Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All flying insects are unclean to you; do not eat them. New Living Translation “All winged insects that walk along the ground are ceremonially unclean for you and may not be eaten. English Standard Version And all winged insects are unclean for you; they shall not be eaten. Berean Standard Bible All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten. King James Bible And every creeping thing that flieth is unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten. New King James Version “Also every creeping thing that flies is unclean for you; they shall not be eaten. New American Standard Bible And all the swarming insects with wings are unclean to you; they shall not be eaten. NASB 1995 “And all the teeming life with wings are unclean to you; they shall not be eaten. NASB 1977 “And all the teeming life with wings are unclean to you; they shall not be eaten. Legacy Standard Bible And all the teeming life with wings are unclean to you; they shall not be eaten. Amplified Bible And all flying insects are unclean for you; they shall not be eaten. Christian Standard Bible All winged insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten. Holman Christian Standard Bible All winged insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten. American Standard Version And all winged creeping things are unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten. Contemporary English Version Swarming insects are unclean, so don't eat them. English Revised Version And all winged creeping things are unclean unto you: they shall not be eaten. GOD'S WORD® Translation Every swarming, winged insect is also unclean for you. They must never be eaten. Good News Translation "All winged insects are unclean; do not eat them. International Standard Version Any winged, swarming insect is unclean to you. They must not be eaten. Majority Standard Bible All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten. NET Bible and any winged thing on the ground are impure to you--they may not be eaten. New Heart English Bible All winged crawling creatures are unclean to you: they shall not be eaten. Webster's Bible Translation And every creeping animal that flieth is unclean to you: they shall not be eaten. World English Bible All winged creeping things are unclean to you. They shall not be eaten. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd every teeming thing which is flying—it [is] unclean to you; they are not eaten; Young's Literal Translation and every teeming thing which is flying, unclean it is to you; they are not eaten; Smith's Literal Translation And every creeping thing flying it is unclean to you; they shall not be eaten. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleEvery thing that creepeth, and hath little wings, shall be unclean, and shall not be eaten. Catholic Public Domain Version And anything which crawls and also has little wings shall be unclean, and shall not be eaten. New American Bible All winged insects are also unclean for you and shall not be eaten. New Revised Standard Version And all winged insects are unclean for you; they shall not be eaten. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut of all dean birds you shall eat. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And eat every bird that is clean. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And all winged swarming things are unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten. Brenton Septuagint Translation All winged animals that creep are unclean to you; ye shall not eat of them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Clean and Unclean Animals…18the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, or the bat. 19All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten. 20But you may eat any clean bird.… Cross References Leviticus 11:20-23 All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you. / 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. / Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper. ... Leviticus 11:41-44 Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten. / Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable. / Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them. ... Acts 10:12-15 It contained all kinds of four-footed animals and reptiles of the earth, as well as birds of the air. / Then a voice said to him: “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” / “No, Lord!” Peter answered. “I have never eaten anything impure or unclean.” ... Leviticus 11:13-19 Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture, / the kite, any kind of falcon, / any kind of raven, ... Genesis 7:14 they and every kind of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and winged creature. Leviticus 11:29-30 The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard, / the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon. Acts 11:6-9 I looked at it closely and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles, and birds of the air. / Then I heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter, kill and eat.’ / ‘No, Lord,’ I said, ‘for nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’ ... Leviticus 11:10-12 But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales. / They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses. / Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you. Romans 14:14 I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself. But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean. Leviticus 11:46-47 This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground. / You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’” Mark 7:18-19 “Are you still so dull?” He asked. “Do you not understand? Nothing that enters a man from the outside can defile him, / because it does not enter his heart, but it goes into the stomach and then is eliminated.” (Thus all foods are clean.) Leviticus 20:25 You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you. 1 Timothy 4:4-5 For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, / because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. Genesis 1:21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good. Ezekiel 4:14 “Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.” Treasury of Scripture And every creeping thing that flies is unclean to you: they shall not be eaten. Leviticus 11:20-23 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you… Philippians 3:19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) Jump to Previous Animal Crawling Creeping Earth Eat Eaten Insects Life Swarm Swarming Teeming Unclean Used Winged WingsJump to Next Animal Crawling Creeping Earth Eat Eaten Insects Life Swarm Swarming Teeming Unclean Used Winged WingsDeuteronomy 14 1. God's children are not to disfigure themselves in mourning3. What may and may not be eaten 4. of animals 9. of fishes 11. of fowls 21. That which dies of itself may not be eaten 22. Tithes of Divine Service 23. Tithes and firstborns to be eaten before the Lord 28. The third year's tithe of alms and charity All flying insects that swarm The Hebrew word for "flying insects" is "עוף" (oph), which generally refers to creatures that fly. The term "swarm" is translated from "שׁרץ" (sheretz), indicating creatures that move in large numbers or masses. In the ancient Near Eastern context, swarming insects were common and often associated with plagues or nuisances, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (Exodus 8:21). This phrase underscores the importance of distinguishing between clean and unclean creatures, a theme prevalent in Levitical law, emphasizing the Israelites' call to holiness and separation from pagan practices. are unclean for you they may not be eaten Hebrew Allוְכֹל֙ (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every winged insects הָע֔וֹף (hā·‘ō·wp̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5775: Flying creatures that swarm שֶׁ֣רֶץ (še·reṣ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8318: A swarm, active mass of minute animals are unclean for you; טָמֵ֥א (ṭā·mê) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2931: Unclean they may not לֹ֖א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be eaten. יֵאָכֵֽלוּ׃ (yê·’ā·ḵê·lū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 398: To eat Links Deuteronomy 14:19 NIVDeuteronomy 14:19 NLT Deuteronomy 14:19 ESV Deuteronomy 14:19 NASB Deuteronomy 14:19 KJV Deuteronomy 14:19 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 14:19 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 14:19 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 14:19 French Bible Deuteronomy 14:19 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 14:19 All winged creeping things are unclean (Deut. 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