1 A nd Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying unto them,

Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,

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

“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.

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

Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.

4 ` 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;

“‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.

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

The cony, because he chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.

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

The hare, because she chews the cud but doesn’t part the hoof, she is unclean to you.

7 a nd 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.

The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn’t chew the cud, he is unclean to you.

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

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

9 ` 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;

“‘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, that you may eat.

10 a nd 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;

All that don’t have fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you,

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

and you detest them. You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses.

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

Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.

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

“‘These you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the black vulture,

14 a nd the vulture, and the kite after its kind,

and the red kite, any kind of black kite,

15 e very raven after its kind,

any kind of raven,

16 a nd the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind,

the horned owl, the screech owl, and the gull, any kind of hawk,

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

the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

18 a nd the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

19 a nd the stork, the heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.

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

“‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you.

21 ` 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;

Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth.

22 t hese 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;

Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.

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

But all winged creeping things which have four feet, are an abomination to you.

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

“‘By these you will become unclean: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

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

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

26 e ven 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.

“‘Every animal which parts the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.

27 ` 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;

Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

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

He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.

29 ` 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,

“‘These are they which are unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,

30 a nd the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole;

the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

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

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

32 ` 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;

On whatever any of them falls when they are dead, it shall be unclean; whether it is any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel it is, with which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it will be clean.

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

Every earthen vessel, into which any of them falls, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it.

34 ` 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;

All food which may be eaten, that on which water comes, shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.

35 a nd 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.

Everything whereupon part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you.

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

Nevertheless a spring or a cistern in which water is gathered shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.

37 a nd when of their carcase falleth on any sown seed which is sown -- it clean;

If part of their carcass falls on any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.

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

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

39 ` 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;

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

40 a nd 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.

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

“‘Every creeping thing that creeps on the earth is an abomination. It shall not be eaten.

42 a ny 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;

Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

43 y e 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.

You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps. You shall not make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled thereby.

44 ` 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;

For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.

45 f or 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.

For I am Yahweh who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

46 ` 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,

“‘This is the law of the animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,

47 t o make separation between the unclean and the pure, and between the beast that is eaten, and the beast that is not eaten.'

to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.’”