Deuteronomy 26 · Verse 14

Deuteronomy 26:14

I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.
Deuteronomy 26:14, King James Version

Deuteronomy 26:14 in other translations

BSBI have not eaten any of the sacred portion while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead. I have obeyed the LORD my God; I have done everything You commanded me.
WEBI have not eaten of it in my mourning, neither have I removed any of it while I was unclean, nor given of it for the dead. I have listened to the LORD my God’s voice. I have done according to all that you have commanded me.
ASVI have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I put away thereof, being unclean, nor given thereof for the dead: I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah my God; I have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.
YLTI have not eaten in mine affliction of it, nor have I put away of it for uncleanness, nor have I given of it for the dead; I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah my God; I have done according to all that Thou hast commanded me;
DARBYI have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I brought away thereof in uncleanness, nor given thereof for a dead person; I have hearkened to the voice of Jehovah my God; I have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.
BBENo part of these things has been used for food in a time of weeping, or put away when I was unclean, or given for the dead: I have given ear to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done all you have given me orders to do.
WebsterI have not eaten of it in my mourning, neither have I taken away aught of it for any unclean use, nor given aught of it for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the LORD my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

What does Deuteronomy 26:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 26:12-15

12-15. When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year--Among the Hebrews there were two tithings. The first was appropriated to the Levites (Nu 18:21). The second, being the tenth of what remained, was brought to Jerusalem in kind; or it was converted into money, and the owner, on arriving in the capital, purchased sheep, bread, and oil (De 14:22, 23). This was done for two…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 I have not - given aught thereof for the dead - That is, I have not consecrated any of it to an idol which was generally a dead man whom superstition and ignorance had deified. From 1Cor 10:27, 1Cor 10:28, we learn that it was customary to offer that flesh to idols which was afterwards sold publicly in the shambles; probably the blood was poured out before the idol in imitation of the sacrifices offered to the true God. Perhaps the text here alludes to a similar custom.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 26:12-15

How should the earth yield its increase, or, if it does, what comfort can we take in it, unless therewith our God gives us his blessing? All this represented the covenant relation between a reconciled God and every true believer, and the privileges and duties belonging to it. We must be watchful, and show that according to the covenant of grace in Christ Jesus, the Lord is our God, and we are his people, waiting in…

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Deuteronomy 26:14 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
אָכַ֨לְתִּי'a.Khal.tiI have eatenH398
בְאֹנִ֜יve.'o.Niin mourning myH205
מִמֶּ֗נּוּmi.Me.nuany of itH4480
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
בִעַ֤רְתִּיvi.'Ar.tiI have removedH1197
מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙mi.Me.nuany of itH4480
בְּטָמֵ֔אbe.ta.Me'<in> uncleanH2931
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
נָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiI have givenH5414
מִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuany of itH4480
לְמֵ֑תle.Metto [the] deadH4191
שָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiI have listenedH8085
בְּקוֹל֙be.kOlto [the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiGod myH430
עָשִׂ֕יתִי'a.Si.tiI have doneH6213
כְּכֹ֖לke.Kholaccording to allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH834
צִוִּיתָֽנִי\׃tzi.vi.Ta.niyou have commanded meH6680

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 26:14

  • Leviticus 7:20

    But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, that pertain unto the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

  • Leviticus 21:11

    Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;

  • Leviticus 21:1

    And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:

  • Hosea 9:4

    They shall not offer wine offerings to the Lord, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the Lord.

  • Psalms 106:28

    They joined themselves also unto Baal–peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

  • Deuteronomy 16:11

    And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there.

  • Malachi 2:13

    And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand.

  • Ezekiel 24:17

    Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.

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eaten.
16:11; Le 7:20; 21:1,11; Ho 9:4; Mal 2:13
the dead.
Ps 106:28; Eze 24:17

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 26:13

    Then thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I have brought away the hallowed things out of mine house, and also have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten them:

  • Deuteronomy 26:14

    I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken away ought thereof for any unclean use, nor given ought thereof for the dead: but I have hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according to all that thou hast commanded me.

  • Deuteronomy 26:15

    Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

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Deuteronomy 26:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		No he comido de ello en mi luto, ni he sacado de ello en inmundicia, ni de ello he dado para mortuorio: he obedecido á la voz de Jehová mi Dios, he hecho conforme á todo lo que me has mandado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je n’ai pas mangé de ces choses dans mon affliction, et je n’en ai rien emporté quand j’étais impur, et n’en ai point donné pour un mort; j’ai écouté la voix de l’ Éternel, mon Dieu: j’ai fait selon tout ce que tu m’as commandé.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich habe nicht davon gegessen in meiner Trauer, und habe nicht davon weggeschafft als ein Unreiner, und habe nicht davon für einen Toten gegeben; ich habe der Stimme Jehovas, meines Gottes, gehorcht, ich habe getan nach allem, was du mir geboten hast.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Non comedi ex eis in luctu meo, nec separavi ea in qualibet immunditia, nec expendi ex his quidquam in re funebri. Obedivi voci Domini Dei mei, et feci omnia sicut præcepisti mihi.