Leviticus 11:13

Leviticus 11:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,
• English Standard Version (ESV)"And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘And these you shall regard as an abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard,

Context of Leviticus 11:13

11They are to remain abhorrent to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must abhor their carcasses. 12Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales will be abhorrent to you. “You are to abhor these birds. They must not be eaten because they are abhorrent: eagles, bearded vultures, Egyptian vultures, 14kites, any kind of falcon, 15every kind of raven,

Leviticus 11:13 word by word

וְאֶת־אֵ֙לֶּה֙ תְּשַׁקְּצ֣וּ מִן־הָע֔וֹף לֹ֥א יֵאָכְל֖וּ שֶׁ֣קֶץ הֵ֑ם אֶת־הַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ וְאֶת־הַפֶּ֔רֶס וְאֵ֖ת הָעָזְנִיָּֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ye shall have in abominationשִׁקֵּץshâqats · to detestH8262
• amongמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• the fowlsעוֹף‛ôph · birdH5775
• they shall not be eatenאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• an abominationשֶׁ֫קֶץsheqets · detestationH8263
• the eagleנֶשֶׁרnesher · eagleH5404
• and the ossifrageפֶּ֫רֶסperes · vultureH6538
• and the osprayעׇזְנִיָּה‛oznîyâh · bird of preyH5822

Cross-references for Leviticus 11:13

• Deuteronomy 14:12but these are the ones you may not eat: eagles, bearded vultures, black vultures,
• Job 28:7No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
• Job 38:41Who provides the raven’s food when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
• Job 39:27Does the eagle soar at your command and make its nest on high?
• Jeremiah 4:13Look, he advances like clouds; his chariots are like a storm. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
• Jeremiah 48:40For this is what the Lord says: Look! He will swoop down like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab.
• Lamentations 4:19Those who chased us were swifter than eagles in the sky; they relentlessly pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness.
• Hosea 8:1Put the ram’s horn to your mouth! One like an eagle comes against the house of the Lord, because they transgress my covenant and rebel against my law.
• Habakkuk 1:8Their horses are swifter than leopards and more fierce than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead; their horsemen come from distant lands. They fly like eagles, swooping to devour.
• Matthew 24:28Wherever the carcass is, there the vultures will gather.
• Romans 1:28And because they did not think it worthwhile to acknowledge God, God delivered them over to a corrupt mind so that they do what is not right.
• Romans 3:13Their throat is an open grave; they deceive with their tongues. Vipers’ venom is under their lips.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13And these - among the fowls - the eagle - נשר nesher, from nashar, to lacerate, cut, or tear to pieces; hence the eagle, a most rapacious bird of prey, from its tearing the flesh of the animals it feeds on; and for this purpose birds of prey have, in general, strong, crooked talons and a hooked beak. The eagle is a cruel bird, exceedingly ravenous, and almost insatiable. The ossifrage - Or bone-breaker, from os, a bone, and frango, I break, because it not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13-19Verses 13-19 As far as they can be identified, the birds here mentioned are such as live upon animal food. They were those which the Israelites might have been tempted to eat, either from their being easy to obtain, or from the example of other nations, and which served as types of the entire range of prohibited kinds. Leviticus 11:13 The eagle - Rather, the great vulture, which the Egyptians are known to have ranked as the first among birds. Compare 2…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-19The list of ceremonially unclean birds includes birds of prey and scavengers. These birds often touch dead animals and blood, making them unclean and unfit for eating and offerings. Bats fly but are not birds (Leviticus 11:19). So, they are "abnormal" and ceremonially unclean.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1913-19. these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls--All birds of prey are particularly ranked in the class unclean; all those which feed on flesh and carrion. No less than twenty species of birds, all probably then known, are mentioned under this category, and the inference follows that all which are not mentioned were allowed; that is, fowls which subsist on vegetable substances. From our imperfect knowledge of the natural history…Read the comment

Topics related to Leviticus 11:13

• Birds
• Eagle
• Food
• Osprey
• Ossifrage
• Sanitation

In the dictionaries

• Animal
• Bird
• Clean
• Eagle
• Food
• Osprey
• Ossifrage
• Paw
• Unclean
• Abomination

Commentaries on Leviticus 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings