Leviticus 11:23 (LSB)

Passage

But all other swarming things that fly and that are four-footed are detestable to you.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:21 Yet these you may eat among all the swarming things that fly and that walk on all fours: those which have above their feet jointed legs with which to jump on the earth.

Leviticus 11:22 These of them you may eat: the locust in its kinds and the devastating locust in its kinds and the cricket in its kinds and the grasshopper in its kinds.

Leviticus 11:23 But all other swarming things that fly and that are four-footed are detestable to you.

Leviticus 11:24 ‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean: whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening,

Leviticus 11:25 and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "other", "swarming", "things", "four-footed", and "detestable". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "other" and "swarming", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 22's "These of them you may eat the..." into verse 24's "By these moreover you will be made...", so "other" and "swarming" 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 "other" and "swarming" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.