1 ARST We are people who belong to Yahweh our God. So when people die, do not show that you are grieving{ like the other people groups do}. Do not gash yourselves or shave the hair on your foreheads when you grieve. BSB BSB: You are sons of the LORD your God; do not cut yourselves or shave your foreheads on behalf of the dead,
2 ARST We belong to Yahweh alone. Yahweh chose us from all the other people groups on the earth to be his special people. BSB BSB: for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
3 ARST Do not eat anything that Yahweh detests. BSB BSB: You must not eat any detestable thing.
4 ARST The animals whose meat you are permitted to eat are cattle, sheep, goats, BSB BSB: These are the animals that you may eat: The ox, the sheep, the goat,
5 ARST all kinds of deer, gazelles, wild goats, and mountain sheep. BSB BSB: the deer, the gazelle, the roe deer, the wild goat, the ibex, the antelope, and the mountain sheep.
6 ARST Those are animals that have split hooves and that also chew the cud. BSB BSB: You may eat any animal that has a split hoof divided in two and that chews the cud.
7 ARST But there are other animals that chew the cud that you must not eat. Those are camels, rabbits, and rock badgers. They chew the cud, but their hooves are not split. So they are not acceptable for you to eat. BSB BSB: But of those that chew the cud or have a completely divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: the camel, the rabbit, or the rock badger. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof. They are unclean for you,
8 ARST Do not eat pigs. They are unacceptable for you to eat. Their hooves are split, but they do not{ chew} the cud. Do not eat the meat of those animals; do not even touch their dead bodies. BSB BSB: as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.
9 ARST You are permitted to eat any fish that has fins and scales. BSB BSB: Of all the creatures that live in the water, you may eat anything with fins and scales,
10 ARST But anything else that lives in the water that does not have fins and scales you must not eat. They are unacceptable for you to eat. BSB BSB: but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.
11 ARST You are permitted to eat the flesh of any bird that is acceptable to Yahweh. BSB BSB: You may eat any clean bird,
12 ARST But you may not eat large birds that eat dead animals, BSB BSB: but these you may not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
13 ARST large birds that hunt animals, or any kind of bird that hunts animals. BSB BSB: the red kite, the falcon, any kind of kite,
14 ARST You are not permitted to eat any kind of raven, BSB BSB: any kind of raven,
15 ARST any birds that live in ruins, BSB BSB: the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
16 ARST birds that hunt animals at night, small water- birds that eat fish, BSB BSB: the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,
17 ARST or any other birds that live in ruins. BSB BSB: the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,
18 ARST You are not permitted to eat large water- birds, crested birds, or bats. BSB BSB: the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, or the bat.
19 ARST You must not eat any insect with wings and which swarm. They are unacceptable to Yahweh for you to eat. BSB BSB: All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.
20 ARST But other insects with wings are acceptable to eat. BSB BSB: But you may eat any clean bird.
21 ARST Do not eat any animal that has died naturally. You may allow foreigners who live among you to eat those things. You may also sell them to other foreigners. But you are a people group that belongs to Yahweh our God.{ Those who belong to him are not permitted to eat the flesh of animals whose blood has not been drained out.} You must not cook a young sheep or goat in its mother’ s milk. BSB BSB: You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
22 ARST Once each year you must set apart a tenth of all the crops that are produced in your fields. BSB BSB: You must be sure to set aside a tenth of all the produce brought forth each year from your fields.
23 ARST Take them to the place that Yahweh our God will choose for you to worship him. There you must eat the tenth of your grain, your wine, your olive oil, and the meat of the firstborn male animals of your cattle and your sheep. Do this in order that you may learn to always honor Yahweh.{ He has blessed you by giving you these things.} BSB BSB: And you are to eat a tenth of your grain, new wine, and oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks, in the presence of the LORD your God at the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name, so that you may learn to fear the LORD your God always.
24 ARST It could be that the place that Yahweh has chosen for you to worship him is very far from your home. As a result, you might not be able to take the tenth of your crops which are a blessing from Yahweh. BSB BSB: But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away,
25 ARST In that case, you must sell the tenth of your crops. Then, wrap the money carefully in a cloth and take it with you to the place of worship that Yahweh has chosen. BSB BSB: then exchange it for money, take the money in your hand, and go to the place the LORD your God will choose.
26 ARST There, with that money, you may buy whatever you want to. It could be beef, lamb, wine, or fermented drinks. And there, in the presence of Yahweh, you and your families should eat and drink those things and be happy. BSB BSB: Then you may spend the money on anything you desire: cattle, sheep, wine, strong drink, or anything you wish. You are to feast there in the presence of the LORD your God and rejoice with your household.
27 ARST But be sure to not neglect to help the descendants of Levi who live in your towns, because they will not own any land. BSB BSB: And do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
28 ARST At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your crops that have been produced in that year and store it in your towns. BSB BSB: At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce for that year and lay it up within your gates.
29 ARST That food will be for the descendants of Levi, because they will not have their own land. That food will also be for the foreigners, orphans, and widows who live in your towns. They are permitted to come{ to where the food is stored} and take what they need. Do that in order that Yahweh our God will bless you in everything that you do. BSB BSB: Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
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