And the LORD spake
unto Moses
and to Aaron
, saying
unto them,
Speak unto the children
of Israel
, saying
, These
are the beasts
which ye shall eat
among all the beasts
that are on the earth
.
Whatsoever parteth the hoof
, and is clovenfooted
, and cheweth
the cud
, among the beasts
, that shall ye eat
.
Nevertheless these shall ye not eat
of them that chew
the cud
, or of them that divide
the hoof
: as the camel
, because he cheweth
the cud
, but divideth
not the hoof
; he is unclean
unto you.
And the coney, because he cheweth
the cud
, but divideth
not the hoof
; he is unclean
unto you.
And the hare, because he cheweth
the cud
, but divideth
not the hoof
; he is unclean
unto you.
And the swine, though he divide
the hoof
, and be clovenfooted
, yet he cheweth
not the cud
; he is unclean
to you.
Of their flesh shall ye not eat
, and their carcase
shall ye not touch
; they are unclean
to you.
These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters
: whatsoever hath fins
and scales
in the waters
, in the seas
, and in the rivers
, them shall ye eat
.
And all that have not fins and scales
in the seas
, and in the rivers
, of all that move
in the waters
, and of any living
thing
which is in the waters
, they shall be an abomination
unto you:
They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat
of their flesh
, but ye shall have their carcases
in abomination
.
Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales
in the waters
, that shall be an abomination
unto you.
And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among
the fowls
; they shall not be eaten
, they are an abomination
: the eagle
, and the ossifrage
, and the ospray
,
And the vulture, and the kite
after his kind
;
And the owl, and the night hawk
, and the cuckow
, and the hawk
after his kind
,
And the little owl, and the cormorant
, and the great owl
,
And the swan, and the pelican
, and the gier eagle
,
And the stork, the heron
after her kind
, and the lapwing
, and the bat
.
All fowls that creep
, going
upon all four
, shall be an abomination
unto you.
Yet these may ye eat of every flying
creeping
thing that goeth
upon all four
, which have legs
above
their feet
, to leap
withal
upon the earth
;
Even these of them ye may eat; the locust
after his kind
, and the bald locust
after his kind
, and the beetle
after his kind
, and the grasshopper
after his kind
.
But all other flying creeping things
, which have four
feet
, shall be an abomination
unto you.
And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth
the carcase
of them shall be unclean
until the even
.
And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase
of them shall wash
his clothes
, and be unclean
until the even
.
The carcases of every beast which divideth
the hoof
, and is not clovenfooted
, nor cheweth
the cud
, are unclean
unto you: every one that toucheth
them shall be unclean
.
And whatsoever goeth
upon his paws
, among all manner of beasts
that go
on all four
, those are unclean
unto you: whoso toucheth
their carcase
shall be unclean
until the even
.
And he that beareth the carcase
of them shall wash
his clothes
, and be unclean
until the even
: they are unclean
unto you.
These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things
that creep
upon the earth
; the weasel
, and the mouse
, and the tortoise
after his kind
,
And the ferret, and the chameleon
, and the lizard
, and the snail
, and the mole
.
These are unclean to you among all that creep
: whosoever doth touch
them, when they be dead
, shall be unclean
until the even
.
And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall
, it shall be unclean
; whether it be any vessel
of wood
, or raiment
, or skin
, or sack
, whatsoever vessel
it be , wherein any work
is done
, it must be put
into water
, and it shall be unclean
until the even
; so it shall be cleansed
.
And every earthen vessel
, whereinto any of them falleth
, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean
; and ye shall break
it.
Of all meat which may be eaten
, that on which such water
cometh
shall be unclean
: and all drink
that may be drunk
in every such vessel
shall be unclean
.
And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth
shall be unclean
; whether it be oven
, or ranges
for pots, they shall be broken down
: for they are unclean
, and shall be unclean
unto you.
Nevertheless a fountain or pit
, wherein there is plenty
of water
, shall be clean
: but that which toucheth
their carcase
shall be unclean
.
And if any part of their carcase fall
upon any sowing
seed
which is to be sown
, it shall be clean
.
But if any water be put
upon the seed
, and any part of their carcase
fall
thereon, it shall be unclean
unto you.
And if any beast, of which ye may eat
, die
; he that toucheth
the carcase
thereof shall be unclean
until the even
.
And he that eateth of the carcase
of it shall wash
his clothes
, and be unclean
until the even
: he also that beareth
the carcase
of it shall wash
his clothes
, and be unclean
until the even
.
And every creeping thing that creepeth
upon the earth
shall be an abomination
; it shall not be eaten
.
Whatsoever goeth upon the belly
, and whatsoever goeth
upon all four
, or whatsoever hath more
feet
among all creeping things
that creep
upon the earth
, them ye shall not eat
; for they are an abomination
.
Ye shall not make yourselves
abominable
with any creeping thing
that creepeth
, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean
with them, that ye should be defiled
thereby.
For I am the LORD your God
: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves
, and ye shall be holy
; for I am holy
: neither shall ye defile
yourselves
with any manner of creeping thing
that creepeth
upon the earth
.
For I am the LORD that bringeth
you up out of the land
of Egypt
, to be your God
: ye shall therefore be holy
, for I am holy
.
This is the law of the beasts
, and of the fowl
, and of every living
creature
that moveth
in the waters
, and of every creature
that creepeth
upon the earth
:
To make a difference between the unclean
and the clean
, and between the beast
that may be eaten
and the beast
that may not be eaten
.