1-2 God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning 3 What may and may not be eaten 4-8 of beasts 9,10 of fishes 11-20 of fowls 21 That which dieth of itself may not be eaten 22 Tithes of Divine Service 23-27 Tithes and firstlings to be eaten before the Lord 28,29 The third year's tithe of alms and charity

the children Ge 6:2,4 Ex 4:22,23 Ps 82:6,7 Jer 3:19 Ho 1:10 Joh 1:12 11:52 Ro 8:16 9:8,26 2Co 6:18 Ga 3:26 Heb 2:10 1Jo 3:1,2,10 5:2

ye shall not The heathen nations not only did these things in honour of their god, but in grief for the death of a relative Le 19:27,28 21:5 Jer 16:6 41:5 47:5 1Th 4:13

2 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

De 14:21 7:6 26:18,19 28:9 Ex 19:5,6 Le 11:45 19:2 20:26 Isa 6:13 62:12 Eze 21:2 Da 8:24 12:7 Tit 2:14 1Pe 2:9

3 Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

Le 11:43 20:25 Isa 65:4 Eze 4:14 Ac 10:12-14 Ro 14:14 1Co 10:28 Tit 1:15

4 These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat,

Le 11:2-8 1Ki 4:23

5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.

the wild goat The word {akko}, according to the LXX. and Vulgate, signifies the {tragelphus, or goat-deer}; so called from its resemblance to both species. Dr. Shaw states that an animal of this kind is found in the East, where it is called {fishtull. and lerwee. pygarg. or bison.} [heb] dishon. The {pygarg}, () or white-buttocks, according to the LXX.; and Dr. Shaw states that the {lidme}, as the Africans call it, is exactly such an animal; being of the same shape and colour as the antelope, and of the size of a roebuck.

the wild ox
Theo, probably the {oryx} of the Greeks, a species of large stag; and the {Bekkar el wash} of Dr. Shaw.

6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.

Ps 1:1,2 Pr 18:1 2Co 6:17

On this verse remark, that the clean beast must both {chew the cud} and {part the hoof}. two distinct characteristics, or general signs, by which the possibility of error arising from the misinterpretation of names is obviated. When God directs, his commands are not of doubtful interpretation.

7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.

Mt 7:22,23,26 2Ti 3:5 Tit 1:16 2Pe 2:18-22

8 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcass.

the swine Isa 65:4 66:3,17 Lu 15:15,16 2Pe 2:22

touch Le 11:26,27

9 These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:

Le 11:9-12

10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.

11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat.

12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

Le 11:13-19

13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,

the glede Raah, probably the same as daah, rendered {vulture} in Le 11:14, where six of Dr. Kennicott's codices read some animal of the {hawk} or {vulture} kind. LXX. yura, vulture

14 And every raven after his kind,

15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind,

Job 30:29

the night. Tachmas, probably the bird which Hasselquist calls {strix orientalis}, or oriental owl.

the cuckow.
Shachpaph, probably the sea-gull or mew.

16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

the swan. Tinshemeth, probably, as Michaelis supposes, the goose.

17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,

gier Rachamah, probably a species of vulture, still called in Arabic by the same name.

the cormorant. Shalach, probably the cataract, or plungeon, a sea fowl.

18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

the lapwing Doocheephath, the upupa, or hoop, a beautiful but very unclean bird.

19 And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.

Le 11:20-23 Php 3:19

20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

21 Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

any thing Le 17:15 22:8 Eze 4:14 Ac 15:20

the strange Ex 12:43-45 Le 19:33,34

an holy De 14:2 Da 8:24 12:7 1Pe 1:16

Thou shalt Ex 23:19 34:26 Ro 12:2

22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.

De 12:6,17 26:12-15 Le 27:30-33 Nu 18:21 Ne 10:37

23 And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always.

eat before De 12:5-7,17,18

the firstlings De 15:19,20

24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

if the place De 11:24 12:21 Ex 23:31

which De 12:5

25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose:

26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,

bestow Ezr 7:15-17,22 Mt 21:12 Mr 11:15 Joh 2:14-16

thy soul De 12:15,20,21 Ps 106:14 1Co 6:12,13 10:6

desireth [heb] asketh of thee
eat De 12:7,12,18 26:11

rejoice Ec 9:7

27 And the Levite that is within thy gates; thou shalt not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

the Levite De 14:29 12:12,18,19 Ga 6:6 1Ti 5:17

he hath no De 14:29 18:1,2 Nu 18:20

28 At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:

the end De 14:22 26:12-15 Am 4:4

thou shalt bring As the Levites had no inheritance, the Israelites were not to forget them, but truly tithe their increase. For their support, the Levites had.

1. The tenth of all the productions of the land 2. Forty-eight cities, each forming a square of 4000 cubits 3. Two thousand cubits of ground round each city; total of land, 53,000 acres. 4. The first-fruits, and certain parts of all the animals killed in the land. But though this was a very small proportion for a {whole tribe} that had consented to annihilate its {political existence}, that it might wait upon the service of God, yet, let it be considered, that what they possessed was {the best of the land}: and while it was slender remuneration for their services, yet their portion was such as rendered them independent, and kept them comfortable; so that they could wait on God, and labour in his work, without distraction.

29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

he hath De 14:27 12:12

the stranger De 16:11,14 24:19-21 26:12,13 Ex 22:21-24 Le 19:34 Job 31:16-22 Lu 14:12-14 Heb 13:2 Jas 1:27

that the Lord De 15:10 Ps 41:1 Pr 3:9,10 11:24 19:17 Isa 58:7-12 Mal 3:10,11 Lu 6:35 11:41 2Co 9:6-11