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

13Additionally, 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,

14the kite, any kind of falcon,

15any kind of raven,

16the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,

17the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

18the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

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

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

21However, 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.

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

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

Study Helps

References and Original Words

Verse 13

Original words

Additionallyוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markeryou are to detestתְּשַׁקְּצ֣וּH8262Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural. . .מִן־H4480Prepositionthe followingאֵ֙לֶּה֙H428Pronoun - common pluralbirdsהָע֔וֹףH5775Article | Noun - masculine singularand they must notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particlebe eatenיֵאָכְל֖וּH398Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbecause theyהֵ֑םH1992Pronoun - third person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerare detestableשֶׁ֣קֶץH8263Noun - masculine singularthe eagleהַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙H5404Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe bearded vultureהַפֶּ֔רֶסH6538Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֵ֖תH853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe black vultureהָעָזְנִיָּֽה׃H5822Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 14

Original words

-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe kiteהַ֨דָּאָ֔הH1676Article | Noun - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerany kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃H4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singularof falconהָאַיָּ֖הH344Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 15

Original words

-אֵ֥תH853Direct object markeranyכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructkindלְמִינֽוֹ׃H4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularof ravenעֹרֵ֖בH6158Noun - masculine singular
Verse 16

Original words

-וְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markervvvבַּ֣תH1323Noun - feminine singular constructthe ostrichהַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הH3284Article | Noun - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe screech owlהַתַּחְמָ֖סH8464Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe gullהַשָּׁ֑חַףH7828Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerany kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃H4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularof hawkהַנֵּ֖ץH5322Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

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

Original words

-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe little owlהַכּ֥וֹסH3563Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe cormorantהַשָּׁלָ֖ךְH7994Article | Noun - masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe great owlהַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃H3244Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 18

Original words

-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe white owlהַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶתH8580Article | Noun - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe desert owlהַקָּאָ֖תH6893Article | Noun - feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe ospreyהָרָחָֽם׃H7360Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 19

Original words

-וְאֵת֙H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe storkהַחֲסִידָ֔הH2624Article | Noun - feminine singularany kindלְמִינָ֑הּH4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerof heronהָאֲנָפָ֖הH601Article | Noun - feminine singularthe hoopoeהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תH1744Article | Noun - feminine singularandוְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerthe batהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃H5847Article | Noun - masculine singular
Verse 20

Original words

Allכֹּ֚לH3605Noun - masculine singular constructflyingהָע֔וֹףH5775Article | Noun - masculine singularinsectsשֶׁ֣רֶץH8318Noun - masculine singular constructthat walkהַהֹלֵ֖ךְH1980Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularonעַל־H5921Preposition[all] foursאַרְבַּ֑עH702Number - feminine singularare detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץH8263Noun - masculine singular. . .ה֖וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularto youלָכֶֽם׃סPreposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 21

Original words

Howeverאַ֤ךְH389Adverb-אֶת־H853Direct object markeryou may eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralthe followingזֶה֙H2088Pronoun - masculine singularkinds ofמִכֹּל֙H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructflyingהָע֔וֹףH5775Article | Noun - masculine singularinsectsשֶׁ֣רֶץH8318Noun - masculine singular constructthat walkהַהֹלֵ֖ךְH1980Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositionall foursאַרְבַּ֑עH702Number - feminine singularthoseאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relative-לֹאH3808Preposition | third person masculine singularhaving jointed legsכְרָעַ֙יִם֙H3767Noun - fdaboveמִמַּ֣עַלH4605Preposition-m | Adverbtheir feetלְרַגְלָ֔יוH7272Preposition-l | Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singularfor hoppingלְנַתֵּ֥רH5425Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct. . .בָּהֵ֖ןPreposition-b | Pronoun - third person feminine pluralonעַל־H5921Prepositionthe groundהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776Article | Noun - feminine singular
Verse 22

Original words

-אֶת־H853Direct object markerOf theseאֵ֤לֶּהH428Pronoun - common plural-מֵהֶם֙Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralyou may eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-אֶת־H853Direct object markerany kindלְמִינ֔וֹH4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerof locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֣הH697Article | Noun - masculine singularkatydidהַסָּלְעָ֖םH5556Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .לְמִינֵ֑הוּH4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markercricketהַחַרְגֹּ֣לH2728Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .לְמִינֵ֔הוּH4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markeror grasshopperהֶחָגָ֖בH2284Article | Noun - masculine singular. . .לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃H4327Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Verse 23

Original words

All [other]וְכֹל֙H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructflyingהָע֔וֹףH5775Article | Noun - masculine singularinsectsשֶׁ֣רֶץH8318Noun - masculine singular constructthatאֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativehaveל֖וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularfourאַרְבַּ֣עH702Number - feminine singularlegsרַגְלָ֑יִםH7272Noun - fdare detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץH8263Noun - masculine singular. . .ה֖וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularto youלָכֶֽם׃Preposition | second person masculine plural

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