American Standard Version
Leviticus 11:22
22even 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.
Leviticus 11:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These you may eat: the locust after its kind, the destroying locust after its kind, the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.
Context of Leviticus 11:22
20All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination unto you. 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; 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. 23But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you. 24And by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even;
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אֶת־אֵ֤לֶּה מֵהֶם֙ תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ אֶת־הָֽאַרְבֶּ֣ה לְמִינ֔וֹ וְאֶת־הַסָּלְעָ֖ם לְמִינֵ֑הוּ וְאֶת־הַחַרְגֹּ֣ל לְמִינֵ֔הוּ וְאֶת־הֶחָגָ֖ב לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Leviticus 11:22
- Exodus 10:4Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrow will I bring locusts into thy border:
- Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
- Matthew 3:4Now John himself had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey.
- Mark 1:6And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and had a leathern girdle about his loins, and did eat locusts and wild honey.
- Romans 14:1But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.
- Romans 15:1Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
- Hebrews 5:11Of whom we have many things to say, and hard of interpretation, seeing ye are become dull of hearing.
- Hebrews 12:12Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;
Commentaries on Leviticus 11:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22The locust - ארבה arbeh, either from ארב arab, to lie in wait or in ambush, because often immense flights of them suddenly alight upon the fields, vineyards, etc., and destroy all the produce of the earth; or from רבה rabah, he multiplied, because of their prodigious swarms. See a particular account of these insects in the notes on Exodus 10:4; (note). The bald locust - סלעם solam, compounded, says Mr. Parkhurst, from סלע sala, to cut, break, and עם am…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22In the uncertainty of identifying these four creatures, it has been suggested that some of the names may belong to locusts in an imperfect state of development. Most modern versions have taken a safer course than our translators, by retaining the Hebrew names.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-22insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet: This phrase excludes creatures that creep or crawl close to the ground (Leviticus 11:27). Leviticus 11:42 says that creatures with many legs, like centipedes, are ceremonially unclean. Locusts and grasshoppers are examples of ceremonially clean insects (see Matthew 3:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet--Nothing short of a scientific description could convey more accurately the nature "of the locust after its kind." They were allowed as lawful food to the Israelites, and they are eaten by the Arabs, who fry them in olive oil. When sprinkled with salt, dried, smoked, and fried, they are said to taste not unlike red herrings.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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