Deuteronomy 14:15

Deuteronomy 14:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
• New International Version (NIV)the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
• English Standard Version (ESV)the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind;
• New King James Version (NKJV)the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull, and the hawk after their kinds;

Context of Deuteronomy 14:15

13the red kite, the black kite, and any bird of prey of that kind, 14every raven of any kind, the ostrich, the owl, the seagull, a hawk of any kind, 16the little owl, the great owl, the white owl, 17the pelican, the Egyptian vulture, the cormorant,

Deuteronomy 14:15 word by word

וְאֵת֙ בַּ֣ת הַֽיַּעֲנָ֔ה וְאֶת־הַתַּחְמָ֖ס וְאֶת־הַשָּׁ֑חַף וְאֶת־הַנֵּ֖ץ לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the owlיַעֲנָהya‛ănâh · ostrichH3284
• And the owlבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• and the night hawkתַּחְמָסtachmâs · ostrichH8464
• and the cuckowשַׁ֫חַףshachaph · gullH7828
• and the hawkנֵץnêts · hawkH5322
• after his kindמִיןmîyn · kindH4327

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 14:15

• Job 30:29I have become a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14:15

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3-21Verses 3-21 Compare Deuteronomy 14:5 The “pygarg” is a species of gazelle, and the “wild ox” and “chamois” are swift types of antelope. Deuteronomy 14:21 The prohibition is repeated from Leviticus 22:8. The directions as to the disposal of the carcass are unique to Deuteronomy, and their motive is clear. To have forbidden the people either themselves to eat that which had died, or to allow any others to do so, would have involved loss of property, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-18These animals are grouped as flying animals that eat rotting flesh.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-2011-20. Of all clean birds ye shall eat--(See on Le 11:21).Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 14:15

• Animals
• Birds
• Cuckoo
• Hawk
• Night Hawk
• Ostriches
• Owl
• Sanitation

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 14

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings