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Leviticus 11:19-27 English Standard Version (ESV)

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.

24. “And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,

25. and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

26. Every animal that parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.

27. And all that walk on their paws, among the animals that go on all fours, are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,