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Selected Verse: Deuteronomy 14:17 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| De 14:17 |
King James |
And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
gier eagle--The Hebrew word Rachemah is manifestly identical with Rachamah, the name which the Arabs give to the common vulture of Western Asia and Egypt (Neophron percnopterus). [See on Lev 11:18].
cormorant--rather, the plungeon; a seafowl. [See on Lev 11:17]. |
17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,