Leviticus 11:16-26

16 the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind;
17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18 the water hen, the desert owl, the carrion vulture,
19 the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 All winged insects that walk upon all fours are detestable to you.
21 But among the winged insects that walk on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to leap on the ground.
22 Of them you may eat: the locust according to its kind, the bald locust according to its kind, the cricket according to its kind, and the grasshopper according to its kind.
23 But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you.
24 By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until the evening,
25 and whoever carries any part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
26 Every animal that has divided hoofs but is not cleft-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean for you; everyone who touches one of them shall be unclean.

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Or [pelican]
  • [b]. Identification of several of the birds in verses 13-19 is uncertain
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