Deuteronomy 14:21

“You shall not eat any carcass; to the resident alien who is within your gates you may give it, and he may eat it, or sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people to YHWH your Elohim. You shall not boil a young goat in the milk of its mother.”

Deuteronomy 14:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 14:21, word by word

eatתֹאכְלוּtochlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “tochlu” appears
carcassנְבֵלָהnevela

carcass, dead body

A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.

Where else “nevela” appears
to the resident alienגֵּרger

resident alien

Foreigner who lives in a land that is not his own, without the rights of those who belong to the place.

Where else “ger” appears
within your gatesשְׁעָרֶיsheare

gate

The entrance of a city or house, with doors that close.

Where else “sheare” appears
you may give itתִּתְּנֶנָּtitnena

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “titnena” appears
sell itמָכֹרmachor

sell

To give something or someone to another in exchange for payment.

Where else “machor” appears
to a foreignerנָכְרִיnachri

foreign, stranger

Foreign, strange; a foreigner, someone outside the family.

Where else “nachri” appears
a holyקָדוֹשׁkadosh

holy

Set apart for God, distinct from the common.

Where else “kadosh” appears
peopleעַםam

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

Where else “am” appears
to YHWHיהוָהyhva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yhva” appears
your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohe” appears
boilתְבַשֵּׁלtevashel

boil

To prepare food over the fire in a pot with water.

Where else “tevashel” appears
a young goatגְּדִיgedi

young goat

Young goat, kid.

Where else “gedi” appears
in the milkחֲלֵבchalev

milk

Milk.

Where else “chalev” appears
of its motherאִמּim

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “im” appears

Translation note

The same law of the young goat is in Exodus 23:19 and 34:26.

The context

20Every clean bird you may eat.

21 · This verse (above)

22You shall surely tithe all the produce of your seed that comes out of the field year by year.

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