Leviticus 11:9

Clean and Unclean Water Creatures

11:9 “‘These you can eat from all creatures that are in the water: Any creatures in the water that have both fins and scales, ¹  whether in the seas or in the streams, ²  you may eat.

Leviticus 11:16

11:16 the eagle owl, ³  the short-eared owl, the long-eared owl, the hawk of any kind,

Leviticus 11:10

11:10 But any creatures that do not have both fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the streams, from all the swarming things of the water and from all the living creatures that are in the water, are detestable to you.

[11:9]  ¹ tn Heb “all which have fin and scale” (see also vv. 10 and 12).

[11:9]  ² tn Heb “in the water, in the seas and in the streams” (see also vv. 10 and 12).

[11:16]  ³ tn Literally, “the daughter of the wasteland.” Various proposals for the species of bird referred to here include “owl” (KJV), “horned owl” (NIV, NCV), and “ostrich” (ASV, NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT).