1 ¶ And the LORD spoke unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

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

2 S peak unto the sons of Israel, saying, These are the animals which ye shall eat among all the animals 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 divides the hoof and is clovenfooted and chews the cud, among the animals, that shall you 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 shall ye not eat of those that chew the cud or of those that divide the hoof: the camel because it chews the cud but divides not the hoof; it is unclean unto 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 because it chews the cud, but divides not the hoof: it is unclean unto 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 divides not the hoof: it is unclean unto 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 though it divides the hoof and is clovenfooted, yet it chews not 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 ye shall not eat, and their carcase 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 ¶ These shall you eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, those shall you 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 any reptile in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto 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 be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall have their carcasses in abomination.

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

12 W hatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.

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

13 A nd these ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they shall be an abomination: 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 vulture, and the kite according to his species,

and the vulture, and the kite after its kind,

15 e very raven according to his species,

every raven after its kind,

16 t he owl, the night hawk, the cuckow, and the hawk according to his species;

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

17 t he little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

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

18 t he swan, the pelican, the gier eagle,

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

19 t he stork, the heron according to her species, the lapwing, and the bat.

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

20 ¶ Every flying insect that creeps, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.

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

21 Y et these may ye eat of every flying insect that goes upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap with them upon the earth;

`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 t hese of them ye may eat: the locust according to his species and the bald locust according to his species and the beetle according to his species and the grasshopper according to his species.

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 flying insects, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.

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

24 A nd for these ye shall be unclean: whoever touches their carcase 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 bears any part of their carcase 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 T he carcasses of every animal which divides the hoof and is not clovenfooted, nor chews the cud, are unclean unto you; everyone that 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 of all the animals that go on all four, any that walk upon their paws are unclean unto you; whoever touches their carcase 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 that bears their carcase shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean unto 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 shall be unclean unto you among the animals that creep upon the earth: the weasel and the mouse and the frog according to his species

`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 a nd the ferret and the lizard and the snail and the slug and the mole.

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

31 T hese are unclean to you among all the animals; 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 everything upon which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it be any vessel of wood or clothing or skin or sack, whatever instrument with which work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; and thus 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 them falls, whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye 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 A ll food which may be eaten upon which shall come water from any such vessel shall be unclean; and any drink that may be drunk shall be unclean in every such vessel.

`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 carcase falls shall be unclean: the oven or the chimney shall be broken down, for they are unclean and shall be unclean unto 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 N evertheless a fountain or cistern where water is collected shall be clean; but that which touches their carcase 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 A nd if any part of their carcase falls upon any sown seed which is 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 is put upon the seed and any part of their carcase falls thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.

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

39 A nd if any animal of which ye may eat dies, he that touches the carcase thereof 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 that eats of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; likewise he that bears the carcase of it 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 every reptile that creeps upon the earth is 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 upon the belly and whatever goes upon four or more feet among all reptiles that creep upon the earth, ye shall not eat; for it is abomination.

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 ¶ Ye shall not defile your souls with any reptile that creeps, neither shall ye contaminate yourselves with them, that ye should be unclean with 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; ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; neither shall ye defile your souls with any reptile that moves upon the earth.

`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 that causes you to come up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; ye shall therefore 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 animals and of the fowls and of every living creature that moves in the waters and of every animal that creeps upon the earth:

`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 between the unclean and the clean and between the animals that may be eaten and the animals 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.'