Leviticus 11
1 The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
And the LORD spoke unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
2 "Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which all of you shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
3 Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.
Whatsoever parts the hoof, and is cloven footed, and chews the cud, among the beasts, that shall all of you eat.
4 "'Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but doesn't have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.
Nevertheless these shall all of you not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
5 The coney, because he chews the cud but doesn't have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.
And the coney, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
6 The hare, because she chews the cud but doesn't part the hoof, she is unclean to you.
And the hare, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
7 The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn't chew the cud, he is unclean to you.
And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven footed, yet he chews not the cud; he is unclean to you.
8 Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.
Of their flesh shall all of you not eat, and their carcass shall all of you not touch; they are unclean to you.
9 "'These you may eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may eat.
These shall all of you eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall all of you eat.
10 All that do not have fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you,
And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
11 and you detest them. You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses.
They shall be even an abomination unto you; all of you shall not eat of their flesh, but all of you shall have their carcasses in abomination.
12 Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.
Whatsoever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
13 "'These you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the black vulture,
And these are they which all of you shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the buzzard,
14 and the red kite, any kind of black kite,
And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
15 any kind of raven,
Every raven after his kind;
16 the horned owl, the screech owl, and the gull, any kind of hawk,
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind,
17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
And the swan, and the pelican, and the carrion vulture,
19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
20 "'All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you.
All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
21 Yet you may eat these: of all winged crawling creatures that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth.
Yet these may all of you eat of every flying creeping thing that goes upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap likewise upon the earth;
22 Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.
Even these of them all of you 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.
23 But all winged crawling creatures which have four feet, are an abomination to you.
But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
24 "'By these you will become unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening.
And for these all of you shall be unclean: whosoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even.
25 Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
And whosoever bears ought of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
26 "'Every animal which parts the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
The carcasses of every beast which divides the hoof, and is not cloven footed, nor chews the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that touches them shall be unclean.
27 Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
And whatsoever goes upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso touches their carcass shall be unclean until the even.
28 He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.
And he that bears the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
29 "'These are they which are unclean to you among the creatures that crawl on the earth: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,
These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
30 the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
31 These are they which are unclean to you among all that crawl. Whoever touches them when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening.
These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever does touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
32 On whatever any of them falls when they are dead, it shall be unclean; whether it is any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel it is, with which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it will be clean.
And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, does fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
33 Every earthen vessel, into which any of them falls, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it.
And every earthen vessel, into where any of them falls, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and all of you shall break it.
34 All food which may be eaten, that on which water comes, shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
Of all food which may be eaten, that on which such water comes shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
35 Everything whereupon part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you.
And every thing whereupon any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto you.
36 Nevertheless a spring or a cistern in which water is a gathered shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.
Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.
37 If part of their carcass falls on any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.
And if any part of their carcass fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
38 But if water is put on the seed, and part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you.
But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcass fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
39 "'If any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
And if any beast, of which all of you may eat, die; he that touches the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.
40 He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
And he that eats of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that bears the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
41 "'Every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is an abomination. It shall not be eaten.
And every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
42 Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creatures that crawl on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
Whatsoever goes upon the belly, and whatsoever goes upon all four, or whatsoever has more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them all of you shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
43 You shall not make yourselves abominable with any crawling creature that crawls, neither shall you make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled thereby.
All of you shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps, neither shall all of you make yourselves unclean with them, that all of you should be defiled thereby.
44 For I am the LORD your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any kind of crawling creature that moves on the earth.
For I am the LORD your God: all of you shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and all of you shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall all of you defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
45 For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
For I am the LORD that brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: all of you shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46 "'This is the law of the animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that crawls on the earth,
This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps upon the earth:
47 to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.'"
To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
