Leviticus 11:19Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

Douay-RheimsHebrew (Masoretic text)

The heron, and the charadroin according to its kind, the houp also, and the bat.
Douay-Rheims

וְאֵת֙ הַחֲסִידָ֔ה הָאֲנָפָ֖ה לְמִינָ֑הּ וְאֶת־הַדּוּכִיפַ֖ת וְאֶת־הָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃
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 the scavengers that feed on corpses and prefer the shadows. This serves as a lesson for us to refrain from greed, to despise the repugnant indulgences of sin, and to detest the darkness.