Leviticus 11:16
14 the kite, any kind of falcon,
15 any kind of raven,
the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
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.
Compare
- BSB
- the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
- KJV
- And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
- WEB
- the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
- ASV
- and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the seamew, and the hawk after its kind,
- DARBY
- and the female ostrich and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk, after its kind;
- BLB
- and the daughter of the ostrich, and the screech owl, and the gull, and the hawk according to its kind,
- ÅB
- og strutsen og gjøken og måken, og høken etter sine arter,
- OTB
- strutsen, uglen, måken og enhver type hauk,
- B1930
- og strutsen og gjøken og måken, og høken efter sine arter,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Revelation 18:2
And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.
Read in contextJohn 3:19–21
And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
Read in contextEphesians 2:2–3
in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
Read in contextPhilippians 3:18–19
For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:5–7
For you are all sons of the light and sons of the day; we do not belong to the night or to the darkness.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 14:15–18
the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
Read in contextPsalms 102:6
I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
Read in contextEphesians 4:18–19
They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
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