Leviticus 11:13-25

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Unclean Birds

¹³‘You are to abhor these birds. They must not be eaten because they are abhorrent:

eagles,^[a]^(A) bearded vultures,

Egyptian vultures,^[b] ¹⁴kites,^[c]

any kind of falcon,^[d]^(B)

¹⁵every kind of raven, ¹⁶ostriches,^[e]

short-eared owls, gulls,^[f]

any kind of hawk,^(C)

¹⁷little^[g] owls, cormorants,^[h]

long-eared owls,^[i]^(D)

¹⁸barn^[j] owls, eagle owls,^[k]^(E)

ospreys, ¹⁹storks,^[l]

any kind of heron,^[m]

hoopoes, and bats.

Clean and Unclean Flying Insects

²⁰‘All winged insects that walk on all fours are to be abhorrent to you. ²¹But you may eat these kinds of all the winged insects that walk on all fours: those that have jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground. ²²You may eat these:

any kind of locust,^(F) cicada, cricket, and grasshopper.

²³All other winged insects that have four feet are to be abhorrent to you.

Purification after Touching Dead Animals

²⁴‘These will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean^(G) until evening, ²⁵and whoever carries any of their carcasses is to wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.^(H)

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11:13 Or griffon-vultures
11:13 Or ospreys, or bearded vultures
11:14 Or hawks
11:14 Or buzzards, or hawks
11:16 Or eagle owls
11:16 Or long-eared owls
11:17 Or tawny
11:17 Or pelicans
11:17 Or ibis
11:18 Or little
11:18 Or pelicans, or horned owls
11:19 Or herons
11:19 Or cormorants, or hawks

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (CSBA)

Leviticus 11:13-25 Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Unclean Birds

Clean and Unclean Flying Insects

Purification after Touching Dead Animals

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Leviticus 11:13-25

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised