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Leviticus 11:16

And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

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וְאֵת֙veetand 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).בַּ֣תbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.הַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הhayaanahthe {the ostrich (probably from its answering…יַעֲנָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the {the ostrich (probably from its answering…”, the ordinary formH3284{the ostrich (probably from its answering cry}[phrase] owl.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).הַתַּחְמָ֖סhatachmasthe night hawkתַּחְמָסdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the night hawk”, the ordinary formH8464a species of unclean bird (from its violence), perhaps an owlnight hawk.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).הַשָּׁ֑חַףhashachafthe cuckooשַׁחַףdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the cuckoo”, the ordinary formH7828the gull (as thin)cuckoo.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).הַנֵּ֖ץhanetsthe hawkנֵץdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the hawk”, the ordinary formH5322a flower (from its brilliancy); also a hawk (from it flashing speed)blossom, hawk.לְמִינֵֽהוּleminehvto kind. Compare H4480מִיןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to kind. Compare H4480”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4327a sort, i.e. specieskind. Compare H4480 (מִן).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kinds;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kind,

Young’s Literal Translation

and the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind,

World English Bible

the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,

Darby Translation

and the female ostrich and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk, after its kind;

Douay-Rheims

The ostrich, and the owl, and the larus, and the hawk according to its kind.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kinds;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and every raven, and the birds like it, and the hawk and his like,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ πάντα κόρακα, καὶ τὰ ὅμοια αὐτῷ· καὶ ἱέρακα, καὶ τὰ ὅμοια αὐτῷ·