Lexham English Bible

Leviticus 11:15-22 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15. every crow according to its kind,

16. and the ostrich and the short-eared owl and the seagull and the hawk according to its kind,

17. and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,

18. and the barn owl and the desert owl and the carrion vulture,

19. and the stork, the heron according to its kind and the hoopoe and the bat.

20. “ ‘Any winged insect that walks on all fours is detestable to you.

21. Only this may you eat from any of the winged insects that walk on all fours—that which has jointed legs above its feet for leaping upon the land.

22. From these you may eat the locust according to its kind and the bald locust according to its kind and the cricket according to its kind and the grasshopper according to its kind.