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Leviticus 11

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1 God spoke to Moses and Aaron:
1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
2 "Speak to the People of Israel. Tell them: Of all the animals on Earth, these are the animals that you may eat:
2 “Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat:
3 "You may eat any animal that has a split hoof, divided in two, and that chews the cud,
3 You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.
4 but not an animal that only chews the cud or only has a split hoof. For instance, the camel chews the cud but doesn't have a split hoof, so it's unclean.
4 “ ‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you.
5 The rock badger chews the cud but doesn't have a split hoof and so it's unclean.
5 The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
6 The rabbit chews the cud but doesn't have a split hoof so is unclean.
6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
7 The pig has a split hoof, divided in two, but doesn't chew the cud and so is unclean.
7 And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
8 You may not eat their meat nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.
8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
9 "Among the creatures that live in the water of the seas and streams, you may eat any that have fins and scales.
9 “ ‘Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales.
10 But anything that doesn't have fins and scales, whether in seas or streams, whether small creatures in the shallows or huge creatures in the deeps, you are to detest.
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 regard as unclean.
11 Yes, detest them. Don't eat their meat; detest their carcasses.
11 And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean.
12 Anything living in the water that doesn't have fins and scales is detestable to you.
12 Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you.
13 "These are the birds you are to detest. Don't eat them. They are detestable: eagle, vulture, osprey,
13 “ ‘These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,
14 kite, all falcons,
14 the red kite, any kind of black kite,
15 all ravens,
15 any kind of raven,
16 ostrich, nighthawk, sea gull, all hawks,
16 the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
17 owl, cormorant, ibis,
17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18 water hen, pelican, Egyptian vulture,
18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
19 stork, all herons, hoopoe, bat.
19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.
20 "All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
20 “ ‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.
21 But you can eat some of these, namely, those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground:
21 There are, however, some flying insects that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.
22 all locusts, katydids, crickets, and grasshoppers.
22 Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper.
23 But all the other flying insects that have four legs you are to detest.
23 But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.
24 "You will make yourselves ritually unclean until evening if you touch their carcasses.
24 “ ‘You will make yourselves unclean by these; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening.
25 If you pick up one of their carcasses you must wash your clothes and you'll be unclean until evening.
25 Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.
26 "Every animal that has a split hoof that's not completely divided, or that doesn't chew the cud is unclean for you; if you touch the carcass of any of them you become unclean.
26 “ ‘Every animal that does not have a divided hoof or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you; whoever touches the carcass of any of them will be unclean.
27 "Every four-footed animal that goes on its paws is unclean for you; if you touch its carcass you are unclean until evening.
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.
28 If you pick up its carcass you must wash your clothes and are unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
28 Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. These animals are unclean for you.
29 "Among the creatures that crawl on the ground, the following are unclean for you: weasel, rat, all lizards,
29 “ ‘Of the animals that move along the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,
30 gecko, monitor lizard, wall lizard, skink, chameleon.
30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon.
31 Among the crawling creatures, these are unclean for you. If you touch them when they are dead, you are ritually unclean until evening.
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.
32 When one of them dies and falls on something, that becomes unclean no matter what it's used for, whether it's made of wood, cloth, hide, or sackcloth. Put it in the water - it's unclean until evening, and then it's clean.
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.
33 If one of these dead creatures falls into a clay pot, everything in the pot is unclean and you must break the pot.
33 If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot.
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.
34 Any food you are allowed to eat that has come into contact with water from any such pot is unclean, and any liquid that is drunk from such a pot is unclean.
35 Anything that one of these carcasses falls on is unclean - an oven or cooking pot must be broken up; they're unclean and must be treated as unclean.
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.
36 A spring, though, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but if you touch one of these carcasses you're ritually unclean.
36 A spring, however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcasses is unclean.
37 If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean.
37 If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean.
38 But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, you must treat it as unclean.
38 But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
39 "If an animal that you are permitted to eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass is ritually unclean until evening.
39 “ ‘If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean till evening.
40 If you eat some of the carcass you must wash your clothes and you are unclean until evening. If you pick up the carcass you must wash your clothes and are unclean until evening.
40 Anyone who eats some of its carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.
41 "Creatures that crawl on the ground are detestable and not to be eaten.
41 “ ‘Every creature that moves along the ground is to be regarded as unclean; it is not to be eaten.
42 Don't eat creatures that crawl on the ground, whether on their belly or on all fours or on many feet - they are detestable.
42 You are not to eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is unclean.
43 Don't make yourselves unclean or be defiled by them, because I am your God.
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.
44 "Make yourselves holy for I am holy. Don't make yourselves ritually unclean by any creature that crawls on the ground.
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 along the ground.
45 I am God who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Be holy because I am holy.
45 I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
46 "These are the instructions on animals, birds, fish, and creatures that crawl on the ground.
46 “ ‘These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves about in the water and every creature that moves along the ground.
47 You have to distinguish between the ritually unclean and the clean, between living creatures that can be eaten and those that cannot be eaten."
47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.’ ”
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