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Leviticus 11:16

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

15 Every raven after his kind;

And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

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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
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 mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

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  • John 3:19–21

    And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

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  • Ephesians 2:2–3

    Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

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  • Philippians 3:18–19

    (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

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  • 1 Thessalonians 5:5–7

    Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

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  • Deuteronomy 14:15–18

    And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

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  • Psalms 102:6

    I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.

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  • Ephesians 4:18–19

    Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

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