King James Version
Deuteronomy 14:15 in the King James Version says “And the owl , and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the owl , and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,”
Deuteronomy 14:15 · KJV
And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
And every raven after his kind,
And the owl , and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“And the owl”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and the night hawk”
H8464a species of unclean bird (from its violence), perhaps an owl
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
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