1 T he Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

And the Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

2 “ Say to the people of Israel, ‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals on the earth.

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

3 Y ou may eat any animal that has hard and divided feet and chews its food again.

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

4 B ut among those which chew their food again or have feet that are hard and divided, do not eat the camel. For it chews its food again, but does not have feet that are hard and divided. It is unclean to you.

Nevertheless 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.

5 D o not eat the rock badger. For it chews its food again, but does not have feet that are hard and divided. It is unclean to you.

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

6 D o not eat the rabbit. For it chews its food again, but does not have feet that are hard and divided. It is unclean to you.

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

7 A nd do not eat the pig. For it has feet that are hard and divided, but it does not chew its food again. It is unclean to you.

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

8 D o not eat their flesh or touch their dead bodies. They are unclean to you.

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

9 ‘ These you may eat, of all that are in the water. You may eat everything in the water that has fins and scales, in the seas or in the rivers.

These 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;

10 B ut whatever is in the seas and rivers that does not have fins and scales, among all the living things moving in the water, are to be hated by you.

But 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.

11 Y ou will hate them. You may not eat their meat, and you will hate their dead bodies.

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

12 W hatever in the water does not have fins and scales will be hated by you.

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

13 ‘ These you will hate among the birds. They are hated and not to be eaten: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard,

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

14 t he kite, every kind of falcon,

The kite, the whole species of falcon,

15 e very kind of raven,

Every kind of raven,

16 t he ostrich, the owl, the sea gull, every kind of hawk,

The ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, every species of hawk,

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

The owl, the cormorant, the ibis,

18 t he white owl, the pelican, the vulture that eats dead flesh,

The swan, the pelican, the vulture,

19 t he stork, every kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.

The stork, all kinds of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.

20 ‘ All bugs with wings and that walk on all fours are to be hated by you.

All winged insects that go upon all fours are to be an abomination to you;

21 B ut you may eat, among all the bugs with wings and that walk on all fours, those which have legs above their feet that allow them to jump on the ground.

Yet 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.

22 Y ou may eat every kind of locust, every kind of destroying locust, every kind of cricket, and every kind of grasshopper.

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

23 B ut you are to hate all other bugs with wings and four feet.

But all other winged insects which have four feet shall be detestable to you.

24 ‘ If you touch these you will be unclean. Whoever touches their dead bodies will be unclean until evening.

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

25 A nd whoever picks up any of their dead bodies will wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

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

26 E very animal that has a parted foot but not a divided foot, or that does not eat its food again, is unclean to you. Whoever touches them will be unclean.

Every 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.

27 W hatever walks on its soft feet, among all the animals that walk on all fours, are unclean to you. Whoever touches their dead bodies will be unclean until evening.

And 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,

28 A nd he who picks up their dead bodies will wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. They are unclean to you.

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

29 ‘ These animals that move on the earth are unclean to you: the mole, the mouse, every kind of big lizard,

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

30 t he gecko, the crocodile, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.

The gecko, the land crocodile, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.

31 T hese animals that move on the earth are unclean to you. Whoever touches their dead bodies will be unclean until evening.

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

32 A nd anything on which one of them may fall when they are dead will be unclean. Each piece of wood or clothing or skin or bag or anything used as you work, must be put in water. It will be unclean until evening. Then it will be clean.

And 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.

33 I f any falls into a clay pot, whatever is in the pot will be unclean. You should break the pot.

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

34 A ny food that could be eaten but has water from such a pot on it will be unclean. And anything which could be drunk from any such pot will be unclean.

Of 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.

35 E verything on which part of their dead body may fall will be unclean. A stove or a place for pots must be broken. They are unclean to you.

And 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.

36 B ut a well or a place holding water will be clean. But whoever touches a dead body will be unclean.

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

37 I f a part of their dead body falls on any seed which is to be planted, it is clean.

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

38 B ut if water is put on the seed, and a body falls on it, it is unclean to you.

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

39 ‘ If one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its dead body will be unclean until evening.

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

40 H e who eats some of the dead body will wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. And he who picks up its dead body will wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

And 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.

41 ‘ Anything that moves around on the ground in large numbers is hated and is not to be eaten.

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

42 Y ou should not eat whatever moves on its stomach, or goes on four feet, or has many feet, among all the things that move around on the ground in large numbers. For they are hated.

Whatever 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.

43 D o not make yourselves unclean by any of the small living things that move together on the ground, so you become unclean.

You 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.

44 F or I am the Lord your God. So set yourselves apart, and be holy. For I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean with any of the small living things that move together in large numbers on the ground.

For 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.

45 F or I am the Lord Who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. So be holy, because I am holy.’”

For 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.

46 T his is the Law of the animal, the bird, every living thing that moves in the water, and everything that moves on the ground.

This 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,

47 I t is so you know the difference between those that are clean and those that are unclean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.

To 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.