Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Leviticus 11:20
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All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
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All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you.
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“‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination unto you.
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Leviticus 11
18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
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.
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