Leviticus 11:22
“Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Even these of them ye may eat, &c. The four following ones, which seem to be no other than four sorts of locusts:
the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
In the uncertainty of identifying these four creatures, it has been suggested that some of the names may belong to…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The locust - ארבה arbeh, either from ארב arab, to lie in wait or in ambush, because often immense flights of them…
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…
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