Leviticus 11

1 The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

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

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

Speak to the children of Israel, saying, These [are] the beasts which ye may eat among all the beasts that [are] on the earth.

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

Whatever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, [and] cheweth the cud among the beasts, that shall ye 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 ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean to 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 cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean to 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 cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof: he [is] unclean to 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 divideth the hoof, and [is] cloven-footed, yet he cheweth 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 ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye 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 ye eat, of all that [are] in the waters: whatever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye 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 nor scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living animal which [is] in the waters, they [shall be] an abomination to 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 to you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abomination.

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

Whatever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that [shall be] an abomination to 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] ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they [are] an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

14 buzzard, kite and similar birds of prey,

And the vultur, 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 cuckow, 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 gier-eagle,

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

And the stork, and 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 to 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 ye eat, of every flying creeping animal that goeth upon [all] four, which have legs above their feet, to leap with upon the earth;

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

[Even] these of them ye may eat; the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the beetle after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.

23 All other flying insects that crawl are repulsive to you,

But all [other] flying creeping animals, which have four feet, [shall be] an abomination to you.

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

And for these ye shall be unclean: whoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening.

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 whoever beareth [aught] of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

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 divideth the hoof, and [is] not cloven-footed, nor cheweth the cud, [are] unclean to you: every one that toucheth 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 whatever goeth upon its paws, among all manner of beasts that go on [all] four, those [are] unclean to you: whoever toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

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 beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening: they [are] unclean to 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 to you among the creeping animals that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise, after its 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: whoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening.

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 whatever [any] of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether [it is] any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel [it is], in which [any] work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; 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 which [any] of them falleth, whatever [is] in it shall be unclean; and ye 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 meat which may be eaten, [that] on which [such] water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drank 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] on which [any part] of their carcass falleth, shall be unclean; [whether] an oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: [for] they [are] unclean, and shall be unclean to 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, [in which there is] plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth 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 shall 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 shall be put upon the seed, and [any part] of their carcass shall fall on it, it [shall be] unclean to 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 ye may eat, shall die; he that toucheth its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

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 eateth of its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening; he also that beareth its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

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

And every creeping animal that creepeth 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.

Whatever goeth upon the belly, and whatever goeth upon [all] four, or whatever hath more feet among all creeping animals that creep upon the earth, them ye 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,

Ye shall not make your selves abominable with any creeping animal that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled by them.

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: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I [am] holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping animal that creepeth 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 bringeth you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye 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 moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth 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.