Leviticus 11:1-9

Clean and Unclean Animals

1 And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,
2 "Speak to the people of Israel, saying, 1These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.
3 Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.
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 And the 2rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.
6 And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.
7 And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, 3is unclean to you.
8 You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.
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.

Cross References 3

  • 1. For ver. 1-47, see Deuteronomy 14:3-20; [Matthew 15:11; Mark 7:15, 18; Acts 10:12-15; Acts 11:6-9; Romans 14:14; 1 Corinthians 8:8; Colossians 2:16, 21; Hebrews 9:10]
  • 2. Psalms 104:18; Proverbs 30:26
  • 3. [Isaiah 65:4; Isaiah 66:3, 17]
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