Leviticus 11

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

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

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

“Give these instructions to the Israelites. These are the animals you are allowed to eat:

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

any animal that both has a divided hoof and also chews the cud.

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.

However, if it either chews the cud, or has a divided hoof, then you may not eat it. These include: the camel, which though it chews the cud doesn't have a divided hoof, so it is unclean for you.

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

The rock hyrax, which though it chews the cud doesn't have a divided hoof, so it is unclean for you.

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

The hare, which though it chews the cud doesn't have a divided hoof, so it is unclean for you.

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

The pig, which though it has a divided hoof doesn't chew the cud, so it is unclean for you.

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

You are not to eat their meat or touch their bead bodies. They are unclean for 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.

You are allowed to eat any creature with fins and scales that lives in the water, whether in the sea or in fresh water.

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 you are not allowed to eat any of the many creatures that don't have fins and scales that live in the water, whether in the sea or in fresh water.

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

They are repulsive. You must not eat their meat, and you must treat their dead bodies as repulsive.

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

All such water creatures that don't have fins and scales are to be repulsive to you.

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,

As for the birds, these must not be eaten because they are repulsive: eagle, griffon vulture, bearded vulture,

14 the kite, any kind of falcon,

buzzard, kite and similar birds of prey,

15 any kind of raven,

any raven or crow,

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

tawny owl, long-eared owl, gulls, any kind of hawk,

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

little owl, fish owl, eagle owl,

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

barn owl, desert owl, Egyptian vulture,

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

storks and any kind of heron, hoopoe, and bats.

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

All flying insects that crawl are repulsive 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 you can eat the following kinds of flying insects that crawl: those that have jointed legs they use to jump.

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

So in this category you can eat any kind of locust, bald locust, cricket, or grasshopper.

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

All other flying insects that crawl are repulsive to you,

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

and will make you unclean. If you touch their dead bodies you will be unclean until the evening,

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

and if you pick up one of their dead bodies you must wash your clothes, and you will be unclean until the evening.

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 with hooves that are not divided, or that does not chew the cud, is unclean for you. If you touch any of them you will be unclean.

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

Any four-legged animal that walks on its paws are unclean for you. If you touch their dead bodies you will be unclean until the 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 if you pick up one of their dead bodies you must wash your clothes, and you will be unclean until the evening. They are unclean for you.

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

The following animals that run along the ground are unclean for you: rats, mice, any kind of large lizard,

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

gecko, monitor lizard, wall lizard, skinks, and chameleon.

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

These animals that run along the ground are unclean for you. If you touch a dead one of them you will be unclean until the 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.

Anything that one of them dies and lands on becomes unclean. Whatever it is—something made of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any work tool—it must be washed with water and will be unclean until the evening. Then it will become clean.

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

If one of them falls into a clay pot, all that's in it becomes unclean. You must smash the pot.

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

If water from that pot touches any food, that food becomes unclean, and any drink from a pot like that also becomes 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.

Anything that one of their dead bodies falls on becomes unclean. If it's an oven or a stove, it must be smashed. It is permanently unclean for you.

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

On the other hand, if it's a spring or cistern containing water then it will remain clean, but if you touch one of these dead bodies in it you will be unclean.

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

Similarly, if one of their dead bodies falls on any seed used for sowing, the seed remains clean;

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

but if the seed has been soaked in water and one of their dead bodies falls on it, it is unclean for you.

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

If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches the dead body will be unclean until the 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.

If you eat anything from the dead body you must wash your clothes and you will be unclean until the evening. If you pick up the dead body you must wash your clothes and you will be unclean until the evening.

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

Every animal that crawls along the ground is repulsive—you must not eat it.

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.

Don't eat any animal that crawls along the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on four feet or many feet. All such animals are repulsive.

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

Don't defile yourselves by any such crawling animal. Don't make yourselves unclean or defiled by them,

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.

because I am the Lord your God; so dedicate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Don't defile yourselves by any animal that crawls along the ground.

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.

I am the Lord who led you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. So be holy, because 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.

These are the regulations about animals, birds, everything that lives in the water, and all animals that crawl along the ground.

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

You must recognize the difference between unclean and clean, between those animals that can be eaten and those that can't.”