Bible Strands
Leviticus 11:20
All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Israel through Moses, issuing ritual regulations that classify specific creatures as clean or unclean.
The words — שֶׁקֶץ (She.ketz) denotes a detestable thing, and עוֹף ('of) refers to a winged or flying creature.
The thread — This prohibition against four-legged flying insects recurs in Leviticus 11:23, extends to four-footed paw-walkers in Leviticus 11:27, and is reiterated in Deuteronomy 14:19.
Why it lands — The text states that these insects are detestable, requiring Israel to avoid them to maintain ritual separation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 11:23 All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
- Leviticus 11:27 All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
- Deuteronomy 14:19 All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.
- 2 Kings 17:28 Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.
- Psalms 17:14 from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
- Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- Philippians 3:18 For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
- 2 Timothy 4:10 because Demas, in his love of this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
- 1 John 2:15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- Jude 1:10 These men, however, slander what they do not understand, and like irrational animals, they will be destroyed by the things they do instinctively.