Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 14:10
but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, concluding a block of dietary regulations before they cross the Jordan into Canaan.
The words — The terms סְנַפִּיר (se.na.Pir) and קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת (kas.Ke.set) literally denote the physical fins and scales that identify permissible aquatic creatures.
The thread — This morphological boundary recurs in Leviticus 11:9-12, which repeats the exact same criteria, and surfaces in Acts 10:14 when Peter refuses to eat what is designated unclean.
Why it lands — The text commands immediate compliance with a visible, physical boundary, requiring the reader to separate permitted food from prohibited food without exception.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat; it is unclean unto you.