¹ And Jehovah spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,

^{2 Ref} Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.

^{3 Ref} Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, `and' cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that may ye eat.

⁴ Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that part the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.

^{5 Ref} And the coney, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.

^{6 Ref} And the hare, because she cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, she is unclean unto you.

^{7 Ref} And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you.

^{8 Ref} Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

^{9 Ref} These may ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that may ye eat.

^{10 Ref} And all that have not 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 unto you,

¹¹ and they shall be an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in abomination.

¹² Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you.

^{13 Ref} And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray,

¹⁴ and the kite, and the falcon after its kind,

^{15 Ref} every raven after its kind,

^{16 Ref} and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the seamew, and the hawk after its kind,

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

¹⁸ and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the vulture,

¹⁹ and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

^{20 Ref} All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination unto you.

²¹ Yet these may ye eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all fours, which have legs above their feet, wherewith to leap upon the earth.

^{22 Ref} Even these of them ye may eat: the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.

²³ But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination unto you.

^{24 Ref} And by these ye shall become unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the even;

^{25 Ref} And whosoever beareth `aught' of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

²⁶ Every beast which parteth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, is unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

^{27 Ref} And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even.

^{28 Ref} And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.

^{29 Ref} And these are they which are unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the great lizard after its kind,

³⁰ and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.

^{31 Ref} These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even.

^{32 Ref} And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherewith any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; then shall it be clean.

^{33 Ref} And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.

^{34 Ref} All food `therein' which may be eaten, that on which water cometh, shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in every `such' vessel shall be unclean.

^{35 Ref} And every thing whereupon `any part' of their carcass falleth shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

^{36 Ref} Nevertheless a fountain or a pit wherein is a gathering of water shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean.

^{37 Ref} And if `aught' of their carcass fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.

³⁸ But if water be put upon the seed, and `aught' of their carcass fall thereon, it is unclean unto you.

^{39 Ref} And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even.

^{40 Ref} And he that eateth of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

^{41 Ref} And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

^{42 Ref} Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all fours, or whatsoever hath many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

^{43 Ref} Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

^{44 Ref} For I am Jehovah your God: sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moveth upon the earth.

^{45 Ref} For I am Jehovah that brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

^{46 Ref} This is the law of the beast, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth;

^{47 Ref} 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.

¹ And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying unto them,

^{2 Ref} `Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, This `is' the beast which ye do eat out of all the beasts which `are' on the earth:

^{3 Ref} any dividing a hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoofs, bringing up the cud, among the beasts, it ye do 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 `is' unclean to you;

^{5 Ref} and the rabbit, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof it divideth not -- unclean it `is' to you;

^{6 Ref} and the hare, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof hath not divided -- unclean it `is' to you;

^{7 Ref} 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 `is' to you.

^{8 Ref} `Of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come -- unclean they `are' to you.

^{9 Ref} `This ye do eat of all which `are' 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 Ref} 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 `is' in the waters -- an abomination they `are' to you;

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

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

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

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

^{15 Ref} every raven after its kind,

^{16 Ref} and the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind,

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

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

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

^{20 Ref} `Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four -- an abomination it `is' 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;

^{22 Ref} 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 and every teeming thing which is flying, which hath four feet -- an abomination it `is' to you.

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

^{25 Ref} and anyone who is lifting up `aught' of their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening: --

²⁶ even every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and the cud is not bringing up -- unclean they `are' to you; any one who is coming against them is unclean.

^{27 Ref} `And any one going on its paws, among all the beasts which are going on four -- unclean they `are' to you; any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean until the evening;

^{28 Ref} and he who is lifting up their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean until the evening -- unclean they `are' to you.

^{29 Ref} `And this `is' 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 and the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole;

^{31 Ref} these `are' 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 Ref} `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 Ref} and any earthen vessel, into the midst of which `any' one of them falleth, all that `is' in its midst is unclean, and it ye do break.

^{34 Ref} `Of all the food which is eaten, that on which cometh `such' water, is unclean, and all drink which is drunk in any `such' vessel is unclean;

^{35 Ref} and anything on which `any' of their carcase falleth is unclean (oven or double pots), it is broken down, unclean they `are', yea, unclean they are to you.

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

^{37 Ref} and when `any' of their carcase falleth on any sown seed which is sown -- it `is' clean;

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

^{39 Ref} `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 Ref} 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 Ref} `And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten;

^{42 Ref} 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 `are' an abomination;

^{43 Ref} 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 Ref} `For I `am' Jehovah your God, and ye have sanctified yourselves, and ye have been holy, for I `am' holy; and ye do not defile your persons with any teeming thing which is creeping on the earth;

^{45 Ref} for I `am' Jehovah who am bringing you up out of the land of Egypt to become your God; and ye have been holy, for I `am' holy.

^{46 Ref} `This `is' 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 Ref} to make separation between the unclean and the pure, and between the beast that is eaten, and the beast that is not eaten.'

¹ Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,

^{2 Ref} "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 Ref} Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.

⁴ "'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 Ref} The coney, because he chews the cud but doesn't have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you.

^{6 Ref} The hare, because she chews the cud but doesn't part the hoof, she is unclean to you.

^{7 Ref} The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn't chew the cud, he is unclean to you.

^{8 Ref} Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.

^{9 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 and you detest them. You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses.

¹² Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.

^{13 Ref} "'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 and the red kite, any kind of black kite,

^{15 Ref} any kind of raven,

^{16 Ref} the horned owl, the screech owl, and the gull, any kind of hawk,

¹⁷ the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

¹⁸ the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

¹⁹ the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.

^{20 Ref} "'All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you.

²¹ 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 Ref} Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper.

²³ But all winged creeping things which have four feet, are an abomination to you.

^{24 Ref} "'By these you will become unclean: whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening.

^{25 Ref} Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

²⁶ "'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 Ref} 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 Ref} He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.

^{29 Ref} "'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 the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

^{31 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} Every earthen vessel, into which any of them falls, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it.

^{34 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} Nevertheless a spring or a cistern in which water is a gathered shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.

^{37 Ref} If part of their carcass falls on any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.

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

^{39 Ref} "'If any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

^{40 Ref} 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 Ref} "'Every creeping thing that creeps on the earth is an abomination. It shall not be eaten.

^{42 Ref} 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 Ref} You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps, neither shall you make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled thereby.

^{44 Ref} For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth.

^{45 Ref} 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 Ref} "'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 Ref} 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.'"