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Leviticus 11:23

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But all winged creeping things which have four feet are an abomination to you.

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Leviticus 11:23 in other translations

But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you.

Leviticus 11:23 · American Standard Version

Leviticus 11:23 in context

  1. 21Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have long, jointed legs for hopping on the earth.
  2. 22Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.
  3. 23But all winged creeping things which have four feet are an abomination to you.
  4. 24“ ‘By these you will become unclean: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
  5. 25Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.