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Leviticus 11:13

11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

15 Every raven after his kind;

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
KJV
And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
WEB
“‘You shall detest these among the birds; they shall not be eaten because they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,
ASV
And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray,
DARBY
And these shall ye have in abomination of the fowls; they shall not be eaten; an abomination shall they be: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle,
BLB
And these you⁺ shall detest from the birds; they shall not be eaten; they [are] an abomination: The eagle, and the bearded vulture, and the black vulture,
ÅB
Dette er de fugler dere skal holde for en styggedom, de skal ikke spises, de er en styggedom: landørnen og havørnen og fiskeørnen
OTB
Dette er fuglene dere skal betrakte som avskyelige og ikke spise fordi de er avskyelige: ørnen, gribben og glenten,
B1930
Dette er de fugler I skal holde for en vederstyggelighet, de skal ikke etes, de er en vederstyggelighet: landørnen og havørnen og fiskeørnen

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Titus 3:3

    For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

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  • Lamentations 4:19

    Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.

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  • Jeremiah 4:13

    Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.

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  • Romans 3:13–17

    Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

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  • Hosea 8:1

    Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.

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  • Romans 1:28–32

    And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

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  • Habakkuk 1:8

    Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.

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  • Jeremiah 48:40

    For thus saith the LORD; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.

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