Leviticus 11

1 And YHWH speaks to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,

The LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to 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 to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals 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.

Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may 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;

“‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.

5 and the hyrax, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof is not divided—it [is] unclean to you;

The hyrax, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to you.

6 and the hare, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof has not divided—it [is] unclean to you;

The hare, because it chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, is unclean to 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.

The pig, because it has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you.

8 You do not eat of their flesh, and you do not come against their carcass—they [are] unclean to you.

You shall not eat their meat. You shall not touch their carcasses. They are unclean to 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;

“‘You may eat of all these that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may 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;

All that don’t have fins and scales in the seas and rivers, all that move in the waters, and all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you,

11 indeed, they are an abomination to you; you do not eat of their flesh, and you detest their carcass.

and you shall detest them. You shall not eat of their meat, and you shall detest their carcasses.

12 Anything that does not have fins and scales in the waters—it [is] an abomination to you.

Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters is an abomination to 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,

“‘You shall detest these among the birds; they shall not be eaten because they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,

14 and the kite, and the falcon after its kind,

the red kite, any kind of black kite,

15 every raven after its kind,

any kind of raven,

16 and the ostrich, and the nightjar [[or male ostrich]], and the seagull, and the hawk after its kind,

the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,

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

the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

18 and the waterhen, and the pelican, and the Egyptian vulture,

the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

19 and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, 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 on all fours are an abomination to 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 you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have long, jointed legs for hopping on 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;

Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.

23 and every teeming thing which is flying, which has four feet—it [is] an abomination to you.

But all winged creeping things which have four feet are an abomination to you.

24 And you are made unclean by these; anyone who is coming against their carcass is unclean until the evening;

“‘By these you will become unclean: whoever touches their carcass 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—

Whoever carries any part 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 animal which has a split hoof that isn’t completely divided, or doesn’t chew the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them 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;

Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches 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.

He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to 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,

“‘These are they which are unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,

30 and the gecko [[or ferret]], and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole;

the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

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 are they which are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches 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;

Anything they fall on when they are dead shall be unclean; whether it is any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel it is, with which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening. Then it will 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.

Every earthen vessel into which any of them falls and all that is in it shall be unclean. You shall break it.

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 food which may be eaten which is soaked in water shall be unclean. All drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

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.

Everything whereupon part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces. They are unclean, and shall be unclean to 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 spring or a cistern in which water is gathered shall be clean, but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.

37 and when [any] of their carcass falls on any sown seed which is sown—it [is] clean;

If part of their carcass falls on any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is 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 water is put on the seed, and part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to 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;

“‘If any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches 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.

He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. He also who carries 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;

“‘Every creeping thing that creeps on 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;

Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep on the earth, them you shall 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.

You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps. You shall not make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled by them.

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. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on 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 who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You 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 animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on 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 make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.’”