Translations
Modern
…the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
Traditional
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
Literal
…and the daughter of the ostrich, and the screech owl, and the gull, and the hawk after its kind,
Latin
…et struthionem, ac noctuam, et larum, atque accipitrem juxta genus suum:
Original
Hebrew
English
…the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
Notes
These animals are grouped as flying animals that eat rotting flesh.
See “Clean, Unclean, and Holy” Theme Note.
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
Glossary
Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Covenant Cuckoo, Cuckow Deuteronomy, Book of Dietary Laws Gull Hawk Hunting Night Hawk Ostrich Seagull Vulture
Topics
Animals: Clean and Unclean Birds: Appointed for Food Birds: What Species Were Unclean Cuckoo: Forbidden As Food Hawk: A Carnivorous and Ceremonially Unclean Bird Night Hawk: Forbidden As Food Ostriches: Owl Owl in RV Ostrich is Substituted Sanitation: Food The Owl: Varieties of