Leviticus 11
1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These [are] the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that [are] on the earth.
“Speak to the people of Israel, saying, 'These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.
3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
You may eat any animal that has a split hoof and that also chews the cud.
4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: [as] the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.
However, some animals either chew the cud or have a split hoof, and you must not eat them, animals such as the camel, because it chews the cud but does not have a split hoof. So the camel is unclean to you.
5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.
Also the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not have a split hoof, it is also unclean to you.
6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.
The rabbit, because it chews the cud, but does not have a split hoof, is unclean to you.
7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he [is] unclean to you.
The pig, although it has a split hoof, does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.
8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they [are] unclean to you.
You must not eat any of their meat, nor touch their carcasses. They are unclean to you.
9 These shall ye eat of all that [are] in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
The animals living in the water that you may eat are all those that have fins and scales, whether in the ocean or in the rivers.
10 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:
But all living creatures that do not have fins and scales in the ocean or rivers, including all that move in the water and all the living creatures that are in the water— they must be detested by you.
11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
Since they must be detested, you must not eat of their meat; also, their carcasses must be detested.
12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that [shall be] an abomination unto you.
Whatever has no fins or scales in the water must be detested by you.
13 And these [are they which] ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they [are] an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
The birds you must detest and that you must not eat are these: the eagle, the vulture,
14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
the kite, any kind of falcon,
15 Every raven after his kind;
every kind of raven,
16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
the horned owl and the screech owl, the seagull, and any kind of hawk.
17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
You must also detest the little owl and the great owl, the cormorant,
18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
the white owl and the barn owl, the osprey,
19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and also the bat.
20 All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you.
All winged insects that walk on four legs are detestable to you.
21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon [all] four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
Yet you may eat any of the flying insects that also walk on four legs if they have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.
22 [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.
You may also eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
23 But all [other] flying creeping things, which have four feet, [shall be] an abomination unto you.
But all the flying insects that have four feet must be detested by you.
24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
You will become unclean until evening by these animals if you touch a carcass of one of them.
25 And whosoever beareth [ought] of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes and remain unclean until evening.
26 [The carcases] of every beast which divideth the hoof, and [is] not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, [are] unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
Every animal which has a split hoof that is not completely divided or which does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them will be unclean.
27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on [all] four, those [are] unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
Whatever walks on its paws among all the animals that walk on all four legs, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches such a carcass will be unclean until the evening.
28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they [are] unclean unto you.
Whoever picks up such a carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. These animals will be unclean to you.
29 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,
Of the animals that creep on the ground, these are the animals that will be unclean to you: the weasel, the rat, every kind of large lizard,
30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
31 These [are] unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
Of all the animals that creep, these are the animals which will be unclean to you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean until evening.
32 And upon whatsoever [any] of them, when they are dead, doth 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.
If any of them dies and falls on anything, that thing will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, leather, or sackcloth. Whatever it is and whatever it is used for, it must be put into water; it will be unclean until evening. Then it will be clean.
33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto [any] of them falleth, whatsoever [is] in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
For every clay pot into or onto which any unclean animal falls, whatever is in the pot will become unclean, and you must destroy that pot.
34 Of all meat which may be eaten, [that] on which [such] water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every [such] vessel shall be unclean.
Any food that could be eaten but has water on it from such a pot is unclean. Any liquid that is for drinking from such a pot is unclean.
35 And every [thing] whereupon [any part] of their carcase falleth 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.
Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; if it is an oven or small stove, it must be broken to pieces. They are unclean and they must remain unclean to you.
36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, [wherein there is] plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
A spring or cistern for collecting water remains clean; but anyone who touches their carcass is unclean.
37 And if [any part] of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it [shall be] clean.
If any part of their carcass falls upon any seeds for planting, those seeds will still be clean.
38 But if [any] water be put upon the seed, and [any part] of their carcase fall thereon, it [shall be] unclean unto you.
But if water is put on the seeds, and if any part of their carcass falls on them, then they will be unclean to you.
39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
If any animal that you may eat dies, then he who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
Whoever eats any of that carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. Anyone who picks up such a carcass will wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.
41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth [shall be] an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
Every animal that creeps on the ground is to be detested; it must not be eaten.
42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon [all] four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they [are] an abomination.
Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all four legs, or whatever has many feet—all the animals that creep on the ground, these you must not eat, for they are to be detested.
43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
You must not make yourselves unclean with any living creatures that creep; you must not make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be made impure by them.
44 For I [am] the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I [am] holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
For I am Yahweh your God. You are to keep yourselves holy, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves with any kind of animal that moves about on the ground.
45 For I [am] the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I [am] holy.
For I am Yahweh, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You must therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46 This [is] the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
This is the law regarding the animals, the birds, every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the ground,
47 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.
for which a distinction is to be made between the unclean and the clean, and between the living things that may be eaten and the living things that may not be eaten.'”
