Leviticus 11:21
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;
Leviticus 11:21 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have long, jointed legs for hopping on the earth. |
| ASV | 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; |
| YLT | ‘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; |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | But of the winged four-footed things, those which have long legs for jumping on the earth you may have for food; |
| Webster | 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; |
What does Leviticus 11:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Leviticus 11:21-22
21-22. Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet--Nothing short of a scientific description could convey more accurately the nature "of the locust after its kind." They were allowed as lawful food to the Israelites, and they are eaten by the Arabs, who fry them in olive oil. When sprinkled with salt, dried, smoked, and fried, they are said to taste not unlike red herrings.
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 Which have legs above their feet - This appears to refer to the different kinds of locusts and grasshoppers, which have very remarkable hind legs, long, and with high joints, projecting above their backs, by which they are enabled to spring up from the ground, and leap high and far.
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Leviticus 11:21 in the original Hebrew
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ל֤וֹlo[belong] to <the> it
בָּהֵ֖ןba.Henwith <the> them
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Context
- Leviticus 11:20
All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
- Leviticus 11:21
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;
- Leviticus 11:22
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.
Leviticus 11:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Empero esto comeréis de todo reptil alado que anda sobre cuatro pies, que tuviere piernas además de sus pies para saltar con ellas sobre la tierra; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Seulement de ceci vous mangerez, d’entre tous les reptiles volants qui marchent sur quatre pieds, ceux qui ont, au-dessus de leurs pieds, des jambes avec lesquelles ils sautent sur la terre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Nur dieses sollt ihr essen von allem geflügelten Gewürm, das auf Vieren geht: was Schenkel hat oberhalb seiner Füße, um damit auf der Erde zu hüpfen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quidquid autem ambulat quidem super quatuor pedes, sed habet longiora retro crura, per quæ salit super terram, |