Leviticus 11

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

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

buzzard, kite and similar birds of prey,

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

any raven or crow,

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

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

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

little owl, fish owl, eagle owl,

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

barn owl, desert owl, Egyptian vulture,

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

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

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

All flying insects that crawl are repulsive to you.

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

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

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

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

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

All other flying insects that crawl are repulsive to you,

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

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

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

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 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 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.

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 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 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 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:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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 it fall upon seed corn, it shall not defile it.

Similarly, if one of their dead bodies falls on any seed used for sowing, the seed remains 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 the seed has been soaked in water and one of their dead bodies falls on it, it is unclean for 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:

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

40 And he that eateth or carrieth any thing thereof, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the 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 All that creepeth upon the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it be taken for meat.

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

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.

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 your souls, nor touch aught thereof, lest you be unclean,

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

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 out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God.

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 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:

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

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

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