Leviticus 11

1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying unto them,

And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

2 'Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, This [is] the beast which ye do eat out of all the beasts which [are] on the earth:

Say to the sons of Israel: These are the animals that you ought to eat out of all the living things of the earth.

3 any dividing a hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoofs, bringing up the cud, among the beasts, it ye do eat.

All that has a divided hoof, and that chews over again, among the cattle, you shall eat.

4 'Only, this ye 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 not dividing — it [is] unclean to you;

But whatever certainly chews over again, but has a hoof that is not divided, such as the camel and others, these you shall not eat, and you shall consider them to be among what is unclean.

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

The rock rabbit which chews over again, and whose hoof is not divided, is unclean,

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

and so also is the hare, for it too chews over again, yet its hoof is not divided,

7 and the sow, though it is dividing the hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoof, yet the cud it bringeth not up — unclean it [is] to you.

and also the swine, which, though its hoof is divided, does not chew over again.

8 'Of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come — unclean they [are] to you.

The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.

9 'This ye do eat of all which [are] in the waters; any one that hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the brooks, them ye do eat;

These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that has little fins and scales, as much in the sea, as in the rivers and ponds, you shall eat.

10 and any one that hath not fins and scales in the seas, and in the brooks, of any teeming creature of the waters, and of any creature which liveth, which [is] in the waters — an abomination they [are] to you;

But whatever does not have fins and scales, of those things that live and move in the waters, shall be abominable to you,

11 yea, an abomination they are to you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and their carcase ye abominate.

and detestable; their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid.

12 'Any one that hath not fins and scales in the waters — an abomination it [is] to you.

All that does not have fins and scales in the waters shall be polluted.

13 'And these ye do abominate of the fowl; they are not eaten, an abomination they [are]: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

These are those things among the birds which you must not eat, and which are to be avoided by you: the eagle, and the griffin, and the osprey,

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

and the kite, as well as the vulture, according to their kind,

15 every raven after its kind,

and all that is of the raven kind, according to their likeness,

16 and the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind,

the ostrich, and the owl, and the gull, and the hawk, according to its kind,

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

the owl, and the sea bird, and the ibis,

18 and the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

and the swan, and the pelican, and the marsh hen,

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

the heron, and the plover according to its kind, the crested hoopoe, and also the bat.

20 'Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four — an abomination it [is] to you.

Of all that flies, whatever steps upon four feet shall be abominable to you.

21 'Only — this ye do eat of any teeming thing which is flying, which is going on four, which hath legs above its feet, to move with them on the earth;

But whatever certainly walks upon four feet, and also has longer legs behind, with which it hops upon the earth,

22 these of them ye do eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the beetle after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind;

you shall eat, such as the beetle in its kind, and the cricket, and grasshopper, and the locust, each one according to its kind.

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

But among flying things, whatever has only four feet shall be detestable to you.

24 'And by these ye are made unclean, any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean till the evening;

And whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be defiled, and he shall be unclean until evening.

25 and anyone who is lifting up [aught] of their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening: —

And if it will be necessary to carry any of these dead things, he shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until the sun sets.

26 even every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and the cud is not bringing up — unclean they [are] to you; any one who is coming against them is unclean.

Every animal that certainly has a hoof, but which is not divided, nor does it chew over again, shall be unclean. And whoever will have touched it shall be contaminated.

27 'And any one going on its paws, among all the beasts which are going on four — unclean they [are] to you; any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean until the evening;

Whatever walks upon its hands, out of all the animals that advance on all fours, shall be unclean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be polluted until evening.

28 and he who is lifting up their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean until the evening — unclean they [are] to you.

And whoever will have carried this kind of carcass shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until evening. For all these are unclean to you.

29 'And this [is] to you the unclean among the teeming things which are teeming on the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after its kind,

Likewise, these shall be considered among the polluted things, out of all that moves upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the crocodile, each one according to its kind,

30 and the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole;

the shrew, and the chameleon, and the gecko, and the lizard, and the mole.

31 these [are] the unclean to you among all which are teeming; any one who is coming against them in their death is unclean till the evening.

All these are unclean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be unclean until evening.

32 'And anything on which any one of them falleth, 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 hath been unclean till the evening, then it hath been clean;

And anything upon which something from their carcasses will have fallen shall be defiled, whether it is a vessel of wood, or a garment, or skins, or haircloths, or anything by which work is done. These shall be dipped in water and shall be defiled until evening, but then afterwards these shall be clean.

33 and any earthen vessel, into the midst of which [any] one of them falleth, all that [is] in its midst is unclean, and it ye do break.

But an earthen vessel, into which something from these will fall, shall be defiled; and therefore it is to be broken.

34 'Of all the food which is eaten, that on which cometh [such] water, is unclean, and all drink which is drunk in any [such] vessel is unclean;

Any of the foods that you eat, if water from such a vessel will have been poured upon it, it shall be unclean. And every liquid which one may drink from such a vessel shall be unclean.

35 and anything on which [any] of their carcase falleth is unclean (oven or double pots), it is broken down, unclean they [are], yea, unclean they are to you.

And if anything from among these kinds of dead things has fallen upon it, it shall be unclean, whether it be an oven, or a pot with feet, these shall be unclean and shall be destroyed.

36 'Only — a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcase is unclean;

Yet truly, fountains and cisterns, and all reservoirs of water shall be clean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be defiled.

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

If it falls upon seed grain, it shall not defile it.

38 and when water is put on the seed, and [any] of its carcase hath fallen on it — unclean it [is] to you.

But if anyone has poured water upon the seed grain, and afterwards it was touched by the carcasses, it shall be immediately defiled.

39 'And when any of the beasts which are to you for food dieth, he who is coming against its carcase is unclean till the evening;

If any animals will have died, from which it is lawful for you to eat, whoever will have touched its carcass shall be unclean until evening.

40 and he who is eating of its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening; and he who is lifting up its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening.

And whoever will have eaten or carried anything of these shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until evening.

41 'And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten;

All that creeps across the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it be taken up as food.

42 any thing going on the belly, and any going on four, unto every multiplier of feet, to every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth — ye do not eat them, for they [are] an abomination;

Whatever advances by four feet upon the chest, or that has many feet, or that drags across the soil, you shall not eat, because it is abominable.

43 ye do not make yourselves abominable with any teeming thing which is teeming, nor do ye make yourselves unclean with them, so that ye have been unclean thereby.

Do not be willing to contaminate your souls, nor shall you touch any of these, lest you become unclean.

44 'For I [am] Jehovah your God, and ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I [am] holy; and ye do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on the earth;

For I am the Lord your God. Be holy, for I am Holy. Do not pollute your souls with any creeping thing, which moves across the land.

45 for I [am] Jehovah who am bringing you up out of the land of Egypt to become your God; and ye have been holy, for I [am] holy.

For I am the Lord, who led you away from the land of Egypt, so that I would be your God; you shall be holy, for I am Holy.

46 'This [is] a law of the beasts, and of the fowl, 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 animals and flying things, and of every living soul that moves in the waters or creeps upon the land,

47 to make separation between the unclean and the pure, and between the beast that is eaten, and the beast that is not eaten.'

so that you may know the difference between clean and unclean, and so that you may know what you ought to eat, and what you ought to refuse.