Deuteronomy 14:19

19 All insects that fly together in groups are "unclean" for you. So don't eat them.

Deuteronomy 14:19 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 14:19

And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean
Which the Targum of Jonathan thus paraphrases;

``all flies and wasps (or hornets), and worms of lentiles and of beans, which are separated from food, and fly as birds, they are unclean;''

(See Gill on Leviticus 11:20), (See Gill on Leviticus 11:21).

Deuteronomy 14:19 In-Context

17 and desert owls. They include ospreys and cormorants.

18 They include storks and all kinds of herons. They also include hoopoes and bats.

19 All insects that fly together in groups are "unclean" for you. So don't eat them.

20 But you can eat any creature that has wings and is "clean."

21 If you find something that's already dead, don't eat it. You can give it to an outsider who is living in any of your towns. He can eat it. Or you can sell it to someone who is from another country. But you are a holy nation. The LORD your God has set you apart for himself. Don't cook a young goat in its mother's milk.