Leviticus 11:23 (ASV)

Passage

But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:21 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.

Leviticus 11:22 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.

Leviticus 11:23 But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you.

Leviticus 11:24 And by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even;

Leviticus 11:25 And whosoever beareth [aught] of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "winged", "creeping", "things", "four", "feet", and "abomination". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "winged" and "creeping", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "Even these of them ye may eat..." into verse 24's "And by these ye shall become unclean...", so "winged" and "creeping" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "winged" and "creeping" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.