Leviticus 11:23

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

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

In Context

22Even 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.

24And for these ye shall be temei'im; whosoever toucheth the nevelah of them shall be tamei until erev.

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Cross References

Leviticus 11:27And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all fours, those are temei'im unto you; whosoever toucheth their nevelah shall be tamei until erev.

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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