Deuteronomy 14:11

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites on the plains of Moab, establishing dietary boundaries before they cross the Jordan.

The words — טְהֹרָ֖ה (te.ho.Rah) means clean, and תֹּאכֵֽלוּ (to.Khe.lu) means you will eat, marking the explicit permission to consume specific avian species.

The thread — The clean/unclean bird distinction appears in Leviticus 11:13-19 and is later referenced in Romans 14:14 regarding dietary freedom.

Why it lands — It requires the reader to distinguish permitted foods from forbidden ones without assuming all animals are equally acceptable.

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