Leviticus 11
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:
Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 Say to the sons of Israel: These are the animals that you ought to eat out of all the living things of the earth.
“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.
3 All that has a divided hoof, and that chews over again, among the cattle, you shall eat.
You may eat any animal that has a split hoof and that also chews the cud.
4 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.
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.
5 The rock rabbit which chews over again, and whose hoof is not divided, is unclean,
Also the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not have a split hoof, it is also unclean to you.
6 and so also is the hare, for it too chews over again, yet its hoof is not divided,
The rabbit, because it chews the cud, but does not have a split hoof, is unclean to you.
7 and also the swine, which, though its hoof is divided, does not chew over again.
The pig, although it has a split hoof, does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.
8 The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.
You must not eat any of their meat, nor touch their carcasses. They are unclean to you.
9 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.
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.
10 But whatever does not have fins and scales, of those things that live and move in the waters, shall be abominable to you,
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.
11 and detestable; their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid.
Since they must be detested, you must not eat of their meat; also, their carcasses must be detested.
12 All that does not have fins and scales in the waters shall be polluted.
Whatever has no fins or scales in the water must be detested by you.
13 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,
The birds you must detest and that you must not eat are these: the eagle, the vulture,
14 and the kite, as well as the vulture, according to their kind,
the kite, any kind of falcon,
15 and all that is of the raven kind, according to their likeness,
every kind of raven,
16 the ostrich, and the owl, and the gull, and the hawk, according to its kind,
the horned owl and the screech owl, the seagull, and any kind of hawk.
17 the owl, and the sea bird, and the ibis,
You must also detest the little owl and the great owl, the cormorant,
18 and the swan, and the pelican, and the marsh hen,
the white owl and the barn owl, the osprey,
19 the heron, and the plover according to its kind, the crested hoopoe, and also the bat.
the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and also the bat.
20 Of all that flies, whatever steps upon four feet shall be abominable to you.
All winged insects that walk on four legs are detestable to you.
21 But whatever certainly walks upon four feet, and also has longer legs behind, with which it hops upon the earth,
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.
22 you shall eat, such as the beetle in its kind, and the cricket, and grasshopper, and the locust, each one according to its kind.
You may also eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
23 But among flying things, whatever has only four feet shall be detestable to you.
But all the flying insects that have four feet must be detested by you.
24 And whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be defiled, and he shall be unclean until evening.
You will become unclean until evening by these animals if you touch a carcass of one of them.
25 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.
Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes and remain unclean until evening.
26 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.
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.
27 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.
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.
28 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.
Whoever picks up such a carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. These animals will be unclean to you.
29 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,
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,
30 the shrew, and the chameleon, and the gecko, and the lizard, and the mole.
the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
31 All these are unclean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be unclean until evening.
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.
32 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.
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.
33 But an earthen vessel, into which something from these will fall, shall be defiled; and therefore it is to be broken.
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.
34 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.
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.
35 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.
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.
36 Yet truly, fountains and cisterns, and all reservoirs of water shall be clean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be defiled.
A spring or cistern for collecting water remains clean; but anyone who touches their carcass is unclean.
37 If it falls upon seed grain, it shall not defile it.
If any part of their carcass falls upon any seeds for planting, those seeds will still be clean.
38 But if anyone has poured water upon the seed grain, and afterwards it was touched by the carcasses, it shall be immediately defiled.
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.
39 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.
If any animal that you may eat dies, then he who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
40 And whoever will have eaten or carried anything of these shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until evening.
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.
41 All that creeps across the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it be taken up as food.
Every animal that creeps on the ground is to be detested; it must not be eaten.
42 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.
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.
43 Do not be willing to contaminate your souls, nor shall you touch any of these, lest you become unclean.
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.
44 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.
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.
45 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.
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.
46 This is the law of animals and flying things, and of every living soul that moves in the waters or creeps upon the land,
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,
47 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.
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.'”
