Leviticus 11:22

What does Leviticus 11:22 mean?

A plain-English look at Leviticus 11:22 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

even these of them ye may eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

even these of them ye may eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Such as all the different sorts of locust.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

these of them ye do eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the beetle after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

That you shall eat: as the bruchus in its kind, the attacus, and ophimachus, and the locust, every, one according to their kind.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

These shall ye eat of them: the arbeh after its kind, and the solam after its kind, and the hargol after its kind, and the hargab after its kind.

Context

v.21Yet 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;

v.22This passage

v.23But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Exodus 10:4

    Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border:

  • Hebrews 5:11

    Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.

  • Romans 15:1

    Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

  • Mark 1:6

    And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.

  • Matthew 3:4

    Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.

  • Romans 14:1

    But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

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