Leviticus 11
1 And YHWH speaks to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
And the Lord spoke unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
2 “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, This [is] the beast which you eat out of all the beasts which [are] on the earth:
Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
3 any dividing a hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hooves, bringing up the cud, among the beasts—you eat it.
Whatsoever divideth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.
4 Only, this you do not eat, of those bringing up the cud, and of those dividing the hoof: the camel, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof is not dividing—it [is] unclean to you;
But these shall ye not eat, of those that chew the cud, or of those that divide the hoof: the camel; because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
5 and the hyrax, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof is not divided—it [is] unclean to you;
And the cony; because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
6 and the hare, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof has not divided—it [is] unclean to you;
And the hare; because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
7 and the sow, though it is dividing the hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoof, yet it does not bring up the cud—it [is] unclean to you.
And the swine; because he divideth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, but he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean unto you.
8 You do not eat of their flesh, and you do not come against their carcass—they [are] unclean to you.
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean unto you.
9 This you eat of all which [are] in the waters: anything that has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the brooks, them you 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 and anything that does not have fins and scales in the seas, and in the brooks, of any teeming creature of the waters, and of any creature which lives, which [is] in the waters—they [are] an abomination to you;
But all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of whatever moveth in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, shall be an abomination unto you:
11 indeed, they are an abomination to you; you do not eat of their flesh, and you detest their carcass.
And an abomination shall they remain unto you; of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination.
12 Anything that does not have fins and scales in the waters—it [is] an abomination to you.
Whatsoever hath not fins and scales in the waters, shall be an abomination unto you.
13 And these you detest of the bird—they are not eaten, they [are] an abomination: the eagle, and the bearded vulture, and the osprey,
And these shall ye have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: The eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey,
14 and the kite, and the falcon after its kind,
And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
15 every raven after its kind,
Every raven after his kind:
16 and the ostrich, and the nightjar [[or male ostrich]], and the seagull, and the hawk after its kind,
And the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind;
17 and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
18 and the waterhen, and the pelican, and the Egyptian vulture,
And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier-eagle,
19 and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
And the stork, the heron after his kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
20 Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four [legs]—it [is] an abomination to you.
All flying insects that walk upon four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
21 Only, this you eat of any teeming thing which is flying, which is going on four, which has legs above its feet, to move with them on the earth;
Yet these may ye eat, among all the flying insects that walk on four feet, which have spring-legs above their feet, to leap therewith upon the earth.
22 these of them you eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind;
These of them may ye eat: The locust after its kind, and the sol'am after its kind, and the chargol after its kind, and the chagab after its kind.
23 and every teeming thing which is flying, which has four feet—it [is] an abomination to you.
But all flying insects, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you;
24 And you are made unclean by these; anyone who is coming against their carcass is unclean until the evening;
And through these shall ye be rendered unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening;
25 and anyone who is lifting up of their carcass washes his garments, and has been unclean until the evening—
And whosoever beareth aught of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
26 even every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and is not bringing up the cud—they [are] unclean to you; anyone who is coming against them is unclean.
Every species of beast, which divideth the hoof and is not cloven-footed nor cheweth the cud, is unclean unto you: every one that toucheth the same shall be unclean.
27 And anything going on its paws, among all the beasts which are going on four—they [are] unclean to you; anyone who is coming against their carcass is unclean until the evening;
And all that walk upon their paws, among all manner of beasts that walk on four feet, are unclean unto you; whosoever toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
28 and he who is lifting up their carcass washes his garments, and has been unclean until the evening—they [are] unclean to you.
And he that beareth their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening: unclean shall they be unto you.
29 And this [is] the unclean to you among the teeming things which are teeming on the earth: the weasel, and the muroid, and the tortoise [[or large lizard]] after its kind,
And these shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth: The weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after its kind,
30 and the gecko [[or ferret]], and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole;
And the hedgehog, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
31 these [are] the unclean to you among all which are teeming; anyone who is coming against them in their death is unclean until the evening.
These shall be unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening.
32 And anything on which anyone of them falls, in their death, is unclean, of any vessel of wood or garment or skin or sack, any vessel in which work is done is brought into water, and has been unclean until the evening, then it has been clean;
And every thing upon which any part of them, when they are dead, doth fall, shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, every vessel wherewith any work can be done, must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening, when it shall be clean.
33 and any earthen vessel, into the midst of which [any] one of them falls, all that [is] in its midst is unclean, and you break it.
And every earthen vessel whereinto any part of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and itself shall ye break.
34 Of all the food which is eaten, that on which comes [such] water, is unclean, and all drink which is drunk in any [such] vessel is unclean;
All kinds of food which may be eaten, on which water cometh, shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk, shall be rendered unclean in every vessel.
35 and anything on which [any] of their carcass falls is unclean; oven or double pots, it is broken down, they [are] unclean, indeed, they are unclean to you.
And every thing whereupon any part of their carcass falleth, shall be unclean; an oven, or ranges for pots, shall be broken down, they are unclean; and unclean shall they be unto you.
36 Only, a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcass is unclean;
Nevertheless, a fountain, or pit, receptacles for water, shall be clean; but he that toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.
37 and when [any] of their carcass falls on any sown seed which is sown—it [is] clean;
And if any part of their carcass fall upon any sowing-seed which hath been sown, it shall be clean.
38 and when water is put on the seed, and [any] of its carcass has fallen on it—it [is] unclean to 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 And when any of the beasts which are for food for you dies, he who is coming against its carcass is unclean until the evening;
And if any cattle die, which is allowed to you as food: he that toucheth its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
40 and he who is eating of its carcass washes his garments, and has been unclean until the evening; and he who is lifting up its carcass washes his garments, and has been 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 And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten;
And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination, it shall not be eaten.
42 anything going on the belly, and any going on four, to every multiplier of feet, to every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth—you do not eat them, for they [are] an abomination;
Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon four feet, down to whatsoever hath many feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, shall ye not eat; for they are an abomination.
43 you do not make yourselves abominable with any teeming thing which is teeming, nor do you make yourselves unclean with them, so that you have been unclean with them.
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
44 For I [am] your God YHWH, and you have sanctified yourselves, and you have been holy, for I [am] holy; and you do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on the earth;
For I am the Lord your God; ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
45 for I [am] YHWH who am bringing you up out of the land of Egypt to become your God; and you have been holy, for I [am] holy.
For I am the Lord that have brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46 This [is] a law of the beasts, and of the bird, and of every living creature which is moving in the waters, and of every creature which is teeming on the earth,
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 to make separation between the unclean and the pure, and between the beast that is eaten, and the beast that is not eaten.”
To distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
