Deuteronomy 14:12

“But these are the ones that you shall not eat of them: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the sea eagle,”

Deuteronomy 14:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 14:12, word by word

eatתֹאכְלוּtochlu

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “tochlu” appears
the eagleנֶּשֶׁרnesher

eagle, vulture

Eagle; it may also refer to another large bird of prey, such as the vulture.

Where else “nesher” appears
the bearded vultureפֶּרֶסperes

bearded vulture

A large bird of prey, usually identified as the bearded vulture.

Where else “peres” appears
the sea eagleעָזְנִיָּהazniya

black vulture

A bird of prey; perhaps the sea eagle or a vulture.

Where else “azniya” appears

Translation note

Several of these birds are of uncertain identification; the same names are followed as in Leviticus 11:13-19.

The context

11Every clean bird you may eat.

12 · This verse (above)

13the kite, the falcon, and the harrier of every kind,

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