Deuteronomy 14:12

but these you may not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites in Moab, concluding the covenant renewal by delineating dietary boundaries for the community.

The words — The Hebrew phrase וְזֶה לֹא תֹאכְלוּ (ve./Zeh lo'- to.khe.Lu) translates literally as "and this you will not eat," establishing a negative command.

The thread — This prohibition runs parallel to Leviticus 11:13, which similarly lists the eagle, the bearded vulture, and the osprey among the detestable birds.

Why it lands — The text demands immediate obedience by categorically excluding specific scavenging birds from the Israelite diet without providing biological or ritual explanations.

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The Hebrew words

וְזֶ֕הve./Zehand/ this אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher[is that] which לֹֽא־lo'-not תֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.Luyou will eatמֵהֶ֑םme./Hemany of <the>/ themהַנֶּ֥שֶׁרha./Ne.sherthe/ eagle וְהַפֶּ֖רֶסve./ha./Pe.resand/ the/ bearded vulture וְהָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ve./Ha./'a.ze.ni.Yahand/ the/ osprey

King James Version

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

Cross-references

Leviticus 11:13 Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,