Translations
Modern
…the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, or the bat.
Traditional
And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
Literal
…and the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
Latin
…onocrotalum, et charadrium, singula in genere suo: upupam quoque et vespertilionem.
Original
Hebrew
English
…the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, or the bat.
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 Bat Biblical Concept of Law Birds Cleanness and Uncleanness, Regulations Concerning Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of Dietary Laws Heron Hoopoe Hunting Lapwing Stork
Topics
Animals: Clean and Unclean Bat: General Scriptures Concerning Birds: Appointed for Food Birds: What Species Were Unclean Heron: General Scriptures Concerning Lapwing: A Bird Forbidden As Food Sanitation: Food