Leviticus 11:21
“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;”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Yet these may ye eat,.... Which are after described and named:
of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth - The families of the Saltatoria, of which the common cricket, the…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Which have legs above their feet - This appears to refer to the different kinds of locusts and grasshoppers, which have…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Leviticus 11:20-42
Here is the law, 1. Concerning flying insects, as flies, wasps, bees, etc.; these they might not eat (Lev 11:20), nor…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Leviticus 11:21-23
Four kinds of these swarming things which may be eaten are mentioned. The first and last of these occur frequently in…