Passage

Leviticus 11.21-23

Book: Leviticus · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"19. and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. 20. All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination unto you."

"21. Yet 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. 22. 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. 23. But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you."

"24. And by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even; 25. And whosoever beareth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even." (Leviticus 11:19-25, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"19. the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat. 20. “‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you."

"21. Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth. 22. Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper. 23. But all winged creeping things which have four feet, are an abomination to you."

"24. “‘By these you will become unclean: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening. 25. Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening." (Leviticus 11:19-25, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"19. And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 20. All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you."

"21. Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth; 22. 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. 23. But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you."

"24. And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. 25. And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even." (Leviticus 11:19-25, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"19. and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 20. 'Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four, an abomination it [is] to you."

"21. 'Only, this ye do eat of any teeming thing which is flying, which is going on four, which hath legs above its feet, to move with them on the earth; 22. these of them ye do eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the beetle after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind; 23. and every teeming thing which is flying, which hath four feet, an abomination it [is] to you."

"24. 'And by these ye are made unclean, any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean till the evening; 25. and anyone who is lifting up [aught] of their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening: --" (Leviticus 11:19-25, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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