Leviticus 11

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

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

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

Speak you to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which you shall eat of all beasts that are upon the earth.

3 Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven footed, and chews the cud, among the beasts, that shall you eat.

Every beast parting the hoof and making divisions of two claws, and chewing the cud among beasts, these you shall eat.

4 Nevertheless these shall 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 to you.

But of these you shall not eat, of those that chew the cud, and of those that part the hoofs, and divide claws; the camel, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.

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

And the rabbit, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.

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

And the hare, because it does not chew the cud, and does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.

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

And the swine, because this [animal] divides the hoof, and makes claws of the hoof, and it does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.

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

You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcases; these are unclean to you.

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

And these [are] what you shall eat of all that are in the waters: all things that have fins and scales in the waters, and in the seas, and in the brooks, these you shall eat.

10 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 to you:

And all things which have not fins or scales in the water, or in the seas, and in the brooks, of all which the waters produce, and of every soul living in the water, are an abomination; and they shall be abominations to you.

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

You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall abhor their carcases.

12 Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination to you.

And all things that have not fins or scales of those that are in the waters, these are an abomination to you.

13 And these are they which you shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

And these are the things which you shall abhor of birds, and they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle.

14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

And the vulture, and the kite, and the like to it;

15 Every raven after his kind;

and the sparrow, and the owl, and the cormorant, and the like to it:

16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

and every raven, and the birds like it, and the hawk and his like,

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

and the night-raven and the cormorant and the stork,

18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

and the red-bill, and the pelican, and swan,

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

and the heron, and the lapwing, and the like to it, and the hoopoe and the bat.

20 All fowls that creep, going on all four, shall be an abomination to you.

And all winged creatures that creep, which go upon four feet, are abominations to you.

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

But these you shall eat of the creeping winged animals, which go upon four feet, which have legs above their feet, to leap with on the earth.

22 Even these of them 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.

And these of them you shall eat: the caterpillar and his like, and the attacus and his like, and the cantharus and his like, and the locust and his like.

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

Every creeping thing from among the birds, which has four feet, is an abomination to you.

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

And by these you shall be defiled; every one that touches their carcases shall be unclean till the evening.

25 And whoever bears any of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

And every one that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till the evening.

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

And whichever among the beasts divides the hoof and makes claws, and does not chew the cud, shall be unclean to you; every one that touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening.

27 And whatever goes on his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean to you: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the even.

And every one among all the wild beasts that moves upon its fore feet, which goes on all four, is unclean to you; every one that touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening.

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

And he that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till evening: these are unclean to you.

29 These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,

And these [are] unclean to you of reptiles upon the earth, the weasel, and the mouse, and the lizard,

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

the ferret, and the chameleon, and the evet, and the newt, and the mole.

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

These are unclean to you of all the reptiles which are on the earth; every one who touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening.

32 And on whatever 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, whatever 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.

And on whatever one of their dead bodies shall fall it shall be unclean; whatever wooden vessel, or garment, or skin, or sack it may be, every vessel in which work should be done, shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean till evening; and [then] it shall be clean.

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

And every earthen vessel into which one of these things shall fall, whatever is inside it, shall be unclean, and it shall be broken.

34 Of all meat 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.

And all food that is eaten, on which water shall come [from such a vessel], shall be unclean; and every beverage which is drunk in any [such] vessel, shall be unclean.

35 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 to you.

And every thing on which there shall fall of their dead bodies shall be unclean; ovens and stands for jars shall be broken down: these are unclean, and they shall be unclean to you.

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

Only [if the water be] of fountains of water, or a pool, or confluence of water, it shall be clean; but he that touches their carcases shall be unclean.

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

And if one of their carcases should fall upon any sowing seed which shall be sown, it shall be clean.

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

But if water be poured on any seed, and one of their dead bodies fall upon it, it is unclean to you.

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

And if one of the cattle die, which it is lawful for you to eat, he that touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening.

40 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.

And he that eats of their carcases shall wash his garments, and be unclean till evening; and he that carries any of their carcases shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean till evening.

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

And every reptile that creeps on the earth, this shall be an abomination to you; it shall not be eaten.

42 Whatever goes on the belly, and whatever goes on all four, or whatever has more feet among all creeping things that creep on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

And every [animal] that creeps on its belly, and every one that goes on four [feet] continually, which abounds with feet among all the reptiles creeping upon the earth—you shall not eat it, for it is an abomination to you.

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

And you shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles that creep upon the earth, and you shall not be polluted with them, and you shall not be unclean by them.

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

For I am the Lord your God; and you shall be sanctified, and you shall be holy, because I the Lord your God am holy; and you shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles creeping upon the earth.

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

For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; and you shall be holy, for I the Lord am holy.

46 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 on the earth:

This is the law concerning beasts and birds and every living creature moving in the water, and every living creature creeping on the earth;

47 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.

to distinguish between the unclean and the clean; and between those that bring forth alive, such as should be eaten, and those that bring forth alive, such as should not be eaten.