KJV ORIGINAL
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
This includes the owl, the night hawk, the cuckoo, and every kind of hawk,
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse continues listing birds that the Israelites were not allowed to eat as part of God's dietary laws.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the detailed dietary laws God gave to the Israelites through Moses, specifically listing unclean birds they should not consume. These laws helped set the Israelites apart as God's chosen people and likely had practical health benefits in the ancient world. The birds mentioned here were considered ceremonially unclean, often because they were birds of prey or scavengers.
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