King James Version
Leviticus 11:16 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 Leviticus chapter 11 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,”
Leviticus 11:16 · KJV
And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
Every raven after his kind;
And the owl , and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
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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