Positive Commandment #177 of 613
Examine the signs of fowl to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Commandment #177 — a positive obligation from Deuteronomy 14:11, classified under Food in the 613 commandments of the Torah.
Scripture
“"You may eat any clean bird.”
— Deuteronomy 14:11
Hebrew
יא כָּל-צִפּוֹר טְהֹרָה, תֹּאכֵלוּ.
Greek (Septuagint)
11 πᾶν ὄρνεον καθαρὸν φάγεσθε.
Classification
- Type
- Positive (Thou Shalt)
- Category
- Food
- Book
- deuteronomy
- Chapter
- 14
Scholarly References
- Parashah
- Re'eh
- Sefer HaChinuch
- #470
- Mishneh Torah
- HolinessForbidden Foods
Related Commandments in “Food”
#176: Examine the signs of animals to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Leviticus 11:2
#178: Examine the signs of fish to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Leviticus 11:9
#179: Examine the signs of insects to distinguish between those which are kosher and non-kosher
Leviticus 11:21
#180: Do not eat non-kosher animals
Leviticus 11:4
#181: Do not eat non-kosher fowl
Leviticus 11:13
#182: Do not eat non-kosher fish
Leviticus 11:11
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