9. “Of all the marine animals, you may eat whatever has both fins and scales.
10. You may not, however, eat marine animals that do not have both fins and scales. They are ceremonially unclean for you.
11. “You may eat any bird that is ceremonially clean.
12. These are the birds you may not eat: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
13. the kite, the falcon, buzzards of all kinds,
14. ravens of all kinds,
15. the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds,
16. the little owl, the great owl, the barn owl,
17. the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture, the cormorant,
18. the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.
19. “All winged insects that walk along the ground are ceremonially unclean for you and may not be eaten.
20. But you may eat any winged bird or insect that is ceremonially clean.
21. “You must not eat anything that has died a natural death. You may give it to a foreigner living in your town, or you may sell it to a stranger. But do not eat it yourselves, for you are set apart as holy to the lord your God.“You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
22. “You must set aside a tithe of your crops—one-tenth of all the crops you harvest each year.
23. Bring this tithe to the designated place of worship—the place the lord your God chooses for his name to be honored—and eat it there in his presence. This applies to your tithes of grain, new wine, olive oil, and the firstborn males of your flocks and herds. Doing this will teach you always to fear the lord your God.
24. “Now when the lord your God blesses you with a good harvest, the place of worship he chooses for his name to be honored might be too far for you to bring the tithe.
25. If so, you may sell the tithe portion of your crops and herds, put the money in a pouch, and go to the place the lord your God has chosen.
26. When you arrive, you may use the money to buy any kind of food you want—cattle, sheep, goats, wine, or other alcoholic drink. Then feast there in the presence of the lord your God and celebrate with your household.