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

13 “‘These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle,[a] the vulture, the black vulture, 14 the red kite, any kind(A) of black kite, 15 any kind of raven,(B) 16 the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, 17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, 18 the white owl,(C) the desert owl, the osprey, 19 the stork,(D) any kind(E) of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 11:13 The precise identification of some of the birds, insects and animals in this chapter is uncertain.