And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean ,.... Which the Targum of Jonathan thus paraphrases;"all flies and wasps (or hornets), and worms of lentiles and of beans, which are separated from food, and fly as birds, they are unclean;'See Gill on Leviticus 11:20 ; see Gill on Leviticus 11:21 . read more
But of all clean fowls ye may eat. Even of all fowls, but those before excepted; Aben Ezra instances in the locust, as being a clean fowl, that might be eaten; and so the Targum of Jonathan is"every clean locust ye may eat;'see Leviticus 11:22 . read more
Ye shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself ,.... This law is repeated from Leviticus 17:15 ; see Gill on Leviticus 17:15 , thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is in thy gates, that he may eat it ; not to the proselyte of righteousness, for he might not eat of it any more than an Israelite, and if he did, he was obliged to wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and was unclean until the evening, as in Leviticus 17:15 but to a proselyte of the gate, who took upon... read more
Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed ,.... This was a different tithe from that which was made and given to the Levites, and out of which a tithe was taken and given to the priests, and which they only ate of; but this, as appears by the following verse, was what the owners themselves ate of, and so the tithing was left to be made by them themselves, and which they were to be sure to make, and to make it truly and faithfully: that the field bringeth forth year by year ;... read more
And thou shalt eat before the Lord thy God, in the place which he shall choose to place his name there ,.... See Deuteronomy 12:5 there the tithe of all the fruits of the earth was to be eaten; this is the second tithe, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi, and which is more particularly described as follows: the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil : see Deuteronomy 12:7 , and the firstlings of thine herds, and of thy flocks ; of which see the note on the above... read more
And if the way be too long for thee ,.... The way from the place where any Israelite might live: to carry it ; the tithe and the firstlings, it would be too expensive or too troublesome in any way that could be devised: or if the place shall be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there ; which by the event appeared to be the city of Jerusalem, and this from some parts of the land of Canaan was very distant: when the Lord thy God hath blessed thee... read more
Thou shalt then turn it into money ,.... The tithe, which would be lighter and easier carriage: and bind up the money in thine hand ; put it into a bag or purse, and tie it up and carry it in the hand; which some think was ordered, that it might not be mixed with other money; but it seems only to have respect to journeying, and making it fit for that. The Jewish writers F21 Bartenora in Misn. Beracot, c. 7. sect. 1. Maimon. & Bartenora in Misn. Maaser Sheni, c. 11. sect. 2. &... read more
And thou shall bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after ,.... He might buy what provision he would with it, what he best liked, and was most agreeable to his appetite: for oxen, or for sheep ; he might purchase beef or mutton, or any other sort of meat that could be got, and was lawful to be eaten, as before directed: or for wine, or for strong drink ; to drink with his food, whether wine or any other liquor; the Targum of Jonathan is, wine new or old, which he chose;... read more
And the Levite that is within thy gates, thou shalt not forsake him ,.... As not from giving him the first tithe, as Jarchi remarks, so he was not to forget him in this; he was not to leave him behind, but take him with him to partake of this entertainment: for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee in the land : see Deuteronomy 12:12 . read more
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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 14:12-18
But these are they of which they shall not eat ,.... Jarchi observes, that the unclean birds are particularly mentioned, to teach that the clean sort are more than the unclean, and therefore the particulars of the fewest are given: these are all the same names as in Leviticus 11:13 , excepting one, "the glede", Deuteronomy 14:13 which is a kind of kite or puttock; the Jerusalem Targum renders it the vulture, and the Targum of Jonathan the white "dayetha" or vulture; and Aristotle says ... read more