Leviticus 11

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

Adonai spoke to Moses [Drawn out] and to Aaron [Light-bringer], 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 to the children of Israel [God prevails], saying, ‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.

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

Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may 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.

“‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but does not have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.

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

The cony, because he chews the cud but does not have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.

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

The hare, because she chews the cud but does not part the hoof, she is unclean to you.

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

The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but does not chew 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 meat you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall 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 hath fins, and scales, as well in the sea, as in the rivers, and the pools, you shall eat.

“‘These you may eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may 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,

All that don’t have fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are detestable to you,

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

and you detest them. You shall not eat of their meat, and you shall detest their carcasses.

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

Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is detestable 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,

“‘These you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are detestable: the eagle, and the vulture, and the black vulture,

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

and the red kite, any kind of black kite,

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

any kind of raven,

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

the horned owl, the screech owl, and the gull, any kind of hawk,

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

the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

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

the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

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

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

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

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

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

Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on 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.

Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.

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

But all winged creeping things which have four feet, are detestable to you.

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

“‘By these you will become unclean: whoever touches their carcass shall 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.

Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and 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 which parts the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches 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.

Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall 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.

He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to 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:

“‘These are they which are unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,

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

the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

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

These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead, shall 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.

On whatever any of them falls when they are dead, it shall be unclean; whether it is any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel it is, with which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it will be clean.

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

Every earthen vessel, into which any of them falls, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you 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 which may be eaten, that on which water comes, shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be 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.

Everything where part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean to 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 cistern in which water is gathered shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.

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

If part of their carcass falls on any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is 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 is put on the seed, and part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to 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 any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he who touches its carcass shall 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.

He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

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

“‘Every creeping thing that creeps on the earth is detestable. 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 goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are detestable.

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

You shall not make yourselves detestable with any creeping thing that creeps. You shall not make yourselves unclean with them, that you 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 Adonai your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves 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 Adonai who brought you up out of the land of Egypt [Abode of slavery], to be your God. You 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 Torah ·Teaching· of the animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps 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 distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.’”