English Standard Version

Leviticus 11:12-23 English Standard Version (ESV)

12. Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you.

13. “And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

14. the kite, the falcon of any kind,

15. every raven of any kind,

16. the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind,

17. the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl,

18. the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture,

19. the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.

20. “All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you.

21. Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to hop on the ground.

22. Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind.

23. But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you.