Leviticus Chapter 11 verse 21 Holy Bible
Yet these may ye eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all fours, which have legs above their feet, wherewith to leap upon the earth.
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But of the winged four-footed things, those which have long legs for jumping on the earth you may have for food;
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Yet these shall ye eat of every winged crawling thing that goeth upon all four: those which have legs above their feet with which to leap upon the earth.
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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;
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Yet these may ye eat, of every flying creeping animal that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap with upon the earth;
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Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth.
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`Only -- this ye do eat of any teeming thing which is flying, which is going on four, which hath legs above its feet, to move with them on the earth;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(21) Of every flying creeping thing.--Rather, of all winged creeping things. Having laid down the general rule that those creatures which creep along upon their feet in the manner of quadrupeds, and which have also wings, must not be eaten, the Lawgiver now mentions those which form an exception.Which have legs above their feet.--Better, which have knees above their hinder legs, that is, those which have the third or hindmost pair of legs much longer and stronger than ordinary insects. Those insects, therefore, in whose hindermost legs the second joint is much larger and stronger, whereby they are enabled to leap or raise themselves up with great force and leap a great distance upon the earth, are excepted. These are the locusts. The canonical law which obtained during the second Temple defines more minutely the characteristics of clean locusts. A clean locust we are told has (1) four front feet, (2) four wings, (3) two springing feet, and (4) the wings so long and broad that they cover the greater portion of the back body of the insect. If it possesses these four characteristics it is clean, whether it is with a tail or without it, and whether it has an oblong or round head.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewHowever,אַ֤ךְ (’aḵ)AdverbStrong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surelyyou may eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּ (tō·ḵə·lū)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralStrong's 398: To eatthe followingזֶה֙ (zeh)Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thatkinds ofמִכֹּל֙ (mik·kōl)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everywingedהָע֔וֹף (hā·‘ō·wp̄)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5775: Flying creaturescreaturesשֶׁ֣רֶץ (še·reṣ)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 8318: A swarm, active mass of minute animalsthat walkהַהֹלֵ֖ךְ (ha·hō·lêḵ)Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkonעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstall fours:אַרְבַּ֑ע (’ar·ba‘)Number - feminine singularStrong's 702: Fourthose having jointed legsכְרָעַ֙יִם֙ (ḵə·rā·‘a·yim)Noun - fdStrong's 3767: The leg, of men, locustsaboveמִמַּ֣עַל (mim·ma·‘al)Preposition-m | AdverbStrong's 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the toptheir feetלְרַגְלָ֔יו (lə·raḡ·lāw)Preposition-l | Noun - fdc | third person masculine singularStrong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudendafor hoppingלְנַתֵּ֥ר (lə·nat·têr)Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive constructStrong's 5425: To jump, be violently agitated, to terrify, shake off, untieonעַל־ (‘al-)PrepositionStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstthe ground—הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 776: Earth, landJump to PreviousAnimal Creatures Creeping Earth Eat Feet Flying Four Four-Footed Fours Ground Hopping However Insects Legs Move Swarming Teeming Wherewith Winged Withal
