1 T he Lord said to Moses and Aaron,

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

2 “ Say to the people of Israel, ‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals 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 Y ou may eat any animal that has hard and divided feet and chews its food again.

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

`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 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 rabbit, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof it divideth not -- unclean it 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, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof hath not divided -- unclean it 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 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 D o not eat their flesh or touch their dead bodies. 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, 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.

`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 rivers that does not have fins and scales, among all the living things moving in the water, are to be hated by 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 Y ou will hate them. You may not eat their meat, and you will hate their dead bodies.

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 will be hated by you.

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

13 ‘ These you will hate among the birds. They are hated and not to be eaten: the eagle, the vulture, 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 t he kite, every kind 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 owl, the sea gull, every kind of hawk,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

`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 Y ou may eat every kind of locust, every kind of destroying locust, every kind of cricket, and every kind 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 you are to hate all other bugs with wings and four feet.

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

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

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 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 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 picks up their dead bodies will 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 ‘ These animals that move on the earth are unclean to you: the mole, the mouse, every kind of big 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 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 animals that move on the earth are unclean to you. Whoever touches their dead bodies will be 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 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 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 I f any falls into a clay pot, whatever is in the pot will be unclean. You should break the pot.

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 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 is eaten, that on which cometh water, is unclean, and all drink which is drunk in any vessel is 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 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 B ut a well or a place holding water will be clean. But whoever touches a dead body will 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 dead body falls on any seed which is to be planted, it is clean.

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

38 B ut if water is put on the seed, and a body 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 ‘ If one of the animals dies which you have for food, the one who touches its dead body will be 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 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 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 ‘ Anything that moves around on the ground in large numbers is hated and is not to be eaten.

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

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 make yourselves unclean by any of the small living things that move together on the ground, so 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. 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 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 out of the land of Egypt to be your God. So be holy, because 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 animal, the bird, every living thing that moves in the water, and everything that moves on the ground.

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