New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 11:13-23

13‘Moreover, theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428you shall detestתְּשַׁקְּצ֣וּte.sha.ke.TzuH8262amongמִן־min-H4480the birdsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775;they are detestableשֶׁ֣קֶץShe.ketzH8263,not to be eatenיֵאָכְל֖וּye.'a.khe.LuH398: theeagleהַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ne.sherH5404,the vultureהַפֶּ֔רֶסha.Pe.resH6538, and thebuzzardהָעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ha.'a.ze.ni.YahH5822,

14the redH1676kiteH1676,the falconהָאַיָּ֖הha.'ai.YahH344in its kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327,

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

16the ostrichהַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הhai.ya.'a.NahH3284,the owlהַתַּחְמָ֖סha.tach.MasH8464,the seagullהַשָּׁ֑חַףha.Sha.chafH7828,and the hawkהַנֵּ֖ץha.NetzH5322in its kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327,

17the littleהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563owlH3563,the cormorantהַשָּׁלָ֖ךְha.sha.LakhH7994, and thegreatהַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃hai.yan.ShufH3244owlH3244,

18the whiteH8580owlהַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶתha.tin.She.metH8580, thepelicanהַקָּאָ֖תha.ka.'AtH6893,and the carrionH7360vultureהָרָחָֽם׃ha.ra.ChamH7360,

19the storkהַחֲסִידָ֔הha.cha.si.DahH2624,the heronהָאֲנָפָ֖הha.'a.na.FahH601in its kindsלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327,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.retzH8318that walkהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980on allfoursאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702:those whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have jointed legsכְרָעַ֙יִם֙khe.ra.'A.yimH3767aboveמִמַּ֣עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605their feetלְרַגְלָ֔יוle.rag.LavH7272with 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,the devastatingH5556locustH5556in its kindsלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,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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