King James Version
Deuteronomy 14:17 in the King James Version says “And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 14 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,”
Deuteronomy 14:17 · KJV
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,
And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten.
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properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and the gier eagle”
H7360a kind of vulture (supposed to be tender towards its young)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and the cormorant”
H7994bird of prey, usually thought to be the pelican (from casting itself into the sea)
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