Leviticus 11

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

And Yahweh spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying unto 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 ye unto the sons of Israel saying, —These are the living things which ye may eat, of all the beasts which are upon the earth:

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

Whatsoever parteth the hoof and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud among beasts, that, may 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.

Nevertheless, these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that part the hoof, —the camel, because though he, cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, unclean, he is to you;

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

And, the coney, because, though he cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, —unclean, he is to you;

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

And the hare, because though she cheweth the cud, yet the hoof, she parteth not, —unclean, she is to you;

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

And, the swine, because though he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, yet, the cud, he cheweth not, —unclean, he is 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, —unclean, they are 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, may ye eat, of all that are in the waters, —all that have fins and scales in the waters, in the seas and in the rivers, them, may 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 the seas and in the rivers, of all that swarm in the waters, and of all the living souls that are in the waters, an abomination, they are unto you;

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

and an abomination, shall they remain to you, —of their flesh, ye shall not eat, and their carcases, shall ye abhor.

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

Whatsoever hath not fins and scales in the waters, an abomination, it is 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 abhor of birds, they shall not be eaten, an abomination, they are, —the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey;

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

and the vulture, and the falcon, 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 pelican and the gannet, and the bittern;

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

and the swan and the vomiting pelican and the little vulture;

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

and the stork, and the parrot, after its kind, —and the mountain-cock and the bat.

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

Every creeping thing that flieth, that goeth on all-fours, an abomination, it is unto you.

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

Nevertheless, these, may ye eat, of all creeping things that fly, that go on all-fours, —such as have legs above their feet, to leap therewith, 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 of them, may ye eat: the swarming-locust after its kind, and the devouring locust after its kind, —and the chargol-locust after its kind, and the chagab-locust after its kind.

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

But every [other] creeping thing that flieth, which hath four feet, an abomination, it is unto you;

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

and, for these, shall ye count yourselves unclean—whosoever toucheth the carcase of them 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.

and whosoever beareth away aught of the carcase of them, 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.

As for every kind of beast which, though it parteth the hoof, yet is not cloven-footed nor cheweth the cud, unclean, they are unto you, —every one who 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, all that go upon their paws, among all the living things that go on all-fours, unclean, they are unto you, —whoso toucheth the carcase of them, 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.

And, he that beareth away the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the evening, —unclean, they are 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, unto you, shall be unclean, among the creeping things that creep upon the earth, —the weasel and the mouse, and the lizard after its kind;

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

and the ferret and the chameleon and the wall-lizard, —and the winding lizard, and the mole.

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, —whosoever toucheth 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.

and, everything whereon any of them shall fall when they are dead shall be unclean—of any articles of wood, or cloth, or skin, or sackcloth, any article wherewith any work is done, —shall be put in water and shall be unclean until the evening, and then be clean,

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

And, as for any earthen vessel whereinto any of them may fall, everything therein shall be unclean, and, the vessel itself, shall ye break in pieces.

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.

Of all the food that may be eaten, that whereon shall come water, shall be unclean, —and, all drink which might be drunk in any [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.

And, everything whereon shall fall any part of the carcase of them shall be unclean, oven or fire-range, it shall be destroyed, unclean, they are, —and, unclean, Shall they remain to you.

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

Notwithstanding, a fountain or cistern wherein is a gathering of waters shall be clean, —but, he that toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean.

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

And when any part of the carcase of them shall fall upon seed for sowing, which is to be sown, the same 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, when water shall be put upon seed, and there shall fall thereon any part of the carcase of them, unclean, it is 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:

And, when any of the beasts which are yours for food shall die, he that toucheth the carcase of it 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.

And, he that eateth of the carcase of it, shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening, —he also that carrieth away the carcase thereof 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.

And, any creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, an abomination, it is—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.

Everything that goeth upon the belly, and everything that goeth upon all-fours, even to everything having many feet, as regardeth any creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, ye shall not eat them for, an abomination, they are.

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

Do not make your persons abominable, with any creeping thing that creepeth, —neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should become unclean 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—Yahweh, am your God, therefore shall ye hallow yourselves and remain holy; for, holy, am, I,—therefore shall ye not make your persons unclean, with any creeping thing that crawleth upon 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—Yahweh, am he that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, that I might become your God, —therefore shall ye be holy, for, holy, am, I.

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 beast and of bird, and of every living soul that moveth in the waters, —and as to every soul that creepeth upon 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.

That ye may make a difference—between the unclean and the clean, —and between the living thing that may be eaten, and the living thing which may not be eaten.