Leviticus 11

1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

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

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These [are] the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that [are] on the earth.

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

Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

4 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.

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.

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

And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.

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

And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.

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

And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he [is] unclean to you.

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

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they [are] unclean to you.

9 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.

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.

10 But whatever does not have fins and scales, of those things that live and move in the waters, shall be abominable 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 detestable; their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid.

They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

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

Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that [shall be] an abomination unto you.

13 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,

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,

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

And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

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

Every raven after his kind;

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

And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

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

And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

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

And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

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

And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

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

All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you.

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

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;

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

[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.

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

But all [other] flying creeping things, which have four feet, [shall be] an abomination unto you.

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

And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

25 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.

And whosoever beareth [ought] of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

26 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.

[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.

27 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.

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.

28 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.

And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they [are] unclean unto you.

29 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,

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

And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.

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

These [are] unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.

32 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.

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.

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

And every earthen vessel, whereinto [any] of them falleth, whatsoever [is] in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

34 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.

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.

35 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.

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.

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

Nevertheless a fountain or pit, [wherein there is] plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.

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

And if [any part] of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it [shall be] clean.

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

But if [any] water be put upon the seed, and [any part] of their carcase fall thereon, it [shall be] unclean unto you.

39 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.

And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

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

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.

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

And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth [shall be] an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

42 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.

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.

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

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.

44 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.

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.

45 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.

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.

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

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:

47 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.

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.