Leviticus 11

1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

The Lord told Moses and Aaron,

2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

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

3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

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

4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto 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 coney, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto 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 she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto 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 he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.

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

8 Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcases ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

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

9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye 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 that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination unto 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 and they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcases ye shall have in abomination.

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

12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you.

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

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

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

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

buzzard, kite and similar birds of prey,

15 every raven after its kind;

any raven or crow,

16 and the ostrich, and the night hawk, and the seamew, and the hawk after its kind;

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

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

little owl, fish owl, eagle owl,

18 and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the vulture;

barn owl, desert owl, Egyptian vulture,

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

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

20 All winged creeping things that go upon all four are an abomination unto you.

All flying insects that crawl are repulsive to you.

21 Yet these may ye eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

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

22 even these of them ye may 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.

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

23 But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you.

All other flying insects that crawl are repulsive to you,

24 And by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even:

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

25 And whosoever beareth [aught] of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

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

26 Every beast which parteth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, is unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

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 whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all four, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

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 beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto 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 they which are unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind,

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

30 and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.

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

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

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 upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherewith any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; then shall it 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, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.

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

34 All food [therein] which may be eaten, that on which water cometh, shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every [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 whereupon [any part] of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto 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 Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase 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 [aught] of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.

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

38 But if water be put upon the seed, and [aught] of their carcase fall thereon, it is unclean unto 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 any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

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 eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

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 creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

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

42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

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 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

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: sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moveth 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 that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I 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 of the beast, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon 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 make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.

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