Leviticus, 11

1. Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron and said to them,

1. And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

2. 'Speak to the Israelites and say: "Of all animals living on land these are the creatures you may eat:

2. Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These [are] the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that [are] on the earth.

3. "You may eat any animal that has a cloven hoof, divided into two parts, and that is a ruminant.

3. Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

4. The following, which either chew the cud or have a cloven hoof, are the ones that you may not eat: you will regard the camel as unclean, because though it is ruminant, it does not have a cloven hoof;

4. Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: [as] the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.

5. you will regard the coney as unclean, because though it is ruminant, it does not have a cloven hoof;

5. And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.

6. you will regard the hare as unclean, because though it is ruminant, it does not have a cloven hoof;

6. And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.

7. you will regard the pig as unclean, because though it has a cloven hoof, divided into two parts, it is not a ruminant.

7. And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he [is] unclean to you.

8. You will not eat the meat of these or touch their dead bodies; you will regard them as unclean.

8. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they [are] unclean to you.

9. "Of all that lives in water, these you may eat: "Anything that has fins and scales, and lives in the water, whether in sea or river, you may eat.

9. These shall ye eat of all that [are] in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

10. But anything in sea or river that does not have fins and scales, of all the small water-creatures and all the living things found there, you will regard as detestable.

10. And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which [is] in the waters, they [shall be] an abomination unto you:

11. You will regard them as detestable; you must not eat their meat and you will regard their carcases as detestable.

11. They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.

12. Anything that lives in water, but not having fins and scales, you will regard as detestable.

12. Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that [shall be] an abomination unto you.

13. "Of the birds these are the ones that you will regard as detestable; they may not be eaten, they are detestable for eating: "The tawny vulture, the griffon, the osprey,

13. And these [are they which] ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they [are] an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

14. the kite, the various kinds of buzzard,

14. And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

15. all kinds of raven,

15. Every raven after his kind;

16. the ostrich, the screech owl, the seagull, the various kinds of hawk,

16. And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

17. horned owl, night owl, cormorant, barn owl,

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

18. ibis, pelican, white vulture,

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

19. stork, the various kinds of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.

19. And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

20. "All winged insects moving on four feet you will regard as detestable for eating.

20. All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you.

21. Of all these winged insects you may eat only the following: those with the sort of legs above their feet which enable them to leap over the ground.

21. Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon [all] four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

22. These are the ones you may eat: the various kinds of migratory locust, the various kinds of solham locust, hargol locust and hagab locust.

22. [Even] these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.

23. But all other winged insects on four feet you will regard as detestable for eating.

23. But all [other] flying creeping things, which have four feet, [shall be] an abomination unto you.

24. "By the following you will be made unclean. Anyone who touches the carcase of one will be unclean until evening.

24. And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

25. Anyone who picks up their carcases must wash his clothing and will be unclean until evening.

25. And whosoever beareth [ought] of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

26. Animals that have hoofs, but not cloven, and that are not ruminant, you will regard as unclean; anyone who touches them will be unclean.

26. [The carcases] of every beast which divideth the hoof, and [is] not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, [are] unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

27. Those four-footed animals which walk on the flat of their paws you will regard as unclean; anyone who touches their carcases will be unclean until evening,

27. And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on [all] four, those [are] unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

28. and anyone who picks up their carcases must wash his clothing and will be unclean until evening. You will regard them as unclean.

28. And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they [are] unclean unto you.

29. "Of the small creatures which crawl along the ground, these are the ones which you will regard as unclean: the mole, the rat, the various kinds of lizard:

29. These also [shall be] unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,

30. gecko, koah, letaah, chameleon and tinshamet.

30. And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.

31. "Of all the small creatures, these are the animals which you must regard as disgusting. Anyone who touches them when they are dead will be unclean until evening.

31. These [are] unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.

32. "Any object on which one of these creatures falls when it is dead becomes unclean: wooden utensil, clothing, skin, sacking, any utensil whatever. It must be immersed in water and will remain unclean until evening: then it will be clean.

32. And upon whatsoever [any] of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether [it be] any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel [it be], wherein [any] work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.

33. If the creature falls into an earthenware vessel, the vessel must be broken; whatever the vessel contains is unclean.

33. And every earthen vessel, whereinto [any] of them falleth, whatsoever [is] in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.

34. Any edible food will be unclean if the water touches it; any drinkable liquid will be unclean, no matter what its container.

34. Of all meat which may be eaten, [that] on which [such] water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every [such] vessel shall be unclean.

35. Anything on which the carcase of such a creature may fall will be unclean: be it oven or stove, it must be destroyed; for they are unclean and you will regard them as unclean

35. And every [thing] whereupon [any part] of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; [whether it be] oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: [for] they [are] unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

36. (although springs, wells and stretches of water will remain clean); anyone who touches one of their carcases will be unclean.

36. Nevertheless a fountain or pit, [wherein there is] plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.

37. If one of their carcases falls on any kind of seed, the seed will remain clean;

37. And if [any part] of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it [shall be] clean.

38. but if the seed has been moistened and one of their carcases falls on it, you will regard it as unclean.

38. But if [any] water be put upon the seed, and [any part] of their carcase fall thereon, it [shall be] unclean unto you.

39. "If one of the animals that you use as food dies, anyone who touches the carcase will be unclean until evening;

39. And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

40. anyone who eats any of the carcase must wash his clothing and will remain unclean until evening; anyone who picks up the carcase must wash his clothing and will remain unclean until evening.

40. And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

41. "Any creature that swarms on the ground is detestable for eating; it must not be eaten.

41. And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth [shall be] an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

42. Anything that moves on its belly, anything that moves on four legs or more -- in short all the creatures that swarm on the ground -- you will not eat, since they are detestable.

42. Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon [all] four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they [are] an abomination.

43. Do not make yourselves detestable with all these swarming creatures; do not defile yourselves with them, do not be defiled by them.

43. Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

44. For it is I, Yahweh, who am your God. You have been sanctified and have become holy because I am holy: do not defile yourselves with all these creatures that swarm on the ground.

44. For I [am] the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I [am] holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

45. Yes, it is I, Yahweh, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God: you must therefore be holy because I am holy." '

45. For I [am] the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I [am] holy.

46. Such is the law concerning animals, birds, all living creatures that move in water and all creatures that swarm on the ground.

46. This [is] the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:

47. Its purpose is to distinguish the clean from the unclean, the creatures that may be eaten from those that may not be eaten.

47. To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.