Deuteronomy 14:20-22
Contemporary English Version
20 However, you are allowed to eat certain kinds of winged insects.[a]
21 (A) You belong to the Lord your God, so if you happen to find a dead animal, don't eat its meat. You may give it to foreigners who live in your town or sell it to foreigners who are visiting your town.
Don't boil a young goat in its mother's milk.
Give the Lord Ten Percent of Your Harvest
Moses said:
22 (B) People of Israel, every year you must set aside ten percent of your grain harvest.
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- 14.20 certain kinds of winged insects: These were locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers; see Leviticus 11.21,22.
Deuteronomy 14:20-22
New International Version
20 But any winged creature that is clean you may eat.(A)
21 Do not eat anything you find already dead.(B) You may give it to the foreigner residing in any of your towns, and they may eat it, or you may sell it to any other foreigner. But you are a people holy to the Lord your God.(C)
Do not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.(D)
Tithes
22 Be sure to set aside a tenth(E) of all that your fields produce each year.
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