< Leviticus 11 >

1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying,
2 “Speak to the people of Israel, saying, 'These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.
Speak you to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which you shall eat of all beasts that are upon the earth.
3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof and that also chews the cud.
Every beast parting the hoof and making divisions of two claws, and chewing the cud amongst beasts, these you shall eat.
4 However, some animals either chew the cud or have a split hoof, and you must not eat them, animals such as the camel, because it chews the cud but does not have a split hoof. So the camel is unclean to you.
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.
5 Also the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not have a split hoof, it is also unclean to you.
And the rabbit, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
6 The rabbit, because it chews the cud, but does not have a split hoof, is unclean to you.
And the hare, because it does not chew the cud, and does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
7 The pig, although it has a split hoof, does not chew the cud, is unclean 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 You must not eat any of their meat, nor touch their carcasses. They are unclean to you.
You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcases; these are unclean to you.
9 The animals living in the water that you may eat are all those that have fins and scales, whether in the ocean or in the rivers.
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.
10 But all living creatures that do not have fins and scales in the ocean or rivers, including all that move in the water and all the living creatures that are in the water— they must be detested by 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 Since they must be detested, you must not eat of their meat; also, their carcasses must be detested.
You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall abhor their carcases.
12 Whatever has no fins or scales in the water must be detested by you.
And all things that have not fins or scales of those that are in the waters, these are an abomination to you.
13 The birds you must detest and that you must not eat are these: the eagle, the vulture,
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.
14 the kite, any kind of falcon,
And the vulture, and the kite, and the like to it;
15 every kind of raven,
and the sparrow, and the owl, and the cormorant, and the like to it:
16 the horned owl and the screech owl, the seagull, and any kind of hawk.
and every raven, and the birds like it, and the hawk and his like,
17 You must also detest the little owl and the great owl, the cormorant,
and the night-raven and the cormorant and the stork,
18 the white owl and the barn owl, the osprey,
and the red-bill, and the pelican, and swan,
19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and also the bat.
and the heron, and the lapwing, and the like to it, and the hoopoe and the bat.
20 All winged insects that walk on four legs are detestable to you.
And all winged creatures that creep, which go upon four feet, are abominations to you.
21 Yet you may eat any of the flying insects that also walk on four legs if they have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.
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.
22 You may also eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
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.
23 But all the flying insects that have four feet must be detested by you.
Every creeping thing from amongst the birds, which has four feet, is an abomination to you.
24 You will become unclean until evening by these animals if you touch a carcass of one of them.
And by these you shall be defiled; every one that touches their carcases shall be unclean till the evening.
25 Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes and remain unclean until evening.
And every one that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till the evening.
26 Every animal which has a split hoof that is not completely divided or which does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them will be unclean.
And whichever amongst 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 Whatever walks on its paws among all the animals that walk on all four legs, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches such a carcass will be unclean until the evening.
And every one amongst 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 Whoever picks up such a carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. These animals will be unclean to 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 Of the animals that creep on the ground, these are the animals that will be unclean to you: the weasel, the rat, every kind of large lizard,
And these [are] unclean to you of reptiles upon the earth, the weasel, and the mouse, and the lizard,
30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
the ferret, and the chameleon, and the evet, and the newt, and the mole.
31 Of all the animals that creep, these are the animals which will be unclean to you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean until 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 If any of them dies and falls on anything, that thing will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, leather, or sackcloth. Whatever it is and whatever it is used for, it must be put into water; it will be unclean until evening. Then it will be clean.
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.
33 For every clay pot into or onto which any unclean animal falls, whatever is in the pot will become unclean, and you must destroy that pot.
And every earthen vessel into which one of these things shall fall, whatever is inside it, shall be unclean, and it shall be broken.
34 Any food that could be eaten but has water on it from such a pot is unclean. Any liquid that is for drinking from such a pot is 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 Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; if it is an oven or small stove, it must be broken to pieces. They are unclean and they must remain unclean 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 A spring or cistern for collecting water remains clean; but anyone who touches their carcass is 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 If any part of their carcass falls upon any seeds for planting, those seeds will still be clean.
And if one of their carcases should fall upon any sowing seed which shall be sown, it shall be clean.
38 But if water is put on the seeds, and if any part of their carcass falls on them, then they will be unclean 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 If any animal that you may eat dies, then he who touches the carcass will be unclean until 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 Whoever eats any of that carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. Anyone who picks up such a carcass will wash his clothes and be unclean until 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 Every animal that creeps on the ground is to be detested; it must not be eaten.
And every reptile that creeps on the earth, this shall be an abomination to you; it shall not be eaten.
42 Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all four legs, or whatever has many feet—all the animals that creep on the ground, these you must not eat, for they are to be detested.
And every [animal] that creeps on its belly, and every one that goes on four [feet] continually, which abounds with feet amongst all the reptiles creeping upon the earth—you shall not eat it, for it is an abomination to you.
43 You must not make yourselves unclean with any living creatures that creep; you must not make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be made impure by them.
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.
44 For I am Yahweh your God. You are to keep yourselves holy, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves with any kind of animal that moves about on the ground.
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.
45 For I am Yahweh, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You must therefore be holy, for I am holy.
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.
46 This is the law regarding the animals, the birds, every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the ground,
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 for which a distinction is to be made between the unclean and the clean, and between the living things that may be eaten and the living things that 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.

< Leviticus 11 >