Leviticus 11 (UEB)

1Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,

2"Speak to the people of Israel, saying, 'These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.“Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:

3You may eat any animal that has a split hoof and that also chews the cud.You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.

4However, some animals either chew the cud or have a split hoof, and you must not eat them, animals such as the camel, because it chews the cud but does not have a split hoof. So the camel is unclean to you.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.

5Also the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not have a split hoof, it is also unclean to you.The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

6The rabbit, because it chews the cud, but does not have a split hoof, is unclean to you.The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

7The pig, although it has a split hoof, does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

8You must not eat any of their meat, nor touch their carcasses. They are unclean to you.You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.

9The animals living in the water that you may eat are all those that have fins and scales, whether in the ocean or in the rivers.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.

10But all living creatures that do not have fins and scales in the ocean or rivers, including all that move in the water and all the living creatures that are in the water— they must be detested by you.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.

11Since they must be detested, you must not eat of their meat; also, their carcasses must be detested.They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.

12Whatever has no fins or scales in the water must be detested by you.Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.

13The birds you must detest and that you must not eat are these: the eagle, the vulture,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,

14the kite, any kind of falcon,the kite, any kind of falcon,

15every kind of raven,any kind of raven,

16the horned owl and the screech owl, the seagull, and any kind of hawk.the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,

17You must also detest the little owl and the great owl, the cormorant,the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

18the white owl and the barn owl, the osprey,the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

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

20All winged insects that walk on four legs are detestable to you.All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

21Yet you may eat any of the flying insects that also walk on four legs if they have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.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.

22You may also eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.

23But all the flying insects that have four feet must be detested by you.All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.

24You will become unclean until evening by these animals if you touch a carcass of one of them.These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

25Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes and remain unclean until evening.and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.

26Every animal which has a split hoof that is not completely divided or which does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them will be unclean.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.

27Whatever walks on its paws among all the animals that walk on all four legs, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches such a carcass will be unclean until the evening.All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

28Whoever picks up such a carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. These animals will be unclean to you.and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.

29Of the animals that creep on the ground, these are the animals that will be unclean to you: the weasel, the rat, every kind of large lizard,The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,

30the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

31Of all the animals that creep, these are the animals which will be unclean to you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean until evening.These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.

32If any of them dies and falls on anything, that thing will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, leather, or sackcloth. Whatever it is and whatever it is used for, it must be put into water; it will be unclean until evening. Then it will be clean.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.

33For every clay pot into or onto which any unclean animal falls, whatever is in the pot will become unclean, and you must destroy that pot.If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.

34Any food that could be eaten but has water on it from such a pot is unclean. Any liquid that is for drinking from such a pot is unclean.Any food coming into contact with water from that pot will be unclean, and any drink in such a container will be unclean.

35Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; if it is an oven or small stove, it must be broken to pieces. They are unclean and they must remain unclean to you.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.

36A spring or cistern for collecting water remains clean; but anyone who touches their carcass is unclean.Nevertheless, a spring or cistern containing water will remain clean, but one who touches a carcass in it will be unclean.

37If any part of their carcass falls upon any seeds for planting, those seeds will still be clean.If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;

38But if water is put on the seeds, and if any part of their carcass falls on them, then they will be unclean to you.but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.

39If any animal that you may eat dies, then he who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.

40Whoever eats any of that carcass must wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. Anyone who picks up such a carcass will wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.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.

41Every animal that creeps on the ground is to be detested; it must not be eaten.Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.

42Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all four legs, or whatever has many feet—all the animals that creep on the ground, these you must not eat, for they are to be detested.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.

43You must not make yourselves unclean with any living creatures that creep; you must not make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be made impure by them.Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

44For I am Yahweh your God. You are to keep yourselves holy, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves with any kind of animal that moves about on the ground.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.

45For I am Yahweh, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You must therefore be holy, for I am holy.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.

46This is the law regarding the animals, the birds, every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the ground,This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.

47for which a distinction is to be made between the unclean and the clean, and between the living things that may be eaten and the living things that may not be eaten.'"You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”

Leviticus 11

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