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Leviticus 11:19 Explained in Context

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Verse 19. And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

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Role in This Section

This verse closes the named winged-creature list with stork, heron, lapwing, and bat.

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  • Leviticus 11:13-23

Read through 11:13-23 and watch how each actor, material, status, or command relates. Leviticus 11:19 closes the named winged-creature list with stork, heron, lapwing, and bat; the whole unit establishes this: A difficult bird list is prohibited, winged swarming creatures are generally barred, and specified jointed jumpers are permitted.

Why It Needs Context

The verse closes the named winged-creature list with stork, heron, lapwing, and bat. Follow Leviticus 11:13-23 before drawing an enduring truth, since the surrounding case determines what this detail does and does not establish.

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Read Leviticus 11:13-23 — Named flying creatures and jumping insects are distinguished
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King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006

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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.

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Exact location: Leviticus 11:13-23, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus

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Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v.2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Lev.xml, Masoretic words and morphology for 11:13-23

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