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Leviticus 11:17-25 New English Translation (NET)

17. the little owl, the cormorant, the screech owl,

18. the white owl, the scops owl, the osprey,

19. the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.

20. “‘Every winged swarming thing that walks on all fours is detestable to you.

21. 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.

22. These you may eat from them: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, the grasshopper of any kind.

23. But any other winged swarming thing that has four legs is detestable to you.

24. “‘By these you defile yourselves; anyone who touches their carcass will be unclean until the evening,

25. and anyone who carries their carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until the evening.

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