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Deuteronomy 14:16

The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

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אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַכּ֥וֹסhakosthe cupכּוֹסdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the cup”, the ordinary formH3563a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)cup, (small) owl. Compare H3599 (כִּיס).וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַיַּנְשׁ֖וּףhayanshufthe owl.sיַנְשׁוּףdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the owl.s”, the ordinary formH3244an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant ))(great) owl.sוְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶתvehatinshametand the moleתַּנְשֶׁמֶתconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the mole”, the ordinary formH8580properly, a hard breather, i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and abird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-henmole, swan.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl;

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American Standard Version (1901)

the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl,

Young’s Literal Translation

the [little] owl, and the [great] owl, and the swan,

World English Bible

the little owl, the great owl, the horned owl,

Darby Translation

the owl, and the ibis and the swan,

Douay-Rheims

The heron, and the swan, and the stork,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the heron, and the swan, and the stork,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐρωδιὸν, καὶ κύκνον, καὶ ἶβιν,