Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 11:13-23

13And these are they whichye shall have in abominationתְּשַׁקְּצ֣וּte.sha.ke.TzuH8262amongמִן־min-H4480the fowlsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775;they shall not be eatenיֵאָכְל֖וּye.'a.khe.LuH398, they arean abominationשֶׁ֣קֶץShe.ketzH8263:the eagleהַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ne.sherH5404,and the ossifrageהַפֶּ֔רֶסha.Pe.resH6538,and the osprayהָעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ha.'a.ze.ni.YahH5822,

14And the vultureהַ֨דָּאָ֔הha.da.'AhH1676,and the kiteהָאַיָּ֖הha.'ai.YahH344after his kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327;

15Every ravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158after his kindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327;

16And the owlבַּ֣ת הַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הbat hai.ya.'a.NahH3284 H1323,and the night hawkהַתַּחְמָ֖סha.tach.MasH8464,and the cuckowהַשָּׁ֑חַףha.Sha.chafH7828,and the hawkהַנֵּ֖ץha.NetzH5322after his kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327,

17And the little owlהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563,and the cormorantהַשָּׁלָ֖ךְha.sha.LakhH7994,and the great owlהַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃hai.yan.ShufH3244,

18And the swanהַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶתha.tin.She.metH8580,and the pelicanהַקָּאָ֖תha.ka.'AtH6893,and the gier eagleהָרָחָֽם׃ha.ra.ChamH7360,

19And the storkהַחֲסִידָ֔הha.cha.si.DahH2624,the heronהָאֲנָפָ֖הha.'a.na.FahH601after her kindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327,and the lapwingהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תha.du.khi.FatH1744,and the batהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

20All fowlsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775that creepשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318,goingהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980upon allfourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702, shall bean abominationשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263unto you.

21Yet these may ye eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398of every flyingהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775creepingשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318thing that goethהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980upon allfourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702,which have legsכְרָעַ֙יִם֙khe.ra.'A.yimH3767aboveמִמַּ֣עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605their feetלְרַגְלָ֔יוle.rag.LavH7272,to leapלְנַתֵּ֥רle.na.TerH5425withalH2004upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

22Eventhese of them ye may eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398;the locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֣הha.'ar.BehH697after his kindלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327,and the bald locustהַסָּלְעָ֖םha.sal.'AmH5556after his kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and the beetleהַחַרְגֹּ֣לha.char.GolH2728after his kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and the grasshopperהֶחָגָ֖בhe.cha.GavH2284after his kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327.

23But all otherflyingהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775creeping thingsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318,which have fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702feetרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272, shall bean abominationשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263unto you.

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