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Leviticus 11:21
But whatsoever walketh upon four feet, but hath the legs behind longer, wherewith it hoppeth upon the earth,
Leviticus 11:21 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Leviticus 11:21 in other translations
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;
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.
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.
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In context
18 And the swan, and the bittern, and the porphyrion.
19 The heron, and the charadroin according to its kind, the houp also, and the bat.
20 Of things that fly, whatsoever goeth upon four feet, shall be abominable to you.
21 But whatsoever walketh upon four feet, but hath the legs behind longer, wherewith it hoppeth upon the earth,
22 That you shall eat: as the bruchus in its kind, the attacus, and ophimachus, and the locust, every, one according to their kind.
23 But of flying things whatsoever hath four feet only, shall be an abomination to you.
24 And whosoever shall touch the carcasses of them, shall be defiled: and shall be unclean until the evening:
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