Leviticus 11

1 The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

2 “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:

Say to the sons of Israel: These are the animals that you ought to eat out of all the living things of the earth.

3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.

All that has a divided hoof, and that chews over again, among the cattle, you shall eat.

4 But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

But whatever certainly chews over again, but has a hoof that is not divided, such as the camel and others, these you shall not eat, and you shall consider them to be among what is unclean.

5 The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

The rock rabbit which chews over again, and whose hoof is not divided, is unclean,

6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

and so also is the hare, for it too chews over again, yet its hoof is not divided,

7 And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

and also the swine, which, though its hoof is divided, does not chew over again.

8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.

The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.

9 Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.

These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that has little fins and scales, as much in the sea, as in the rivers and ponds, you shall eat.

10 But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.

But whatever does not have fins and scales, of those things that live and move in the waters, shall be abominable to you,

11 They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.

and detestable; their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid.

12 Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.

All that does not have fins and scales in the waters shall be polluted.

13 Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

These are those things among the birds which you must not eat, and which are to be avoided by you: the eagle, and the griffin, and the osprey,

14 the kite, any kind of falcon,

and the kite, as well as the vulture, according to their kind,

15 any kind of raven,

and all that is of the raven kind, according to their likeness,

16 the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,

the ostrich, and the owl, and the gull, and the hawk, according to its kind,

17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

the owl, and the sea bird, and the ibis,

18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

and the swan, and the pelican, and the marsh hen,

19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.

the heron, and the plover according to its kind, the crested hoopoe, and also the bat.

20 All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

Of all that flies, whatever steps upon four feet shall be abominable to you.

21 However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.

But whatever certainly walks upon four feet, and also has longer legs behind, with which it hops upon the earth,

22 Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.

you shall eat, such as the beetle in its kind, and the cricket, and grasshopper, and the locust, each one according to its kind.

23 All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.

But among flying things, whatever has only four feet shall be detestable to you.

24 These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

And whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be defiled, and he shall be unclean until evening.

25 and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.

And if it will be necessary to carry any of these dead things, he shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until the sun sets.

26 Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.

Every animal that certainly has a hoof, but which is not divided, nor does it chew over again, shall be unclean. And whoever will have touched it shall be contaminated.

27 All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

Whatever walks upon its hands, out of all the animals that advance on all fours, shall be unclean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be polluted until evening.

28 and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.

And whoever will have carried this kind of carcass shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until evening. For all these are unclean to you.

29 The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,

Likewise, these shall be considered among the polluted things, out of all that moves upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the crocodile, each one according to its kind,

30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

the shrew, and the chameleon, and the gecko, and the lizard, and the mole.

31 These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.

All these are unclean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be unclean until evening.

32 When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.

And anything upon which something from their carcasses will have fallen shall be defiled, whether it is a vessel of wood, or a garment, or skins, or haircloths, or anything by which work is done. These shall be dipped in water and shall be defiled until evening, but then afterwards these shall be clean.

33 If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.

But an earthen vessel, into which something from these will fall, shall be defiled; and therefore it is to be broken.

34 Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.

Any of the foods that you eat, if water from such a vessel will have been poured upon it, it shall be unclean. And every liquid which one may drink from such a vessel shall be unclean.

35 Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.

And if anything from among these kinds of dead things has fallen upon it, it shall be unclean, whether it be an oven, or a pot with feet, these shall be unclean and shall be destroyed.

36 Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.

Yet truly, fountains and cisterns, and all reservoirs of water shall be clean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be defiled.

37 If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;

If it falls upon seed grain, it shall not defile it.

38 but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.

But if anyone has poured water upon the seed grain, and afterwards it was touched by the carcasses, it shall be immediately defiled.

39 If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.

If any animals will have died, from which it is lawful for you to eat, whoever will have touched its carcass shall be unclean until evening.

40 Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.

And whoever will have eaten or carried anything of these shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until evening.

41 Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.

All that creeps across the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it be taken up as food.

42 Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

Whatever advances by four feet upon the chest, or that has many feet, or that drags across the soil, you shall not eat, because it is abominable.

43 Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

Do not be willing to contaminate your souls, nor shall you touch any of these, lest you become unclean.

44 For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

For I am the Lord your God. Be holy, for I am Holy. Do not pollute your souls with any creeping thing, which moves across the land.

45 For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

For I am the Lord, who led you away from the land of Egypt, so that I would be your God; you shall be holy, for I am Holy.

46 This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.

This is the law of animals and flying things, and of every living soul that moves in the waters or creeps upon the land,

47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”

so that you may know the difference between clean and unclean, and so that you may know what you ought to eat, and what you ought to refuse.