Leviticus 11:21 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

`Only -- this ye do eat of any teeming thing which is flying, which is going on four, which hath legs above its feet, to move with them on the earth;

Yet these may ye eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all fours, which have legs above their feet, wherewith to leap upon the earth.

English Amplified

Yet of all winged insects that go upon all fours you may eat those which have legs above their feet with which to leap on the ground.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Yet of all winged insects that go upon all fours you may eat those which have legs above their feet with which to leap on the ground.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

But you may eat these kinds of all the winged insects that walk on all fours: those that have jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Yet these shall ye eat of every winged crawling thing that goeth upon all four: those which have legs above their feet with which to leap upon the earth.

English EASY 2024

But some of these insects have legs that they can use to jump. You may eat those kinds of insects.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But you may eat insects if they have legs with joints above their feet so that they can jump.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to hop on the ground.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

except those that hop.

English God's Word - GW 1995

However, you may eat winged insects that swarm if they use their legs to hop on the ground.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

But you may eat these kinds of all the winged insects that walk on all fours: those that have jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.

English KJV 1611

Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

Yet these you may eat among all the swarming things that fly and that walk on all fours: those which have above their feet jointed legs with which to jump on the earth.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps on all fours: those that have jointed legs above their feet with which to hop on the ground.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'Yet these you may eat among all the winged insects which walk on all fours: those which have above their feet jointed legs with which to jump on the earth.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

But of the various winged insects that walk on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs for leaping on the ground;

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But you can eat some creatures that have wings and walk on all fours. Their legs have joints so they can hop on the ground.

There are, however, some winged creatures that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.

English NKJ 1982

Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps on all fours: those which have jointed legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth.

However, there are some exceptions that you may eat. These include insects that jump with their hind legs:

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those which have legs above their feet, with which to leap on the earth.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

with the exception of those that jump; locusts of

English Tyndale 1537

Yet these may ye eat of all the fowls that move and go upon four feet: even those that have no knees above upon their feet to leap withal upon the earth,