New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 11:13-23

13‘Theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428, moreover,you shall detestתְּשַׁקְּצ֣וּte.sha.ke.TzuH8262amongמִן־min-H4480the birdsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775; they areabhorrentשֶׁ֣קֶץShe.ketzH8263,not to be eatenיֵאָכְל֖וּye.'a.khe.LuH398: theeagleהַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ne.sherH5404and the vultureהַפֶּ֔רֶסha.Pe.resH6538and thebuzzardהָעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ha.'a.ze.ni.YahH5822,

14and the kiteהַ֨דָּאָ֔הha.da.'AhH1676and the falconהָאַיָּ֖הha.'ai.YahH344in its kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327,

15everyכָּל־kol-H3605ravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158in its kindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327,

16and the ostrichהַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הhai.ya.'a.NahH3284and the owlהַתַּחְמָ֖סha.tach.MasH8464and the seaH7828gullהַשָּׁ֑חַףha.Sha.chafH7828and the hawkהַנֵּ֖ץha.NetzH5322in its kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327,

17and the littleהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563owlH3563and the cormorantהַשָּׁלָ֖ךְha.sha.LakhH7994and thegreatהַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃hai.yan.ShufH3244owlH3244,

18and the whiteH8580owlהַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶתha.tin.She.metH8580and thepelicanהַקָּאָ֖תha.ka.'AtH6893and the carrionH7360vultureהָרָחָֽם׃ha.ra.ChamH7360,

19and the storkהַחֲסִידָ֔הha.cha.si.DahH2624,the heronהָאֲנָפָ֖הha.'a.na.FahH601in its kindsלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327,and the hoopoeהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תha.du.khi.FatH1744,and the batהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

20‘Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thewingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318that walkהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980on allfoursאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702are detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263to you.

21Yetאַ֤ךְ'akhH389theseזֶה֙zehH2088you may eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398amongH4480allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605thewingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318which walkהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980on allfoursאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702:those whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have aboveמִמַּ֣עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605their feetלְרַגְלָ֔יוle.rag.LavH7272jointed legsכְרָעַ֙יִם֙khe.ra.'A.yimH3767with whichH1992to jumpלְנַתֵּ֥רle.na.TerH5425on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428of them you may eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398:the locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֣הha.'ar.BehH697in its kindsלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327,and the devastatingH5556locustH5556in its kindsלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and the cricketהַחַרְגֹּ֣לha.char.GolH2728in its kindsלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and the grasshopperהֶחָגָ֖בhe.cha.GavH2284in its kindsלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327.

23But allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605otherwingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are four-footedאַרְבַּ֣ע רַגְלָ֑יִם'ar.Ba' rag.La.yimH702 H7272are detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263to you.

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