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Leviticus 11:17-25 New Living Translation (NLT)

17. the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

18. the barn owl, the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture,

19. the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.

20. “You must not eat winged insects that walk along the ground; they are detestable to you.

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

22. The insects you are permitted to eat include all kinds of locusts, bald locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers.

23. All other winged insects that walk along the ground are detestable to you.

24. “The following creatures will make you ceremonially unclean. If any of you touch their carcasses, you will be defiled until evening.

25. If you pick up their carcasses, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening.

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