Leviticus 11:22

Even these of them ye may eat: the arbeh (locust) after its kind, and the katydid after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

21Yet these may ye eat of every winged insect that goeth upon all fours, which have jumping legs above their feet, to hop withal upon ha'aretz;

23But all other winged insects, which have four feet, shall be sheketz unto you.

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Cross References

Isaiah 35:3Make ye the weak hands chazak (strong), 1 and steady the birkayim (knees) koshlot (feeble ones [knees] that give way, i.e., of those of the Golus returning to G-d in Tziyon). 1

Mark 1:6And Yochanan had camel hair clothing and a leather belt around his waist, and his food was arbe and devash. + 1:6 2Kgs 1:8; Lv 11:22

Romans 15:1We, the strong, ought to support the weaknesses of those without chizzuk, + 15:1 Ro 1:11-12 and not to please ourselves.

Hebrews 12:12Therefore, “Bring chizzuk to the weak hands and the feeble knees;” + 12:12 Isa 35:3

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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