13 “And these you shall detest among the birds;[a] they shall not be eaten; they are (A)detestable: (B)the eagle,[b] the bearded vulture, the black vulture, 14 the kite, (C)the falcon of any kind, 15 every raven of any kind, 16 the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the (D)hawk of any kind, 17 the (E)little owl, the cormorant, the (F)short-eared owl, 18 the barn owl, the (G)tawny owl, the carrion vulture, 19 the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and (H)the bat.

20 “All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 11:13 Or things that fly; compare Genesis 1:20
  2. Leviticus 11:13 The identity of many of these birds is uncertain

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