Leviticus 11:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
There are, however, some flying insects that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.

New Living Translation
You may, however, eat winged insects that walk along the ground and have jointed legs so they can jump.

English Standard Version
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.

Berean Study Bible
However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.

New American Standard Bible
Yet these you may eat among all the winged insects that walk on all fours: those which have jointed legs above their feet with which to jump on the earth.

NASB 1995
Yet these you may eat among all the winged insects which walk on all fours: those which have above their feet jointed legs with which to jump on the earth.

NASB 1977
‘Yet these you may eat among all the winged insects which walk on all fours: those which have above their feet jointed legs with which to jump on the earth.

Amplified Bible
yet of all winged insects that walk on all fours you may eat those which have legs above their feet with which to leap on the ground.

Christian Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

Good News Translation
except those that hop.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
However, you may eat winged insects that swarm if they use their legs to hop on the ground.

International Standard Version
However, you may eat winged creatures that crawl on four legs that extend over its head and by which it hops on the ground.

NET Bible
However, this you may eat from all the winged swarming things that walk on all fours, which have jointed legs to hop with on the land.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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;

New King James Version
Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps on all fours: those which have jointed legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth.

King James 2000 Bible
Yet these may you eat of every winged insect that goes upon all fours, which have legs above their feet, to leap with upon the earth;

New Heart English Bible
Yet you may eat these: of all winged crawling creatures that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth.

World English Bible
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.

American King James Version
Yet these may you eat of every flying creeping thing that goes on all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap with on the earth;

American Standard Version
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.

A Faithful Version
Yet you may eat these of any flying, swarming thing that goes on all four, those which have jointed legs above their feet, with which to leap upon the earth.

Darby Bible Translation
Yet these shall ye eat of every winged crawling thing that goeth upon all four: those which have legs above their feet with which to leap upon the earth.

English Revised Version
Yet these may ye eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

Webster's Bible Translation
Yet these may ye eat, of every flying creeping animal that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap with upon the earth;

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Yet these shal ye eate: of euery foule that creepeth, and goeth vpon all foure which haue their feete and legs all of one to leape withal vpon the earth,

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Yet these may ye eate, of euery creepyng thyng that hath wynges, and go vpon foure feete: euen those that haue not bowynges aboue vpon their feete, to leape withall vpon the earth.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yet these shal ye eate of the foules that crepe and go vpon foure fete: euen those that haue no knyes aboue vpon ye legges, to hoppe withall vpon earth.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Yet these maye ye eate of all the foules that moue and goo apon .iiij. fete: euen those that haue no knees aboue vppon their fete to lepe with all apon the erthe,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Only, this you eat of any teeming thing which is flying, which is going on four, which has legs above its feet, to move with them on the earth;

Young's Literal Translation
'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;

Smith's Literal Translation
But this ye shall eat, from every creeping bird going upon four, to which legs from above its feet to spring with them upon the earth.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But whatsoever walketh upon four feet, but hath the legs behind longer, wherewith it hoppeth upon the earth,

Catholic Public Domain Version
But whatever certainly walks upon four feet, and also has longer legs behind, with which it hops upon the earth,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And eat these things from every offspring of insects that walks on four that has legs over its feet, that scratches with them in the earth;

Lamsa Bible
Yet these things you may eat of every flying insect that goes upon all fours, which have legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Yet these may ye eat of all winged swarming things that go upon all fours, which have jointed legs above their feet, wherewith to leap upon the earth;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But these ye shall eat of the creeping winged animals, which go upon four feet, which have legs above their feet, to leap with on the earth.
















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