Leviticus 11:18

Leviticus 11:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
• New International Version (NIV)the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
• English Standard Version (ESV)the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture,
• New King James Version (NKJV)the white owl, the jackdaw, and the carrion vulture;

Context of Leviticus 11:18

16They must not eat any owl, seagull or hawk. 17They must not eat the cormorant. They must not eat the osprey. 19They must not eat the heron, the hoopoe or the bat. The people must not eat them nor touch their dead bodies. They are not clean. 20Some insects fly in the air and walk on the ground. The people must not eat them.

Leviticus 11:18 word by word

וְאֶת־הַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶת וְאֶת־הַקָּאָ֖ת וְאֶת־הָרָחָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the swanתִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶתtanshemeth · chameleonH8580
• and the pelicanקָאַתqâ'ath · pelicanH6893
• and the gier eagleרָחָםrâchâm râchâmâh · carrionH7360

Commentaries on Leviticus 11:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18The swan - תנשמת tinshemeth . The Septuagint translate the word by , the porphyrion, purple or scarlet bird. Could we depend on this translation, we might suppose the flamingo or some such bird to be intended. Some suppose the goose to be meant, but this is by no means likely, as it cannot be classed either among ravenous or unclean fowls. Bochart thinks the owl is meant. The pelican - קאת kaath . As קאת kaah signifies to vomit up, the name is supposed to…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 11:18

• Birds
• Eagle
• Food
• Pelican
• Sanitation
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In the dictionaries

• Gier eagle
• Animal
• Bird
• Clean
• Food
• Mole
• Paw
• Pelicans
• Swan
• Unclean

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