Leviticus 11 · Verse 13

Leviticus 11:13

And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
Leviticus 11:13, King James Version

Leviticus 11:13 in other translations

BSBAdditionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
WEB“‘You shall detest these among the birds; they shall not be eaten because they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,
ASVAnd these ye shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray,
YLT‘And these ye do abominate of the fowl; they are not eaten, an abomination they are: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
DARBYAnd these shall ye have in abomination of the fowls; they shall not be eaten; an abomination shall they be: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle,
BBEAnd among birds these are to be disgusting to you, and not to be used for food: the eagle and the gier-eagle and the ospray;
WebsterAnd these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

What does Leviticus 11:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 11:13-19
13-19. these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls--All birds of prey are particularly ranked in the class unclean; all those which feed on flesh and carrion. No less than twenty species of birds, all probably then known, are mentioned under this category, and the inference follows that all which are not mentioned were allowed; that is, fowls which subsist on vegetable substances. From our imperfect knowledge of the natural history of Palestine, Arabia, and the contiguous countries at that time, it is not easy to determine exactly what some of the prohibited birds were; although they must have been all well known among the people to whom these laws were given. the ossifrage--Hebrew, "bone-breaker," rendered in the Septuagint "griffon," supposed to be the Gypoetos barbatus, the Lammer Geyer of the Swiss--a bird of the eagle or vulture species, inhabiting the highest mountain ranges in Western Asia as well as Europe. It pursues as its prey the chamois, ibex, or marmot, among rugged cliffs, till it drives them over a precipice--thus obtaining the name of "bone-breaker." the ospray--the black eagle, among the smallest, but swiftest and strongest of its kind.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 And these - among the fowls - the eagle - נשר nesher, from nashar, to lacerate, cut, or tear to pieces; hence the eagle, a most rapacious bird of prey, from its tearing the flesh of the animals it feeds on; and for this purpose birds of prey have, in general, strong, crooked talons and a hooked beak. The eagle is a cruel bird, exceedingly ravenous, and almost insatiable. The ossifrage - Or bone-breaker, from os, a bone, and frango, I break, because it not only strips off the flesh, but breaks the bone in order to extract the marrow. In Hebrew it is called פרס peres, from paras, to break or divide in two, and probably signifies that species of the eagle anciently known by the name of ossifraga, and which we render ossifrage. Ospray - עזניה ozniyah, from עזן azan, to be strong, vigorous; generally supposed to mean the black eagle, such as that described by Homer, Iliad. lib. xxi., ver. 252. Αιετου οιματ' εχων μελανος, του θηρητηρος, Ὁς θ' αμα καρτιστος τε και ωκιστος πετεηνων. "Having the rapidity of the black eagle, that bird of prey, at once the swiftest and the strongest of the feathered race." Among the Greeks and Romans the eagle was held sacred, and is represented as carrying the thunderbolts of Jupiter. This occurs so frequently, and is so well known, that references are almost needless. See Scheuchzer.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Leviticus 11:13 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehtheseH428
תְּשַׁקְּצ֣וּte.sha.ke.Tzuyou will consider detestableH8262
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הָע֔וֹףha.'ofthe bird[s]H5775
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יֵאָכְל֖וּye.'a.khe.Luthey will be eatenH398
שֶׁ֣קֶץShe.ketz[are] detestable thing[s]H8263
הֵ֑םHemtheyH1992
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ne.sherthe eagleH5404
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הַפֶּ֔רֶסha.Pe.resthe bearded vultureH6538
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
הָעָזְנִיָּֽה\׃ha.'a.ze.ni.Yahthe ospreyH5822

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Cross references for Leviticus 11:13

  • Titus 3:3

    For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

  • Lamentations 4:19

    Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.

  • Jeremiah 4:13

    Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.

  • Romans 3:13-17

    Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Their feet are swift to shed blood: Destruction and misery are in their ways: …

  • Hosea 8:1

    Set the trumpet to thy mouth. He shall come as an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.

  • Romans 1:28-32

    And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: …

  • Habakkuk 1:8

    Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat.

  • Jeremiah 48:40

    For thus saith the Lord; Behold, he shall fly as an eagle, and shall spread his wings over Moab.

  • Matthew 24:28

    For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.

  • Job 38:41

    Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

  • Jeremiah 4:22

    For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 14:12-20

    But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 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, …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the eagle.In Hebrew, {nesher,} Chaldee, {neshar,} Syriac, {neshro,} and Arabic, {nishr,} the eagle, one of the largest, strongest, swiftest, fiercest, and most rapacious of the feathered race. His eye is large, dark, and piercing; his beak powerful and hooked; his legs strong and feathered; his feet yellow and armed with four very long and terrific claws; his wings very large and powerful; his body compact and robust; his bones hard; his flesh firm; his feathers coarse; his attitude fierce and erect; his motions lively; his flight extremely rapid and towering; and his cry the terror of every wing.
De 14:12-20; Job 28:7; 38:41; 39:27-30; Jer 4:13,22; 48:40; La 4:19
Ho 8:1; Hab 1:8; Mt 24:28; Ro 1:28-32; 3:13-17; Tit 3:3the ossifrage. {Peres,} from {paras} to break, probably the species of eagle anciently called {ossifraga} or bone-breaker, (from {os,} a bone, and {frango,} to break,) because it not only strips off the flesh, but breaks the bone, in order to extract the marrow. the ospray. Hebrew {ózniyah,} Arabic {azan,} and Chaldee {azyah,} (from {azaz,} to be strong,) a species of eagle, probably the black eagle, so remarkable for its strength.

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Context

  • Leviticus 11:12

    Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

  • Leviticus 11:13

    And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

  • Leviticus 11:14

    And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

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Leviticus 11:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y de las aves, éstas tendréis en abominación; no se comerán, serán abominación: el águila, el quebrantahuesos, el esmerejón,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et d’entre les oiseaux, vous aurez ceux-ci en abomination; on n’en mangera point, ce sera une chose abominable: l’aigle, et l’orfraie, et l’aigle de mer,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und diese sollt ihr verabscheuen von den Vögeln; sie sollen nicht gegessen werden, ein Greuel sind sie: den Adler und den Beinbrecher und den Meeradler,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Hæc sunt quæ de avibus comedere non debetis, et vitanda sunt vobis: aquilam, et gryphem, et haliæetum,