Unclean Birds

13 “You are to detest these birds. They must not be eaten because they are detestable:

the eagle,[a](A) the bearded[b] vulture,
the black vulture,[c] 14 the kite,[d]
any kind of falcon,[e](B)
15 every kind of raven, 16 the ostrich,[f]
the short-eared owl,[g] the gull,[h]
any kind of hawk,(C)
17 the little[i] owl, the cormorant,[j]
the long-eared owl,[k](D)
18 the white[l] owl, the desert owl,[m](E)
the osprey,[n] 19 the stork,[o]
any kind of heron,[p]
the hoopoe, and the bat.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 11:13 Or griffon-vulture
  2. Leviticus 11:13 Or black
  3. Leviticus 11:13 Or the osprey, or the bearded vulture
  4. Leviticus 11:14 Or hawk
  5. Leviticus 11:14 Or buzzards, or hawks
  6. Leviticus 11:16 Or eagle owl
  7. Leviticus 11:16 Or the night hawk, or the screech owl
  8. Leviticus 11:16 Or long-eared owl
  9. Leviticus 11:17 Or tawny
  10. Leviticus 11:17 Or fisher owl, or pelican
  11. Leviticus 11:17 Or the ibis
  12. Leviticus 11:18 Or little
  13. Leviticus 11:18 Or the pelican, or the horned owl
  14. Leviticus 11:18 Or Egyptian vulture
  15. Leviticus 11:19 Or heron
  16. Leviticus 11:19 Or cormorant, or hawk

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