1 A nd the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying unto them,

2 S ay to the Israelites: These are the animals which you may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

`Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, This the beast which ye do eat out of all the beasts which on the earth:

3 W hatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, any of these animals you may eat.

any dividing a hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoofs, bringing up the cud, among the beasts, it ye do eat.

4 N evertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud or divide the hoof: the camel, because it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it is unclean to you.

`Only, this ye do not eat -- of those bringing up the cud, and of those dividing the hoof -- the camel, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof not dividing -- it unclean to you;

5 A nd the coney or rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it is unclean to you.

and the rabbit, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof it divideth not -- unclean it to you;

6 A nd the hare, because it chews the cud but does not divide the hoof; it is unclean to you.

and the hare, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof hath not divided -- unclean it to you;

7 A nd the swine, because it divides the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud; it is unclean to you.

and the sow, though it is dividing the hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoof, yet the cud it bringeth not up -- unclean it to you.

8 O f their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.

`Of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come -- unclean they to you.

9 T hese you may eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, these you may eat;

`This ye do eat of all which in the waters; any one that hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the brooks, them ye do eat;

10 B ut all that have not fins and scales in the seas and in the rivers, of all the creeping things in the waters, and of all the living creatures which are in the waters, they are an abomination and abhorrence to you.

and any one that hath not fins and scales in the seas, and in the brooks, of any teeming creature of the waters, and of any creature which liveth, which in the waters -- an abomination they to you;

11 T hey shall continue to be an abomination to you; you shall not eat of their flesh, but you shall detest their carcasses.

yea, an abomination they are to you; of their flesh ye do not eat, and their carcase ye abominate.

12 E verything in the waters that has not fins or scales shall be abhorrent and detestable to you.

`Any one that hath not fins and scales in the waters -- an abomination it to you.

13 T hese you shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, for they are detestable: the eagle, the ossifrage, the ospray,

`And these ye do abominate of the fowl; they are not eaten, an abomination they: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

14 T he kite, the whole species of falcon,

and the vulture, and the kite after its kind,

15 E very kind of raven,

every raven after its kind,

16 T he ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, every species of hawk,

and the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind,

17 T he owl, the cormorant, the ibis,

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

18 T he swan, the pelican, the vulture,

and the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

19 T he stork, all kinds of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.

and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

20 A ll winged insects that go upon all fours are to be an abomination to you;

`Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four -- an abomination it to you.

21 Y et of all winged insects that go upon all fours you may eat those which have legs above their feet with which to leap on the ground.

`Only -- this ye do eat of any teeming thing which is flying, which is going on four, which hath legs above its feet, to move with them on the earth;

22 O f these you may eat: the whole species of locust, of bald locust, of cricket, and of grasshopper.

these of them ye do eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the beetle after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind;

23 B ut all other winged insects which have four feet shall be detestable to you.

and every teeming thing which is flying, which hath four feet -- an abomination it to you.

24 A nd by these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening,

`And by these ye are made unclean, any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean till the evening;

25 A nd whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

and anyone who is lifting up of their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening: --

26 E very beast which parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you; everyone who touches them shall be unclean.

even every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and the cud is not bringing up -- unclean they to you; any one who is coming against them is unclean.

27 A nd all that go on their paws, among all kinds of four-footed beasts, are unclean to you; whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,

`And any one going on its paws, among all the beasts which are going on four -- unclean they to you; any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean until the evening;

28 A nd he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.

and he who is lifting up their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean until the evening -- unclean they to you.

29 T hese also are unclean to you among the creeping things and creep upon the ground: the weasel, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,

`And this to you the unclean among the teeming things which are teeming on the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after its kind,

30 T he gecko, the land crocodile, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.

and the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole;

31 T hese are unclean to you among all that creep; whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening.

these the unclean to you among all which are teeming; any one who is coming against them in their death is unclean till the evening.

32 A nd upon whatever they may fall when they are dead, it shall be unclean, whether it is an article of wood or clothing or skin (bottle) or sack, any vessel in which work is done; it must be put in water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; so it shall be cleansed.

`And anything on which any one of them falleth, in their death, is unclean, of any vessel of wood or garment or skin or sack, any vessel in which work is done is brought into water, and hath been unclean till the evening, then it hath been clean;

33 A nd every earthen vessel into which any of these falls, whatever may be in it shall be unclean, and you shall break the vessel.

and any earthen vessel, into the midst of which one of them falleth, all that in its midst is unclean, and it ye do break.

34 O f all the food which may be eaten, that on which such water comes shall be unclean, and all drink that may be drunk from every such vessel shall be unclean.

`Of all the food which is eaten, that on which cometh water, is unclean, and all drink which is drunk in any vessel is unclean;

35 A nd everything upon which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether an oven, or pan with a lid, or hearth for pots, it shall be broken in pieces; they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you.

and anything on which of their carcase falleth is unclean (oven or double pots), it is broken down, unclean they, yea, unclean they are to you.

36 Y et a spring or a cistern or reservoir of water shall be clean; but whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean.

`Only -- a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcase is unclean;

37 I f a part of their carcass falls on seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean;

and when of their carcase falleth on any sown seed which is sown -- it clean;

38 B ut if any water be put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it shall be unclean to you.

and when water is put on the seed, and of its carcase hath fallen on it -- unclean it to you.

39 I f any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

`And when any of the beasts which are to you for food dieth, he who is coming against its carcase is unclean till the evening;

40 A nd he who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening; he also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

and he who is eating of its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening; and he who is lifting up its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening.

41 A nd everything that creeps on the ground and swarms shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

`And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten;

42 W hatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has more feet among all things that creep on the ground and swarm you shall not eat; for they are detestable.

any thing going on the belly, and any going on four, unto every multiplier of feet, to every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth -- ye do not eat them, for they an abomination;

43 Y ou shall not make yourselves loathsome and abominable any swarming thing that swarms, neither shall you make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled by them.

ye do not make yourselves abominable with any teeming thing which is teeming, nor do ye make yourselves unclean with them, so that ye have been unclean thereby.

44 F or I am the Lord your God; so consecrate yourselves and be holy, for I am holy; neither defile yourselves with any manner of thing that multiplies in large numbers or swarms.

`For I Jehovah your God, and ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I holy; and ye do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on the earth;

45 F or I am the Lord Who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; therefore you shall be holy, for I am holy.

for I Jehovah who am bringing you up out of the land of Egypt to become your God; and ye have been holy, for I holy.

46 T his is the law of the beast, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and creeps on the earth and multiplies in large numbers,

`This a law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature which is moving in the waters, and of every creature which is teeming on the earth,

47 T o make a difference (a distinction) between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.

to make separation between the unclean and the pure, and between the beast that is eaten, and the beast that is not eaten.'