Leviticus 11:23
21 However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
22 Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
24 These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
25 and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
- KJV
- But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
- WEB
- But all winged creeping things which have four feet are an abomination to you.
- ASV
- But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you.
- DARBY
- But every winged crawling thing that hath four feet shall be an abomination unto you.
- BLB
- And every swarming thing that flies that has four feet, it [is] an abomination to you⁺.
- ÅB
- Men alt annet kryp som har vinger og fire føtter, skal være en styggedom for dere.
- OTB
- Men alle andre flygende insekter som har fire ben skal betraktes som avskyelige.
- B1930
- Men alt annet kryp som har vinger og fire føtter, skal være en vederstyggelighet for eder.