Focused Passage

Leviticus 11:13-23

Clean and Unclean Creatures: Holiness in Daily Life

The LORD instructs Moses and Aaron concerning clean and unclean land animals, water creatures, birds, flying insects, swarming creatures, carcass contamination, household impurity, and the theological purpose of these distinctions: Israel must be holy because the LORD is holy.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

13 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,

14 the kite, any kind of falcon,

15 any kind of raven,

16 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,

19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.

20 All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

21 However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.

22 Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.

23 All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 13

Original words

Additionally וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker you are to detest תְּשַׁקְּצ֣וּ H8262 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural . . . מִן־ H4480 Preposition the following אֵ֙לֶּה֙ H428 Pronoun - common plural birds הָע֔וֹף H5775 Article | Noun - masculine singular and they must not לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle be eaten יֵאָכְל֖וּ H398 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural because they הֵ֑ם H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker are detestable שֶׁ֣קֶץ H8263 Noun - masculine singular the eagle הַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ H5404 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the bearded vulture הַפֶּ֔רֶס H6538 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֵ֖ת H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the black vulture הָעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ H5822 Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 14

Original words

- וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the kite הַ֨דָּאָ֔ה H1676 Article | Noun - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker any kind לְמִינָֽהּ׃ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular of falcon הָאַיָּ֖ה H344 Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 15

Original words

- אֵ֥ת H853 Direct object marker any כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct kind לְמִינֽוֹ׃ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular of raven עֹרֵ֖ב H6158 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

- וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker vvv בַּ֣ת H1323 Noun - feminine singular construct the ostrich הַֽיַּעֲנָ֔ה H3284 Article | Noun - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the screech owl הַתַּחְמָ֖ס H8464 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the gull הַשָּׁ֑חַף H7828 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker any kind לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular of hawk הַנֵּ֖ץ H5322 Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

  • Literally the daughter of the ostrich or the daughter of the owl
Verse 17

Original words

- וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the little owl הַכּ֥וֹס H3563 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the cormorant הַשָּׁלָ֖ךְ H7994 Article | Noun - masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the great owl הַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃ H3244 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

- וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the white owl הַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶת H8580 Article | Noun - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the desert owl הַקָּאָ֖ת H6893 Article | Noun - feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the osprey הָרָחָֽם׃ H7360 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 19

Original words

- וְאֵת֙ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the stork הַחֲסִידָ֔ה H2624 Article | Noun - feminine singular any kind לְמִינָ֑הּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker of heron הָאֲנָפָ֖ה H601 Article | Noun - feminine singular the hoopoe הַדּוּכִיפַ֖ת H1744 Article | Noun - feminine singular and וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the bat הָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ H5847 Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

All כֹּ֚ל H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct flying הָע֔וֹף H5775 Article | Noun - masculine singular insects שֶׁ֣רֶץ H8318 Noun - masculine singular construct that walk הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ H1980 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition [all] fours אַרְבַּ֑ע H702 Number - feminine singular are detestable שֶׁ֥קֶץ H8263 Noun - masculine singular . . . ה֖וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular to you לָכֶֽם׃ס Preposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 21

Original words

However אַ֤ךְ H389 Adverb - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker you may eat תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural the following זֶה֙ H2088 Pronoun - masculine singular kinds of מִכֹּל֙ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct flying הָע֔וֹף H5775 Article | Noun - masculine singular insects שֶׁ֣רֶץ H8318 Noun - masculine singular construct that walk הַהֹלֵ֖ךְ H1980 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition all fours אַרְבַּ֑ע H702 Number - feminine singular those אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative - לֹא H3808 Preposition | third person masculine singular having jointed legs כְרָעַ֙יִם֙ H3767 Noun - fd above מִמַּ֣עַל H4605 Preposition-m | Adverb their feet לְרַגְלָ֔יו H7272 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular for hopping לְנַתֵּ֥ר H5425 Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct . . . בָּהֵ֖ן Preposition-b | Pronoun - third person feminine plural on עַל־ H5921 Preposition the ground הָאָֽרֶץ׃ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 22

Original words

- אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker Of these אֵ֤לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural - מֵהֶם֙ Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural you may eat תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker any kind לְמִינ֔וֹ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker of locust הָֽאַרְבֶּ֣ה H697 Article | Noun - masculine singular katydid הַסָּלְעָ֖ם H5556 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . לְמִינֵ֑הוּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker cricket הַחַרְגֹּ֣ל H2728 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . לְמִינֵ֔הוּ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular - וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker or grasshopper הֶחָגָ֖ב H2284 Article | Noun - masculine singular . . . לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃ H4327 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

All [other] וְכֹל֙ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct flying הָע֔וֹף H5775 Article | Noun - masculine singular insects שֶׁ֣רֶץ H8318 Noun - masculine singular construct that אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative have ל֖וֹ Preposition | third person masculine singular four אַרְבַּ֣ע H702 Number - feminine singular legs רַגְלָ֑יִם H7272 Noun - fd are detestable שֶׁ֥קֶץ H8263 Noun - masculine singular . . . ה֖וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular to you לָכֶֽם׃ Preposition | second person masculine plural

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