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Le 11:22 King James 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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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
In the uncertainty of identifying these four creatures, it has been suggested that some of the names may belong to locusts in an imperfect state of development. Most modern versions have taken a safer course than our translators, by retaining the Hebrew names.
 
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4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:
4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast: