The Church Fathers on this verse

Leviticus 11:18Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And the swan, and the bittern, and the porphyrion.

Douay-Rheims

וְאֶת־הַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶת וְאֶת־הַקָּאָ֖ת וְאֶת־הָרָחָֽם׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

The Church Fathers on this verse

One Church Father comments on this verse

Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

Moses identifies certain birds as unclean, specifically those that feed on carrion and thrive in darkness. This serves as a lesson for us to reject greed, detest the foulness of sin, and loathe the shadows.