Deuteronomy 14:18

18 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.

Deuteronomy 14:18 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 14:18

(See Gill on Deuteronomy 14:12)

Deuteronomy 14:18 In-Context

16 the small owl and the large owl, the water hen,

17 the desert owl, the carrion vulture, the cormorant,

18 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.

19 Also, all winged insects are off-limits for you. They are not to be eaten.

20 Any clean winged creature can be eaten, however.

Footnotes

• [a]. The species of many of the birds in 14:12-18 is uncertain.