Deuteronomy 14:13

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 14:13 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kind,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kind,
Deuteronomy 14:13 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kind,

What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“glede--thought to be the same as that rendered vulture ( see on Lev 11:14).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Compare Leviticus 11:0. The variations here, whether omissions or additions, are probably to be explained by the time and circumstances of the speaker. Deuteronomy 14:5 The “pygarg” is a species of gazelle, and the “wild ox” and “chamois” are swift types of antelope. Deuteronomy 14:21 The prohibition is repeated from Leviticus 22:8. The directions as to the disposal of the carcass are unique to Deuteronomy, and their motive is clear. To have forbidden the people either themselves to eat that which had died, or to allow any others to do so, would have involved loss of property, and consequent temptation to an infraction of the command. The permissions now for the first time granted would have…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the glede: Raâh, probably the same as daâh, rendered vulture in Lev 11:14, where six of Dr. Kennicott's codices read some animal of the hawk or vulture kind: LXX γυπα, vulture. Deu 14:13 Deuteronomy 14:15”
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