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Deuteronomy 14:11–20

11 “You may eat all clean birds. 12 But these are the ones that you shall not eat: the eagle,2 the bearded vulture, the black vulture, 13 the kite, the falcon of any kind; 14 every raven of any kind; 15 the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind; 16 the little owl and the short-eared owl, the barn owl 17 and the tawny owl, the carrion vulture and the cormorant, 18 the stork, the heron of any kind; the hoopoe and the bat. 19 And all winged insects are unclean for you; they shall not be eaten. 20 All clean winged things you may eat.

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Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 You may eat any clean bird. 12 But these you may not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture, 13 the red kite, the black kite, any kind of falcon, 14 any kind of raven, 15 the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, 16 the little owl, the great owl, the white owl, 17 the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant, 18 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.

19 All flying insects are unclean to you; do not eat them. 20 But any winged creature that is clean you may eat.

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat. 12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, 14 And every raven after his kind, 15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, 16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan, 17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, 18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 19 And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten. 20 But of all clean fowls ye may eat.

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 “You may eat any bird that is ceremonially clean. 12 These are the birds you may not eat: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, 13 the kite, the falcon, buzzards of all kinds, 14 ravens of all kinds, 15 the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds, 16 the little owl, the great owl, the barn owl, 17 the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture, the cormorant, 18 the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.

19 “All winged insects that walk along the ground are ceremonially unclean for you and may not be eaten. 20 But you may eat any winged bird or insect that is ceremonially clean.

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 “All clean birds you may eat. 12 But these you shall not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard, 13 the red kite, the falcon, and the kite after their kinds; 14 every raven after its kind; 15 the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull, and the hawk after their kinds; 16 the little owl, the screech owl, the white owl, 17 the jackdaw, the carrion vulture, the fisher owl, 18 the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe and the bat.

19 “Also every creeping thing that flies is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten.

20 “You may eat all clean birds.

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 You may eat any clean bird. 12 But do not eat these birds: eagles, vultures, black vultures, 13 red kites, falcons, any kind of kite, 14 any kind of raven, 15 horned owls, screech owls, sea gulls, any kind of hawk, 16 little owls, great owls, white owls, 17 desert owls, ospreys, cormorants, 18 storks, any kind of heron, the hoopoes, or bats.

19 All insects with wings are unclean for you; do not eat them. 20 Other things with wings are clean, and you may eat them.

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 Of all clean birds ye may eat. 12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray, 13 and the glede, and the falcon, and the kite after its kind, 14 and every raven after its kind, 15 and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kind, 16 the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl, 17 and the pelican, and the vulture, and the cormorant, 18 and the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. 19 And all winged creeping things are unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten. 20 Of all clean birds ye may eat.

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 All clean birds shall ye eat. 12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle, 13 and the falcon, and the kite, and the black kite after its kind; 14 and every raven after its kind; 15 and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk after its kind; 16 the owl, and the ibis and the swan, 17 and the pelican, and the carrion vulture, and the gannet, 18 and the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. 19 And every winged crawling thing shall be unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten. 20 All clean fowls shall ye eat.

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 You may eat any clean bird. 12 But here are the birds that you should never eat: eagles, bearded vultures, black vultures, 13 buzzards, all types of kites, 14 all types of crows, 15 ostriches, nighthawks, seagulls, all types of falcons, 16 little owls, great owls, barn owls, 17 pelicans, ospreys, cormorants, 18 storks, all types of herons, hoopoes, and bats. 

19 Every swarming, winged insect is also unclean for you. They must never be eaten. 20 However, you may eat any ⸤other kind of⸥ flying creature that is clean. 

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 “You may eat every clean bird, 12 but these are the ones you may not eat:

the eagle, the bearded vulture,

the black vulture, 13 the kite,

any kind of falcon,

14 every kind of raven, 15 the ostrich,

the short-eared owl, the gull,

any kind of hawk,

16 the little owl, the long-eared owl,

the white owl, 17 the desert owl,

the osprey, the cormorant, 18 the stork,

any kind of heron,

the hoopoe, and the bat.

19 All winged insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten. 20 But you may eat every clean flying creature.

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 You may eat any clean birds. 12 But these are the ones that you shall not eat: the eagle, the vulture, the osprey, 13 the buzzard, the kite of any kind; 14 every raven of any kind; 15 the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind; 16 the little owl and the great owl, the water hen 17 and the desert owl, the carrion vulture and the cormorant, 18 the stork, the heron of any kind; the hoopoe and the bat. 19 And all winged insects are unclean for you; they shall not be eaten. 20 You may eat any clean winged creature.

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 “All of the birds that are clean you may eat. 12 Now these are the ones you shall not eat any of them: the eagle and the vulture and the short-toed eagle, 13 and the red kite and the black kite or any kind of falcon, 14 and any kind of crow according to its kind, 15 and the ostrich and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind, 16 the little owl and the great owl and the barn owl, 17 and the desert owl and the carrion vulture and the cormorant, 18 and the stork and the heron according to its kind and the hoopoe and the bat. 19 And also all of the winged insects; they are unclean for you; you shall not eat them. 20 You may eat any clean bird.

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 You can eat any “clean” bird. 12 But there are many birds you can’t eat. They include eagles, vultures, and black vultures. 13 They include red kites, black kites and all kinds of falcons. 14 They include all kinds of ravens. 15 They include horned owls, screech owls, gulls and all kinds of hawks. 16 They include little owls, great owls, white owls 17 and desert owls. They include ospreys and cormorants. 18 They include storks and all kinds of herons. They also include hoopoes and bats.

19 All insects that fly together in groups are “unclean” for you. So don’t eat them. 20 But you can eat any creature that has wings and is “clean.”

Deuteronomy 14:11–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 “You may eat any clean bird.

12 “But these are the ones which you shall not eat: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard,

13 and the red kite, the falcon, and the kite in their kinds,

14 and every raven in its kind,

15 and the ostrich, the owl, the sea gull, and the hawk in their kinds,

16 the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,

17 the pelican, the carrion vulture, the cormorant,

18 the stork, and the heron in their kinds, and the hoopoe and the bat.

19 “And all the teeming life with wings are unclean to you; they shall not be eaten.

20 “You may eat any clean bird.


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