Leviticus 11

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

And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,

2 Say to the children of Israel: These are the animals which you are to eat of all the living things of the earth.

Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the animals which ye shall eat of all the beasts which are on the earth.

3 Whatsoever hath the hoof divided, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, you shall eat.

Whatever hath cloven hoofs, and feet quite split open, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts — that shall ye eat.

4 But whatsoever cheweth indeed the cud, and hath a hoof, but divideth it not, as the camel, and others, that you shall not eat, but shall reckon it among the unclean.

Only these shall ye not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those with cloven hoofs: the camel, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs — it shall be unclean unto you;

5 The cherogrillus which cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof, is unclean.

and the rock-badger, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs — it shall be unclean unto you;

6 The hare also: for that too cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof.

and the hare, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs — it shall be unclean unto you;

7 And the swine, which, though it divideth the hoof, cheweth not the cud.

and the swine, for it hath cloven hoofs, and feet quite split open, but it cheweth not the cud — it shall be unclean unto 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 shall be unclean unto you.

9 These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that hath fins, and scales, as well in the sea, as in the rivers, and the pools, you shall eat.

These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatever hath fins and scales in waters, in seas and in rivers, these shall ye eat;

10 But whatsoever hath not fins and scales, of those things that move and live in the waters, shall be an abomination to you,

but all that have not fins and scales in seas and in rivers, of all that swarm in the waters, and of every living soul 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: of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase ye shall have in abomination.

12 All that have not fins and scales, in the waters, shall be unclean.

Whatever in the waters hath no fins and scales, that shall be an abomination unto you.

13 Of birds these are they which you must not eat, and which are to be avoided by you: The eagle, and the griffon, and the osprey,

And these shall ye have in abomination of the fowls; they shall not be eaten; an abomination shall they be: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle,

14 And the kite, and the vulture, according to their kind,

and the falcon, and the kite, after its kind;

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

every raven after its kind;

16 The ostrich, and the owl, and the larus, and the hawk according to its kind.

and the female ostrich and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk, after its kind;

17 The screech owl, and the cormorant, and the ibis,

and the owl, and the gannet, and the ibis,

18 And the swan, and the bittern, and the porphyrion,

and the swan, and the pelican, and the carrion vulture,

19 The heron, and the charadrion according to its kind, the houp also, and the bat.

and the stork; the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

20 Of things that fly, whatsoever goeth upon four feet, shall be abominable to you.

Every winged crawling thing that goeth upon all four shall be an abomination unto you.

21 But whatsoever walketh upon four feet, but hath the legs behind longer, wherewith it hoppeth upon the earth,

Yet these shall ye eat of every winged crawling thing that goeth upon all four: those which have legs above their feet with which to leap upon the earth.

22 That you shall eat, as the bruchus in its kind, the attacus, and ophiomachus, and the locust, every one according to their kind.

These shall ye eat of them: the arbeh after its kind, and the solam after its kind, and the hargol after its kind, and the hargab after its kind.

23 But of dying things whatsoever hath four feet only, shall be an abomination to you:

But every winged crawling thing that hath four feet shall be an abomination unto you.

24 And whosoever shall touch the carcasses of them, shall be defiled, and shall be unclean until the evening:

And by these ye shall make yourselves unclean; whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

25 And if it be necessary that he carry any of these things when they are dead, he shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the sun set.

And whoever carrieth [ought] of their carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even.

26 Every beast that hath a hoof, but divideth it not, nor cheweth the cud, shall be unclean: and he that toucheth it, shall be defiled.

Every beast that hath cloven hoofs, but not feet quite split open, nor cheweth the cud, shall be unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

27 That which walketh upon hands of all animals which go on all four, shall be unclean: he that shall touch their carcasses shall be defiled until evening.

And whatever goeth on its paws, among all manner of beasts that go upon all four, those are unclean unto you: whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

28 And he that shall carry such carcasses, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until evening: because all these things are unclean to you.

And he that carrieth their carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even: they shall be unclean unto you.

29 These also shall be reckoned among unclean things, of all that move upon the earth, the weasel, and the mouse, and the crocodile, every one according to their kind:

And these shall be unclean unto you among the crawling things which crawl on the earth: the mole, and the field-mouse, and the lizard, after its kind;

30 The shrew, and the chameleon, and the stello, and the lizard, and the mole:

and the groaning lizard, and the great red lizard, and the climbing lizard, and the chomet, and the chameleon.

31 All these are unclean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be unclean until the evening.

These shall be unclean unto you among all that crawl: whoever toucheth them when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even.

32 And upon what thing soever any of their carcasses shall fall, it shall be defiled, whether it be a vessel of wood, or a garment, or skins or haircloths; or any thing in which work is done, they shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean until the evening, and so afterwards shall be clean.

And on whatever any of them when they are dead doth fall, it shall be unclean; all vessels of wood, or garment, or skin, or sack, every vessel wherewith work is done — it shall be put into water, and be unclean until the even; then shall it be clean.

33 But an earthen vessel, into which any of these shall fall, shall be defiled, and therefore is to be broken.

And every earthen vessel into which [any] of them falleth — whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

34 Any meat which you eat, if water from such a vessel be poured upon it, shall be unclean; and every liquor that is drunk out of any such vessel, shall be unclean.

All food that is eaten on which [such] water hath come shall be unclean; and all drink that is drunk shall be unclean, in every [such] vessel.

35 And upon whatsoever thing any of these dead beasts shall fall, it shall be unclean: whether it be oven, or pots with feet, they shall be destroyed, and shall be unclean.

And everything where upon [any part] of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; oven and hearth shall be broken down: they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

36 But fountains and cisterns, and all gatherings together of waters shall be clean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be defiled.

Nevertheless, a spring or a well, a quantity of water, shall be clean. But he that toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.

37 If it fall upon seed corn, 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 any man pour water upon the seed, and afterwards it be touched by the carcasses, it shall be forthwith defiled.

but if water have been put on the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.

39 If any beast die, of which it is lawful for you to eat, he that toucheth the carcass thereof, shall be unclean until the evening:

And if any beast which is to you for food die, he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

40 And he that eateth or carrieth any thing thereof, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the evening.

And he that eateth of its carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even: he also that carrieth its carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even.

41 All that creepeth upon the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it be taken for meat.

And every crawling thing which crawleth on the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

42 Whatsoever goeth upon the breast on four feet, or hath many feet, or traileth on the earth, you shall not eat, because it is abominable.

Whatever goeth on the belly, and whatever goeth on all four, and all that have a great many feet, of every manner of crawling thing which crawleth on the earth — these ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

43 Do not defile your souls, nor touch aught thereof, lest you be unclean,

Ye shall not make yourselves abominable through any crawling thing which crawleth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

44 For I am the Lord your God: be holy because I am holy. Defile not your souls by any creeping thing, that moveth upon the earth.

For I am Jehovah your God; and ye shall hallow yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean through any manner of crawling thing which creepeth on the earth.

45 For I am the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God.

For I am Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

46 You shall be holy, because I am holy. This is the law of beasts and fowls, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and creepeth on the earth:

This is the law of cattle, and of fowl, and of every living soul that moveth in the waters, and of every soul that crawleth on the earth;

47 That you may know the differences of the clean, and unclean, and know what you ought to eat, and what to refuse.

to make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that is to be eaten and the beast that is not to be eaten.