Deuteronomy 15:22

“Within your gates you may eat it; the unclean and the clean alike, as they eat the gazelle and the deer.”

Deuteronomy 15:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
Study it in the app

With the Hebrew beneath

22

Deuteronomy 15:22, word by word

Within your gatesשְׁעָרֶיsheare

gate

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

Where else “sheare” appears
you may eat itתֹּאכֲלֶtochale

eat

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

Where else “tochale” appears
the uncleanטָּמֵאtame

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

Where else “tame” appears
and the cleanטָּהוֹרtahor

clean

Fit under the law for worship, without stain.

Where else “tahor” appears
alikeיַחְדָּוyachdav

together

Together, at the same time.

Where else “yachdav” appears
as they eat the gazelleצְּבִיtsevi

gazelle

A light, handsome animal of the deer family, which could be hunted and eaten.

Where else “tsevi” appears
and the deerאַיָּלayal

deer, stag

Deer, stag.

Where else “ayal” appears

The context

21But if it has a defect, if it is lame or blind, any bad defect, you shall not sacrifice it to YHWH your Elohim.

22 · This verse (above)

23Only its blood you shall not eat; you shall pour it out on the earth like water.

Read all of Deuteronomy 15

How to use it