The LORD spoke
again to Moses
and to Aaron
, saying
to them,
"Speak to the sons
of Israel
, saying
, ` aThese
are the creatures
which
you may eat
from all
the animals
that are on the earth
.
`Whatever divides
a hoof
, thus making
split
hoofs
, and chews
the cud
, among the animals
, that you may eat
.
`Nevertheless, ayou are not to eat
of these
, among those which chew
the cud
, or among those which divide
the hoof
: the camel
, for though it chews
cud
, it does not divide
the hoof
, it is unclean
to you.
`Likewise, the 1shaphan, for though it chews
cud
, it does not divide
the hoof
, it is unclean
to you;
the 1rabbit also, for though it chews
cud
, it does not divide
the hoof
, it is unclean
to you;
and the pig, for though it divides
the hoof
, thus making
a split
hoof
, it does not chew
cud
, it is unclean
to you.
`You shall not eat of their flesh
nor
touch
their carcasses
; they are unclean
to you.
` aThese you may eat
, whatever
is in the water
: all
that have fins
and scales
, those in the water
, in the seas
or in the rivers
, you may eat
.
` aBut whatever is in the seas
and in the rivers
that does not have
fins
and scales
among
all
the teeming
life
of the water
, and among
all
the living
creatures
that are in the water
, they are detestable
things
to you,
and they shall be 1abhorrent to you; you may not eat
of their flesh
, and their carcasses
you shall detest
.
`Whatever in the water
does not have
fins
and scales
is 1abhorrent
to you.
`These, moreover, ayou shall detest
among
the birds
; they are 1abhorrent
, not to be eaten
: the 2eagle
and the vulture
and the 3buzzard
,
and the kite and the falcon
in its kind
,
and the ostrich and the owl
and the sea
gull
and the hawk
in its kind
,
and the little owl
and the cormorant
and the 1great
owl
,
and the white owl
and the 1pelican
and the carrion
vulture
,
and the stork, the heron
in its kinds
, and the hoopoe
, and the bat
.
`All the 1winged
insects
that walk
on all fours
are detestable
to you.
`Yet these
you may eat
among
all
the 1winged
insects
which walk
on all fours
: those which
have above
their feet
jointed legs
with which
to jump
on the earth
.
`These of them you may eat
: the locust
in its kinds
, and the devastating
locust
in its kinds
, and the cricket
in its kinds
, and the grasshopper
in its kinds
.
`But all other 1winged
insects
which
are four-footed
are detestable
to you.
`By these, moreover, you will be made
unclean
: whoever
touches
their carcasses
becomes
unclean
until
evening
,
and awhoever picks
up any
of their carcasses
shall wash
his clothes
and be unclean
until
evening
.
`Concerning all the animals
which
divide
the hoof
but do not make
a split
hoof, or which do not chew
cud
, they are unclean
to you: whoever
touches
them becomes
unclean
.
`Also whatever walks
on its paws
, among all
the creatures
that walk
on all fours
, are unclean
to you; whoever
touches
their carcasses
becomes
unclean
until
evening
,
and the one who picks up their carcasses
shall wash
his clothes
and be unclean
until
evening
; they are unclean
to you.
`Now these are to you the unclean
among the swarming
things
which swarm
on the earth
: the mole
, and the mouse
, and the 1great
lizard
in its kinds
,
and the gecko, and the 1crocodile
, and the lizard
, and the 2sand
reptile
, and the chameleon
.
`These are to you the unclean
among all
the swarming
things
; whoever
touches
them when they are dead
becomes
unclean
until
evening
.
`Also anything on which
one of them may fall
when they are dead
becomes
unclean
, including
any
wooden
article
, or
clothing
, or
a skin
, or
a sack
--any
article
1of which
use
is made
-- ait shall be put
in the water
and be unclean
until
evening
, then it becomes
clean
.
`As for any aearthenware
vessel
into which
one of them may fall
, whatever
is in it becomes
unclean
and you shall break
1the vessel.
`Any of the 1food
which
may be eaten
, on which
water
comes
, shall become
unclean
, and any
1liquid
which
may be drunk
in every
vessel
shall become
unclean
.
`Everything, moreover, on which
part of their carcass
may fall
becomes
unclean
; an oven
or a 1stove
shall be smashed
; they are unclean
and shall continue
as unclean
to you.
`Nevertheless a spring
or a cistern
1collecting
water
shall be clean
, though the one who touches
their carcass
shall be unclean
.
`If a part of their carcass
falls
on any
seed
for sowing
which
is to be sown
, it is clean
.
`Though if water
is put
on the seed
and a part of their carcass
falls
on it, it is unclean
to you.
`Also if one of the animals
dies
which
you have for food
, the one who touches
its carcass
becomes
unclean
until
evening
.
` aHe too, who eats some
of its carcass
shall wash
his clothes
and be unclean
until
evening
, and the one who picks
up its carcass
shall wash
his clothes
and be unclean
until
evening
.
` aNow every swarming
thing
that swarms
on the earth
is detestable
, not to be eaten
.
`Whatever crawls
on its belly
, and whatever
walks
on all fours
, whatever
has many
feet
, in respect to every
swarming
thing
that swarms
on the earth
, you shall not eat
them, for they are detestable
.
` aDo not render 1yourselves
detestable
through any
of the swarming
things
that swarm
; and you shall not make
yourselves unclean
with them so that you become
unclean
.
`For aI am the LORD your God
. Consecrate
yourselves therefore, and bbe holy
, for I am holy
. And you shall not make
yourselves
unclean
with any
of the swarming
things
that swarm
on the earth
.
` aFor I am the LORD who brought
you up from the land
of Egypt
to be your God
; thus byou shall be holy
, for I am holy
.' "
This is the law
regarding the animal
and the bird
, and every
living
thing
that moves
in the waters
and everything
that swarms
on the earth
,
ato make a distinction
between
the unclean
and the clean
, and between
the edible
creature
and the creature
which
is not to be eaten
.