Leviticus, 11

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

1. And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

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

2. "Say to the people of Israel, These are the living things which you may 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. Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may 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 among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.

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

5. And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to 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 it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to 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, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, 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 you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall 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 you may eat, of all that are in the waters. Everything in the waters that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers, you may 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. But anything in the seas or the rivers that has not fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is an abomination to 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 remain an abomination to you; of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall have in abomination.

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

12. Everything in the waters that has not fins and scales is an abomination to 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 you shall have in abomination among the birds, they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the osprey,

14. the kite, the various kinds of buzzard,

14. the kite, the falcon according to its kind,

15. all kinds of raven,

15. every raven according to its kind,

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

16. the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk according to its kind,

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

17. the owl, the cormorant, the ibis,

18. ibis, pelican, white vulture,

18. the water hen, the pelican, the carrion vulture,

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

19. the stork, the heron according to its kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.

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

20. "All winged insects that go upon all fours are an abomination to 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 among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those which have legs above their feet, with which to leap on 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. Of them you may eat: the locust according to its kind, the bald locust according to its kind, the cricket according to its kind, and the grasshopper according to its kind.

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

23. But all other winged insects which have four feet are an abomination to you.

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

24. "And by these you shall become unclean; whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,

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

25. and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

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. Every animal which parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you; every one who touches 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 all that go on their paws, among the animals that go on all fours, are unclean to you; whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,

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 who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to 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. "And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm upon the earth: the weasel, the mouse, the great lizard according to its kind,

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

30. the gecko, the land crocodile, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.

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 swarm; whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening.

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 anything upon which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is an article of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any vessel that is used for any purpose; it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it shall be clean.

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

33. And if any of them falls into any earthen vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you 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. Any food in it which may be eaten, upon which water may come, shall be unclean; and all drink which may be drunk from 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 everything upon which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether oven or stove, it shall be broken in pieces; they are unclean, and shall be unclean to 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 spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean; but whatever touches their carcass 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 carcass falls upon any seed for sowing that is to be sown, it is 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 water is put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to 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 animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening,

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 who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; he also who carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

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

41. "Every swarming thing that swarms upon the earth is 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. Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, all the swarming things that swarm upon the earth, you 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. You shall not make yourselves abominable with any swarming thing that swarms; and you shall not defile yourselves with them, lest you become unclean.

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; consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls 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 who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; you 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 pertaining to beast and bird and every living creature that moves through the waters and every creature that swarms 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 distinction between the unclean and the clean and between the living creature that may be eaten and the living creature that may not be eaten.