King James Version

Leviticus 11:17

And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

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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).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).הַשָּׁלָ֖ךְhashalakhethe cormorantשָׁלָךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the cormorant”, the ordinary formH7994bird of prey, usually thought to be the pelican (from casting itself into the sea)cormorant.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).הַיַּנְשֽׁוּףhayanshufthe 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.s

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

Young’s Literal Translation

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

World English Bible

the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

Darby Translation

and the owl, and the gannet, and the ibis,

Douay-Rheims

The screech owl, and the cormorant, and the ibis,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the night-raven and the cormorant and the stork,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ νυκτικόρακα, καὶ καταράκτην, καὶ ἴβιν,