Leviticus 11:22 BSB

Leviticus 11:22

Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.

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ASV

even these of them ye may eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.

KJV

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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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The locust - ארבה arbeh, either from ארב arab, to lie in wait or in ambush, because often immense flights of them suddenly alight upon the fields, vineyards, etc., and destroy all the produce of the earth; or from רבה rabah, he multiplied, because of their prodigious swarms. See a particular account of these insects in the notes on Exo 10:4 (note). The bald locust - סלעם solam, compounded, says Mr. Parkhurst, from סלע sala, to cut, break, and עם am, contiguity; a kind of locust, probably so called from its rugged, craggy form.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The locust - Locusts, though unusual in our food, were commonly eaten by the Ethiopians, Lybians, Parthians, and other eastern people bordering upon the Jews. And as it is certain the eastern locusts were much larger than ours, so it is probable they were of different qualities, and yielding better nourishment.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֵ֤לֶּה	'E.leh	these	H428 →
מֵהֶם֙	me.Hem	any of <the> them
תֹּאכֵ֔לוּ	to.Khe.lu	you will eat	H398 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הָֽאַרְבֶּ֣ה	ha.'ar.Beh	the locust	H697 →
לְמִינ֔וֹ	le.mi.No	to kind its	H4327 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַסָּלְעָ֖ם	ha.sal.'Am	the locust	H5556 →
לְמִינֵ֑הוּ	le.mi.Ne.hu	to kind its	H4327 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַחַרְגֹּ֣ל	ha.char.Gol	the locust	H2728 →
לְמִינֵ֔הוּ	le.mi.Ne.hu	to kind its	H4327 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הֶחָגָ֖ב	he.cha.Gav	the grasshopper	H2284 →
לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃	le.mi.Ne.hu	to kind its	H4327 →

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H4327leminoto kind its31×

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Mark 1:6
John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
leads to
- 2 Kings 1:8
  “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Zechariah 13:4
  And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Romans 14:1
Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
leads to
- Romans 15:1
  We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
- 1 Corinthians 8:7–13
  But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed to idols that they eat such food as if it were sacrificed to an idol. And since their conscience is weak, it…
- 1 Corinthians 9:22
  To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some.
- Romans 15:7
  Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
- Romans 14:21
  It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
Through
Hebrews 5:11
We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.
leads to
- Matthew 13:15
  For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts,…

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Where the connections lead

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