1 T he Lord spoke again to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,

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

2 “ Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, ‘ These are the creatures which you may eat from 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 a hoof, thus making split hoofs, and chews the cud, among the animals, that 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, you 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.

`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 L ikewise, the shaphan, for though it chews cud, it 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 t he rabbit also, for though it chews cud, it 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 pig, for though it divides the hoof, thus making a split hoof, it does not chew 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 Y ou shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; 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 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.

`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 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 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 a nd they shall be abhorrent to you; you may not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses you shall detest.

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

12 W hatever in the water does not have fins and scales is abhorrent to you. Avoid the Unclean

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

13 ‘ These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they are abhorrent, not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard,

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

14 a nd the kite and the falcon in its kind,

and the vulture, and the kite after its kind,

15 e very raven in its kind,

every raven after its kind,

16 a nd the ostrich and the owl and the sea gull and the hawk in its kind,

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

17 a nd the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,

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

18 a nd the white owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture,

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

19 a nd the stork, the heron in its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

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

20 ‘ All the winged insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

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

21 Y et these you may eat among all the winged insects which walk on all fours: those which have above their feet jointed legs with which to jump on 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 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.

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 are four-footed are detestable to you.

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

24 ‘ By these, moreover, you will be made unclean: whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until 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 picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

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

26 C oncerning 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.

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 lso 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 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 the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until 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 ‘ Now these are to you the unclean among the swarming things which swarm on the earth: the mole, and the mouse, and the great lizard in its kinds,

`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 gecko, and the crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand reptile, and the chameleon.

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

31 T hese are to you the unclean among all the swarming things; whoever touches them when they are dead becomes unclean until 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 lso 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 of which use is made— it shall be put in the water and be unclean until evening, then it becomes clean.

`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 s for any earthenware vessel into which one of them may fall, whatever is in it becomes 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 A ny of the food which may be eaten, on which water comes, shall become unclean, and any liquid which may be drunk in every vessel shall become 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 E verything, moreover, on which part of their carcass may fall becomes unclean; an oven or a stove shall be smashed; they are unclean and shall continue as 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 N evertheless a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean, though the one who 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 any seed for sowing which is to be sown, it is clean.

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

38 T hough if water is put on the seed and a part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you.

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

39 ‘ Also if one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its carcass becomes unclean until 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 H e 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.

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 ‘ Now every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is detestable, not to be eaten.

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

42 W hatever 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.

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 D o not render yourselves detestable through any of the swarming things that swarm; and you shall not make yourselves unclean with them so that you become unclean.

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. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on 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 who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus 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 regarding the animal and the bird, and every living thing that moves in the waters and everything that swarms on 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 distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the edible creature and the creature which is not to 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.'