The Meaning of Deuteronomy 14:9 Explained

Deuteronomy 14:9

KJV: These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all that have fins and scales shall ye eat:

YLT: This ye do eat of all that are in the waters; all that hath fins and scales ye do eat;

Darby: These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales shall ye eat;

ASV: These ye may eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales may ye eat;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

These ye shall eat  of all that [are] in the waters:  all that have fins  and scales  shall ye eat: 

What does Deuteronomy 14:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 14

1  God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning
3  What may and may not be eaten
4  of animals
9  of fishes
11  of fowls
21  That which dies of itself may not be eaten
22  Tithes of Divine Service
23  Tithes and firstborns to be eaten before the Lord
28  The third year's tithe of alms and charity

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 14:9 mean?

- This you may eat of all that [are] in the waters all that have fins and scales you may eat
אֶת־ זֶה֙ תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ מִכֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּמָּ֑יִם כֹּ֧ל אֲשֶׁר־ ל֛וֹ סְנַפִּ֥יר וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת תֹּאכֵֽלוּ

אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
זֶה֙  This 
Parse: Pronoun, masculine singular
Root: זֶה  
Sense: this, this one, here, which, this … that, the one … the other, another, such.
תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ  you  may  eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
מִכֹּ֖ל  of  all 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
אֲשֶׁ֣ר  that  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
בַּמָּ֑יִם  in  the  waters 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
אֲשֶׁר־  that 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
סְנַפִּ֥יר  fins 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: סְנַפִּיר  
Sense: fin.
וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת  and  scales 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת  
Sense: scale (of fish, water animals).
תֹּאכֵֽלוּ  you  may  eat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.

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