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Negative commandment 178 of 365

Not to eat a worm found in fruit, after it has emerged

Maimonides

Not to eat a worm found in fruit, after it has emerged, as it is said, “Any swarming thing that creepeth (upon the earth)” (Lev. 11:41).

Leviticus 11:41

KJV
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
ASV
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
WEB
“‘Every creeping thing that creeps on the earth is an abomination. It shall not be eaten.
JPS
And every swarming thing that swarmeth upon the earth is a detestable thing; it shall not be eaten.