Clean and Unclean Animals (Deuteronomy 14:1–21; Acts 10:9–16)
1 Brenton And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, BSB BSB: The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,
2 Brenton Speak ye to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat of all beasts that are upon the earth. BSB BSB: “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
3 Brenton Every beast parting the hoof and making divisions of two claws, and chewing the cud among beasts, these ye shall eat. BSB BSB: You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
4 Brenton But of these ye shall not eat, of those that chew the cud, and of those that part the hoofs, and divide claws; the camel, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you. BSB BSB: But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
5 Brenton And the rabbit, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you. BSB BSB: The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
6 Brenton And the hare, because it does not chew the cud, and does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you. BSB BSB: The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
8 Brenton Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall not touch their carcases; these are unclean to you. BSB BSB: You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
9 Brenton And these are what ye shall eat of all that are in the waters: all things that have fins and scales in the waters, and in the seas, and in the brooks, these ye shall eat. BSB BSB: Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
10 Brenton And all things which have not fins or scales in the water, or in the seas, and in the brooks, of all which the waters produce, and of every soul living in the water, are an abomination; and they shall be abominations to you. BSB BSB: But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales.
11 Brenton Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall abhor their carcases. BSB BSB: They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
12 Brenton And all things that have not fins or scales of those that are in the waters, these are an abomination to you. BSB BSB: Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
13 Brenton And these are the things which ye shall abhor of birds, and they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle. BSB BSB: Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
14 Brenton And the vulture, and the kite, and the like to it; BSB BSB: the kite, any kind of falcon,
15 Brenton and the sparrow, and the owl, and the sea-mew, and the like to it: BSB BSB: any kind of raven,
16 Brenton and every raven, and the birds like it, and the hawk and his like, BSB BSB: the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
17 Brenton and the night-raven and the cormorant and the stork, BSB BSB: the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18 Brenton and the red-bill, and pelican, and swan, BSB BSB: the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
19 Brenton and the heron, and the lapwing, and the like to it, and the hoopoe and the bat. BSB BSB: the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 Brenton And all winged creatures that creep, which go upon four feet, are abominations to you. BSB BSB: All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
21 Brenton But these ye shall eat of the creeping winged animals, which go upon four feet, which have legs above their feet, to leap with on the earth. BSB BSB: However, you may eat the following kinds of flying insects that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
22 Brenton And these of them ye shall eat: the caterpillar and his like, and the attacus and his like, and the cantharus and his like, and the locust and his like. BSB BSB: Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
23 Brenton Every creeping thing from among the birds, which has four feet, is an abomination to you. BSB BSB: All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
24 Brenton And by these ye shall be defiled; every one that touches their carcases shall be unclean till the evening. BSB BSB: These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
25 Brenton And every one that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till the evening. BSB BSB: and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
26 Brenton And whichever among the beasts divides the hoof and makes claws, and does not chew the cud, shall be unclean to you; every one that touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening. BSB BSB: Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
27 Brenton And every one among all the wild beasts that moves upon its fore feet, which goes on all four, is unclean to you; every one that touches their dead bodies shall be unclean till evening. BSB BSB: All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
28 Brenton And he that takes of their dead bodies shall wash his garments, and shall be unclean till evening: these are unclean to you. BSB BSB: and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
29 Brenton And these are unclean to you of reptiles upon the earth, the weasel, and the mouse, and the lizard, BSB BSB: The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
30 Brenton the ferret, and the chameleon, and the evet, and the newt, and the mole. BSB BSB: the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
31 Brenton These are unclean to you of all the reptiles which are on the earth; every one who touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening. BSB BSB: These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.
32 Brenton And on whatsoever one of their dead bodies shall fall it shall be unclean; whatever wooden vessel, or garment, or skin, or sack it may be, every vessel in which work should be done, shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean till evening; and then it shall be clean. BSB BSB: When one of them dies and falls on something, that article becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.
33 Brenton And every earthen vessel into which one of these things shall fall, whatsoever is inside it, shall be unclean, and it shall be broken. BSB BSB: If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.
34 Brenton And all food that is eaten, on which water shall come from such a vessel , shall be unclean; and every beverage which is drunk in any such vessel, shall be unclean. BSB BSB: Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.
35 Brenton And every thing on which there shall fall of their dead bodies shall be unclean; ovens and stands for jars shall be broken down: these are unclean, and they shall be unclean to you. BSB BSB: Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.
36 Brenton Only if the water be of fountains of water, or a pool, or confluence of water, it shall be clean; but he that touches their carcases shall be unclean. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.
37 Brenton And if one of their carcases should fall upon any sowing seed which shall be sown, it shall be clean. BSB BSB: If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
38 Brenton But if water be poured on any seed, and one of their dead bodies fall upon it, it is unclean to you. BSB BSB: but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
39 Brenton And if one of the cattle die, which it is lawful for you to eat, he that touches their carcases shall be unclean till evening. BSB BSB: If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
40 Brenton And he that eats of their carcases shall wash his garments, and be unclean till evening; and he that carries any of their carcases shall wash his garments, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean till evening. BSB BSB: Whoever eats from the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening, and anyone who picks up the carcass must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening.
41 Brenton And every reptile that creeps on the earth, this shall be an abomination to you; it shall not be eaten. BSB BSB: Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
42 Brenton And every animal that creeps on its belly, and every one that goes on four feet continually, which abounds with feet among all the reptiles creeping upon the earth—ye shall not eat it, for it is an abomination to you. BSB BSB: Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.
43 Brenton And ye shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles that creep upon the earth, and ye shall not be polluted with them, and ye shall not be unclean by them. BSB BSB: Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.
44 Brenton For I am the Lord your God; and ye shall be sanctified, and ye shall be holy, because I the Lord your God am holy; and ye shall not defile your souls with any of the reptiles creeping upon the earth. BSB BSB: For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.
45 Brenton For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God; and ye shall be holy, for I the Lord am holy. BSB BSB: For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
46 Brenton This is the law concerning beasts and birds and every living creature moving in the water, and every living creature creeping on the earth; BSB BSB: This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.
47 Brenton to distinguish between the unclean and the clean; and between those that bring forth alive, such as should be eaten, and those that bring forth alive, such as should not be eaten. BSB BSB: You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”
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