Leviticus 11:23

But every winged crawling thing that hath four feet shall be an abomination unto you.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.

In Context

22These shall ye eat of them: the arbeh after its kind, and the solam after its kind, and the hargol after its kind, and the hargab after its kind.

24And by these ye shall make yourselves unclean; whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:27And whatever goeth on its paws, among all manner of beasts that go upon all four, those are unclean unto you: whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

Matthew Henry on Leviticus 11:21-43

20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. 21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; 22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. 23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you. 24 And for these ye shall be… Read the whole commentary →

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