Holman Christian Standard Bible

Leviticus 11:17-25 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

18. the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

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

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

21. But you may eat these kinds of all the winged insects that walk on all fours: those that have jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.

22. You may eat these:any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, and grasshopper.

23. All other winged insects that have four feet are to be detestable to you.

24. “These will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

25. and whoever carries any of their carcasses must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.