147H6541H5927H1625H929H3987But no animals may be eaten unless they have divided hoofs and also chew the cud. You may not eat camels, rabbits, or rock badgers. They must be considered unclean; they chew the cud but do not have divided hoofs.H398H5927H1625H6536H8156H6541H1581H768H8227H5927H1625H6536H6541H29318Do not eat pigs. They must be considered unclean; they have divided hoofs but do not chew the cud. Do not eat any of these animals or even touch their dead bodies.H2386H6536H6541H1625H2931H398H1320H5060H50389"You may eat any kind of fish that has fins and scales,H398H4325H5579H7193H39810but anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales may not be eaten; it must be considered unclean.H5579H7193H398H293111"You may eat any clean bird.H2889H6833H39812But these are the kinds of birds you are not to eat:H398H5404H6538H582213eagles, owls, hawks, falcons;H7201H344H1772H432714buzzards, vultures, crows;H6158H432715ostriches;H1323H3284H8464H7828H5322H432716seagulls, storks, herons, pelicans, cormorants;H3563H3244H858017hoopoes;H6893H7360H799418and bats.H2624H601H4327H1744H584719"All winged insects are unclean; do not eat them.H8318H5775H2931H39820You may eat any clean insect.H2889H5775H39821"Do not eat any animal that dies a natural death. You may let the foreigners who live among you eat it, or you may sell it to other foreigners. But you belong to the LORD your God; you are his people. "Do not cook a young sheep or goat in its mother's milk.H398H5038H5414H1616H8179H398H4376H5237H6918H5971H3068H430H1310H1423H517H2461
The Law of the Tithe
22"Set aside a tithe - a tenth of all that your fields produce each year.H6237H6237H8393H2233H7704H3318H8141H814123Then go to the one place where the LORD your God has chosen to be worshiped; and there in his presence eat the tithes of your grain, wine, and olive oil, and the first-born of your cattle and sheep. Do this so that you may learn to honor the LORD your God always.H398H6440H3068H430H4725H977H7931H8034H4643H1715H8492H3323H1062H1241H6629H3925H3372H3068H430H311724If the place of worship is too far from your home for you to carry there the tithe of the produce that the LORD has blessed you with, then do this: 05Dt 14:25 Sell your produce and take the money with you to the one place of worship.H1870H7235H3588H3201H5375H4725H7368H3068H430H977H7760H8034H3068H430H128826Spend it on whatever you want - beef, lamb, wine, beer - and there, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your families are to eat and enjoy yourselves.H5414H3701H5315H183H1241H6629H3196H7941H5315H7592H398H6440H3068H430H8055H100427"Do not neglect the Levites who live in your towns; they have no property of their own.H3881H8179H5800H2506H515928At the end of every third year bring the tithe of all your crops and store it in your towns.H7097H7969H8141H3318H4643H8393H8141H3240H817929This food is for the Levites, since they own no property, and for the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your towns. They are to come and get all they need. Do this, and the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.H3881H2506H5159H1616H3490H490H8179H935H398H7646H3068H430H1288H4639H3027H6213
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