Leviticus 11

1 The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

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

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

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

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

Whatsoever parts the hoof, and is cloven footed, and chews the cud, among the beasts, that shall all of you eat.

4 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.

Nevertheless these shall all of you not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

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

And the coney, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

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

And the hare, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

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

And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven footed, yet he chews not the cud; he is unclean to you.

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

Of their flesh shall all of you not eat, and their carcass shall all of you not touch; they are unclean to you.

9 You are allowed to eat any creature with fins and scales that lives in the water, whether in the sea or in fresh water.

These shall all of you eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall all of you eat.

10 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.

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

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

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

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

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

And these are they which all of you shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the buzzard,

14 buzzard, kite and similar birds of prey,

And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

15 any raven or crow,

Every raven after his kind;

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

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

17 little owl, fish owl, eagle owl,

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

18 barn owl, desert owl, Egyptian vulture,

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

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

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

20 All flying insects that crawl are repulsive to you.

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

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

Yet these may all of you eat of every flying creeping thing that goes upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap likewise upon the earth;

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

Even these of them all of you 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 All other flying insects that crawl are repulsive to you,

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

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

And for these all of you shall be unclean: whosoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even.

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

And whosoever bears ought of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

26 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.

The carcasses of every beast which divides the hoof, and is not cloven footed, nor chews the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that touches them shall be unclean.

27 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,

And whatsoever goes upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso touches their carcass shall be unclean until the even.

28 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.

And he that bears the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.

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

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

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

31 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.

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

32 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.

And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, does 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 If one of them falls into a clay pot, all that's in it becomes unclean. You must smash the pot.

And every earthen vessel, into where any of them falls, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and all of you shall break it.

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

Of all food which may be eaten, that on which such water comes shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

35 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.

And every thing whereupon any part of their carcass falls 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 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.

Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.

37 Similarly, if one of their dead bodies falls on any seed used for sowing, the seed remains clean;

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

38 but if the seed has been soaked in water and one of their dead bodies falls on it, it is unclean for you.

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

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

And if any beast, of which all of you may eat, die; he that touches the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.

40 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.

And he that eats of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that bears the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

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

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

42 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.

Whatsoever goes upon the belly, and whatsoever goes upon all four, or whatsoever has more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them all of you shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

43 Don't defile yourselves by any such crawling animal. Don't make yourselves unclean or defiled by them,

All of you shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps, neither shall all of you make yourselves unclean with them, that all of you should be defiled thereby.

44 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.

For I am the LORD your God: all of you shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and all of you shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall all of you defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.

45 I am the Lord who led you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. So be holy, because I am holy.

For I am the LORD that brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: all of you shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

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

This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps upon the earth:

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

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.