Leviticus 11

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

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

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

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

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

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

4 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

7 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.

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

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

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

9 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.

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

10 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

13 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.

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

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

buzzard, kite and similar birds of prey,

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

any raven or crow,

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

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

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

little owl, fish owl, eagle owl,

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

barn owl, desert owl, Egyptian vulture,

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

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

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

All flying insects that crawl are repulsive to you.

21 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.

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

22 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.

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

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

All other flying insects that crawl are repulsive to you,

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

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

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

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

26 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.

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.

27 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.

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,

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

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.

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

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

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

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

31 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.

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.

32 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.

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.

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

If one of them falls into a clay pot, all that's in it becomes unclean. You must smash the pot.

34 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.

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

35 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.

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.

36 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

39 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.

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

40 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.

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.

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

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

42 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.

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.

43 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.

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

44 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.

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.

45 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.

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

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

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

47 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.

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