11 “You may eat any clean bird. 12 But (A)these are the ones that you shall not eat: the [a]eagle and the vulture and the [b]buzzard, 13 and the red kite, the falcon, and the kite in their kinds, 14 and every raven in its kind, 15 and the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, and the hawk in their kinds, 16 the little owl, the [c]great owl, the white owl, 17 the pelican, the carrion vulture, the cormorant, 18 the stork, and the heron in their kinds, and the hoopoe and the bat. 19 And all the swarming insects with wings are unclean to you; they shall not be eaten.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 14:12 Or vulture
  2. Deuteronomy 14:12 Or black vulture
  3. Deuteronomy 14:16 Or great horned owl

Avoid the Unclean

13 ‘Moreover, these (A)you shall detest among the birds; they are detestable, not to be eaten: the [a]eagle, the vulture, and the [b]buzzard, 14 the red kite, the falcon in its kind, 15 every raven in its kind, 16 the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, and the hawk in its kind, 17 the little owl, the cormorant, and the [c]great owl, 18 the white owl, the [d]pelican, and the carrion vulture, 19 the stork, the heron in its kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 11:13 Or vulture
  2. Leviticus 11:13 Or black vulture
  3. Leviticus 11:17 Specifically, great horned owl
  4. Leviticus 11:18 Or owl; or jackdaw

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