Leviticus 11:21
“Yet these may ye eat, of euery flying creeping thing that goeth vpon all foure, which haue legges aboue their feet, to leape withall vpon the earth.”
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Leviticus 11:21 Context
19And the Storke, the Heron after her kinde, and the Lapwing, and the Batte. 20All foules that creepe, going vpon all foure, shalbe an abomination vnto you. 21Yet these may ye eat, of euery flying creeping thing that goeth vpon all foure, which haue legges aboue their feet, to leape withall vpon the earth. 22Euen these of them ye may eate: the Locust, after his kinde, and the Bald-locust after his kinde, and the Beetle after his kinde, and the Grassehopper after his kinde. 23But al other flying creeping things which haue foure feet, shall be an abomination vnto you.
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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;
- King James Version
'Yet these you may eat among all the winged insects which walk on {all} fours: those which have above their feet jointed legs with which to jump on the earth.
- New American Standard Version (1995)