Leviticus 11

1 And Yahweh spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying unto them:

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,

2 Speak ye unto the sons of Israel saying, —These are the living things which ye may eat, of all the beasts which are upon the earth:

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

3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud among beasts, that, may ye eat.

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

4 Nevertheless, these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that part the hoof, —the camel, because though he, cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, unclean, he is to you;

But of these ye 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, though he cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, —unclean, he is 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 though she cheweth the cud, yet the hoof, she parteth not, —unclean, she is 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, because though he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, yet, the cud, he cheweth not, —unclean, he is 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 ye not eat, and, their carcase, shall ye not touch, —unclean, they are to you.

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

9 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.

And these [are] what ye 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 ye shall eat.

10 But, all that have not fins and scales, in the seas and in the rivers, of all that swarm in the waters, and of all the living souls that are in the waters, an abomination, they are unto 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 and an abomination, shall they remain to you, —of their flesh, ye shall not eat, and their carcases, shall ye abhor.

Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall abhor their carcases.

12 Whatsoever hath not fins and scales in the waters, an abomination, it is unto 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, shall ye abhor of birds, they shall not be eaten, an abomination, they are, —the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey;

And these are the things which ye 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 falcon, after its kind;

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

15 every raven, after its kind;

and the sparrow, and the owl, and the sea-mew, and the like to it:

16 and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, —and the hawk after its kind;

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

17 and the pelican and the gannet, and the bittern;

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

18 and the swan and the vomiting pelican and the little vulture;

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

19 and the stork, and the parrot, after its kind, —and the mountain-cock and the bat.

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

20 Every creeping thing that flieth, that goeth on all-fours, an abomination, it is unto you.

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

21 Nevertheless, these, may ye eat, of all creeping things that fly, that go on all-fours, —such as have legs above their feet, to leap therewith, upon the earth—

But these ye 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 these of them, may ye eat: the swarming-locust after its kind, and the devouring locust after its kind, —and the chargol-locust after its kind, and the chagab-locust after its kind.

And these of them ye 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 every [other] creeping thing that flieth, which hath four feet, an abomination, it is unto you;

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

24 and, for these, shall ye count yourselves unclean—whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the evening;

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

25 and whosoever beareth away aught of the carcase of them, shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

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

26 As for every kind of beast which, though it parteth the hoof, yet is not cloven-footed nor cheweth the cud, unclean, they are unto you, —every one who toucheth 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, all that go upon their paws, among all the living things that go on all-fours, unclean, they are unto you, —whoso toucheth the carcase of them, shall be unclean until the evening.

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 beareth away the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the evening, —unclean, they are unto 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 And, these, unto you, shall be unclean, among the creeping things that creep upon the earth, —the weasel and the mouse, and the lizard after its 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 wall-lizard, —and the winding lizard, and the mole.

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

31 These, are they which are unclean to you among all that creep, —whosoever toucheth them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening;

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, everything whereon any of them shall fall when they are dead shall be unclean—of any articles of wood, or cloth, or skin, or sackcloth, any article wherewith any work is done, —shall be put in water and shall be unclean until the evening, and then be clean,

And on whatsoever 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, as for any earthen vessel whereinto any of them may fall, everything therein shall be unclean, and, the vessel itself, shall ye break in pieces.

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

34 Of all the food that may be eaten, that whereon shall come water, shall be unclean, —and, all drink which might be drunk in any [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, everything whereon shall fall any part of the carcase of them shall be unclean, oven or fire-range, it shall be destroyed, unclean, they are, —and, unclean, Shall they remain 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 Notwithstanding, a fountain or cistern wherein is a gathering of waters shall be clean, —but, he that toucheth the carcase of them 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 when any part of the carcase of them shall fall upon seed for sowing, which is to be sown, the same is, clean.

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

38 But, when water shall be put upon seed, and there shall fall thereon any part of the carcase of them, unclean, it is 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, when any of the beasts which are yours for food shall die, he that toucheth the carcase of it shall be unclean until the evening.

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 eateth of the carcase of it, shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening, —he also that carrieth away the carcase thereof shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

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, any creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, an abomination, it is—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 Everything that goeth upon the belly, and everything that goeth upon all-fours, even to everything having many feet, as regardeth any creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, ye shall not eat them for, an abomination, they are.

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—ye shall not eat it, for it is an abomination to you.

43 Do not make your persons abominable, with any creeping thing that creepeth, —neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should become unclean thereby.

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

44 For, I—Yahweh, am your God, therefore shall ye hallow yourselves and remain holy; for, holy, am, I,—therefore shall ye not make your persons unclean, with any creeping thing that crawleth upon the earth;

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

45 for, I—Yahweh, am he that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, that I might become your God, —therefore shall ye be holy, for, holy, am, I.

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

46 This, is the law of beast and of bird, and of every living soul that moveth in the waters, —and as to every soul that creepeth upon 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 That ye may make a difference—between the unclean and the clean, —and between the living thing that may be eaten, and the living thing which 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.