Deuteronomy 14:21 KJV

Ye shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

Words Then and Now

seethe to boil Still heard today: seething with anger, boiling with it Webster’s 1828 · Seethe

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

thou, thy one person
ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

The Israelites to distinguish themselves from other nationsMoses tells the people of Israel how God had given them three distinguishing privileges, which were their honour, and figures of those spiritual blessings in...

Thompson Chains

Strangers (3)See the chain from Exodus 12:19 · 6 links
God's PeopleSee the chain from Exodus 19:5 · 11 links

Cross References

Exodus 23:19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
Exodus 34:26 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.
Leviticus 17:15 And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.
Leviticus 22:8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
Deuteronomy 14:2 For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.
Ezekiel 4:14 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
Exodus 12:43–45 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof: …
Leviticus 19:33–34 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. …
Daniel 8:24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
Daniel 12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.
Acts 15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.
Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
1 Peter 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

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Topics

Aliens Partially exempt from Jewish law
Cooking A kid (young goat) must not be boiled in its mother’s milk
Milk Kid (a baby goat) not to be seethed (boiled) in its own mother’s
Sanitation Food
Strangers Sale to, of the meat of animals that had died
Unclean Creatures designated as such

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness

Bible Dictionary

LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

Ye shall not eat לֹא lōʾ Negative תֹאכְלוּ tōʾkĕlû אָכַל Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural
any thing that dieth of itself כָל kol Noun · masculine singular construct נְבֵלָה nĕbēlâ נְבֵלָה Noun · feminine singular
thou shalt give תִּתְּנֶנָּה tittĕnennâ נָתַן Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular · with suffix: third person feminine singular
it unto the stranger לַגֵּר laggēr גֵּר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
that is in thy gates אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בִּשְׁעָרֶיךָ bišʿārêkā שַׁעַר Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
that he may eat וַאֲכָלָהּ waʾăkālāh אָכַל Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person feminine singular כִּי kî Conjunction
it; or thou mayest sell אוֹ ʾô Conjunction מָכֹר mākōr מָכַר Verb · qal infinitive absolute
it unto an alien לְנָכְרִי lĕnokrî נׇכְרִי Adjective · masculine singular · with preposition
for thou art an holy קָדוֹשׁ qādôš קָדוֹשׁ Adjective · masculine singular
people עַם ʿam עַם Noun · masculine singular
unto the LORD לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
thy God אֱלֹהֶיךָ ʾĕlōhêkā אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
Thou shalt not seethe אַתָּה ʾattâ Pronoun · second person masculine singular לֹא lōʾ Negative תְבַשֵּׁל tĕbaššēl בָּשַׁל Verb · piel imperfect, second person masculine singular
a kid גְּדִי gĕdî גְּדִי Noun · masculine singular
in his mother's אִמּוֹ ʾimmô אֵם Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
milk בַּחֲלֵב baḥălēb חָלָב Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition

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