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1 The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:
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The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
2 Say to the Israelites: These are the creatures that you are allowed to eat from the land animals:
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“Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat:
3 You can eat any animal that has divided hoofs, completely split, and that rechews food.
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You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.
4 But of animals that rechew food and have divided hoofs you must not eat the following: the camel—though it rechews food, it does not have divided hoofs, so it is unclean for you;
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“ ‘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—though it rechews food, it does not have divided hoofs, so it is unclean for you;
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The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
6 the hare—though it rechews food, it does not have divided hoofs, so it is unclean for you;
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The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
7 the pig—though it has completely divided hoofs, it does not rechew food, so it is unclean for you.
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And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
8 You must not eat the flesh of these animals or touch their dead bodies; they are unclean for you.
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You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
9 You are allowed to eat the following from all water animals: You may eat anything in the water that has fins and scales, whether in sea or stream.
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“ ‘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 in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales—whether it be any of the swarming creatures in the water or any of the other living creatures in the water—is detestable to you
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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 and must remain so. You must not eat their flesh, and you must detest their dead bodies.
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And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean.
12 Anything in the water that does not have fins or scales is detestable to you.
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Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you.
13 Of the birds, the following are the ones you must detest—they must not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the black vulture, the bearded vulture,
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“ ‘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 the kite, any kind of falcon,
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the red kite, any kind of black kite,
15 any kind of raven,
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any kind of raven,
16 the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the long-eared owl, any kind of hawk,
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the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
17 the tawny owl, the fisher owl, the screech owl,
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the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18 the white owl, the scops owl, the osprey,
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the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
19 the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
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the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.
20 Any flying insect that walks on four feet is detestable to you,
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“ ‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.
21 but you can eat four-footed flying insects that have jointed legs above their feet with which they hop on the ground.
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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 Of these you can eat the following: any kind of migrating locust, any kind of bald locust, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.
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Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper.
23 But every other flying insect that has four feet is detestable to you.
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But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.
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