11:1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
11:2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat:
11:3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
11:4 “‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a split hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you.
11:5 The coney, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you.
11:6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you.
11:7 And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
11:8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
11:9 “‘Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams, you may eat any that have fins and scales.
11:10 But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales–whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water–you are to detest.
11:11 And since you are to detest them, you must not eat their meat and you must detest their carcasses.
11:12 Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be detestable to you.
11:13 “‘These are the birds you are to detest and not eat because they are detestable: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,
11:14 the red kite, any kind of black kite,
11:15 any kind of raven,
11:16 the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
11:17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
11:18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
11:19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.
11:20 “‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be detestable to you.
11:21 There are, however, some winged creatures that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.
11:22 Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper.
11:23 But all other winged creatures that have four legs you are to detest.
11:24 “‘You will make yourselves unclean by these; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening.
11:25 Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening.
11:26 “‘Every animal that has a split hoof not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you; whoever touches the carcass of any of them will be unclean.
11:27 Of all the animals that walk on all fours, those that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening.
11:28 Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening. They are unclean for you.
11:29 “‘Of the animals that move about on the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,
11:30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon.
11:31 Of all those that move along the ground, these are unclean for you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean till evening.
11:32 When one of them dies and falls on something, that article, whatever its use, will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, hide or sackcloth. Put it in water; it will be unclean till evening, and then it will be clean.
11:33 If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot.
11:34 Any food that could be eaten but has water on it from such a pot is unclean, and any liquid that could be drunk from it is unclean.
11:35 Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; an oven or cooking pot must be broken up. They are unclean, and you are to regard them as unclean.
11:36 A spring, however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcasses is unclean.
11:37 If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean.
11:38 But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
11:39 “‘If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean till evening.
11:40 Anyone who eats some of the carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening. Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean till evening.
11:41 “‘Every creature that moves about on the ground is detestable; it is not to be eaten.
11:42 You are not to eat any creature that moves about on the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is detestable.
11:43 Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures. Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them.
11:44 I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves about on the ground.
11:45 I am the LORD who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
11:46 “‘These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves in the water and every creature that moves about on the ground.
11:47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.’”
11:1 Then Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
11:2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, These are the animals which you may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
11:3 Whatever has a divided hoof, that is, has its hoof split in two, and chews the cud among the beasts, that you may eat.
11:4 However these you shall not eat: of those that only chew the cud or of those that only have a divided hoof: the camel, for though it chews the cud, it does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean to you.
11:5 And the hyrax, for though it chews the cud, it does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean to you.
11:6 And the hare, for though it chews the cud, it does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean to you.
11:7 And the pig, for though it has a divided hoof, that is, it has its hoof split in two, it does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you.
11:8 You shall not eat of their flesh, nor shall you touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.
11:9 These you may eat of all that are in the water: anything in the water that has fins and scales, in the seas or in the rivers; these you may eat.
11:10 But anything that does not have fins and scales in the seas and in the rivers, of anything that swarms in the waters and of any living animal which is in the waters, they are an abomination to you,
11:11 And they shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall regard as an abomination.
11:12 Anything in the water that does not have fins or scales is an abomination to you.
11:13 And these you shall regard as an abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are an abomination: the great vulture and the bearded vulture and the black vulture
11:14 And the kite and the falcon of every kind,
11:15 Every raven of every kind,
11:16 And the ostrich and the nighthawk and the sea gull and the hawk of every kind,
11:17 And the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl
11:18 And the white owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture
11:19 And the stork; the heron of every kind and the hoopoe and the bat;
11:20 All flying insects that go on all fours are an abomination to you.
11:21 Yet these you may eat of all flying insects that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth;
11:22 These of them you may eat: the swarming locust of every kind and the swallowing locust of every kind and the cricket of every kind and the grasshopper of every kind.
11:23 But all the other flying insects which have four feet are an abomination to you.
11:24 And by these you shall become unclean; whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,
11:25 And whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
11:26 For every beast which has a divided hoof but does not have its hoof split in two or chew the cud is unclean to you; everyone who touches them shall be unclean.
11:27 And whatever goes on its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, are unclean to you; whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
11:28 And the one who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.
11:29 And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the earth: the weasel and the mouse and the great lizard of every kind,
11:30 And the gecko and the land crocodile and the lizard and the sand lizard and the chameleon.
11:31 These are unclean to you among all the swarming things; whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening.
11:32 And anything on which one of them may fall when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is any article of wood or clothing or skin or sackcloth; any article which is used for any work must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it shall be clean.
11:33 And any earthen vessel into which any of them falls, whatever is in it shall be unclean, and the vessel you shall break.
11:34 Any food that could be eaten shall be unclean if water from such a vessel comes upon it, and any liquid that may be drunk shall be unclean if it was in any such vessel.
11:35 And everything on which part of their carcass falls shall be unclean ? an oven or a stove shall be broken in pieces; they are unclean and shall continue to be unclean to you.
11:36 Nevertheless a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean, but whatever touches their carcass shall be unclean.
11:37 And if any part of their carcass falls on any seed for sowing, which is to be sown, it is clean.
11:38 But if water is put on the seed, and any part of their carcass fall on it, it is unclean to you.
11:39 And if any beast which you have for food dies, the one who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
11:40 And he who eats some of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; the one who carries its carcass shall also wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
11:41 Now every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
11:42 Whatever goes on its stomach and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all the swarming things that swarm on the earth, you shall not eat them, for they are an abomination.
11:43 You shall not make yourselves abominable with any swarming thing that swarms, nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them, and so become defiled by them.
11:44 For I am Jehovah your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not defile yourselves with any of the swarming things that move upon the earth.
11:45 For I am Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; you shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
11:46 This is the law of the beast and of the bird, and of every living animal that moves in the waters, and of every creature that swarms upon the earth;
11:47 To make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.