1 GLT And Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them, BSB BSB: The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,
2 GLT “Speak to the sons of Israel, saying,‘These are the living things which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. BSB BSB: “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
3 GLT Any one that divides the hoof, and splits the cleft hoof, one that chews the cud among the animals— it you may eat. BSB BSB: You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
4 GLT However, these you must not eat among those that chew the cud or among those that divide the hoof: the camel because it is one that chews the cud but is not one that divides the hoof— it 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 GLT And the rock badger, because it is one that chews the cud but the hoof is not divided— it 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 GLT And the rabbit, because it is one that chews the cud, but the hoof is not divided— it 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 GLT You must not eat of their meat, and you must not touch their carcasses. They are unclean to you. BSB BSB: You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
9 GLT This you may eat from all that are in the water: all that have fins and scales in the water, in the seas and in the rivers, them you may 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 GLT But all that do not have fins and scales in the seas and in the rivers, among every swarm of the water and among all the living creatures that are in the water, they are detestable 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 GLT And they must be detestable to you. You must not eat of their meat, and you must detest their carcasses. BSB BSB: They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
12 GLT All that does not have fins and scales in the water— it is detestable to you. BSB BSB: Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
13 GLT And these you must detest among the birds and must not eat— they are detestable: the eagle, and the vulture, and the black vulture, 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 GLT and the kite, and the falcon of any kind, BSB BSB: the kite, any kind of falcon,
15 GLT every raven of any kind, BSB BSB: any kind of raven,
16 GLT and the ostrich, and the owl, and the seagull, and the hawk of any kind, BSB BSB: the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
17 GLT and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, BSB BSB: the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18 GLT and the white owl, and the pelican, and the osprey, BSB BSB: the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
19 GLT and the stork, the heron of any kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat. BSB BSB: the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 GLT Every flying insect that walks on all fours— it is detestable to you. BSB BSB: All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
21 GLT Only this you may eat from all the flying insects that walk on all fours: what has jointed legs above its feet with which to hop on the ground. 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 GLT These among them you may eat: the locust of any kind, and the bald locust of any kind, and the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind. BSB BSB: Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
23 GLT But every flying insect that has four legs— it is detestable to you, BSB BSB: All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
24 GLT and by these you will make yourself unclean. Any one who touches their carcasses will be unclean until the evening. BSB BSB: These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
25 GLT And any one who lifts up their carcasses must wash his clothes and will be unclean until the evening. BSB BSB: and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
26 GLT As for every animal which is one that divides the hoof but is not one that splits the cleft hoof, or is not one that chews the cud, they are unclean to you. Any one who touches them will be unclean. 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 GLT As for any one that walks on its paws among all the animals that walk on all fours, they are unclean to you. Any one who touches their carcasses will be unclean until the 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 GLT And the one who lifts up their carcasses must wash his clothes and be unclean until the 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 GLT And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the ground: the weasel, and the mouse, and the large lizard of any kind, BSB BSB: The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,
30 GLT and the gecko, and the monitor lizard, and the lizard, and the skink, and the chameleon. BSB BSB: the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
31 GLT These are unclean to you among all the swarming things. Any one who touches them when they are dead will be unclean until the 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 GLT And anything which upon one of them falls when they are dead will be unclean, whether any wood vessel, or a garment, or leather, or sackcloth— any object with which work is done must be put in water and be unclean until the evening. Then it will 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 GLT As for any vessel of clay that one of them falls into, all that is inside it will become unclean, and you must destroy it. BSB BSB: If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.
34 GLT Any food that may be eaten which such water comes on is unclean. And any liquid that may be drunk from any such vessel is 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 GLT And all that something from one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; an oven or stove must be broken to pieces. They are unclean and they must remain 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 GLT However, a spring or cistern for collecting water will be clean; but one who touches their carcass is 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 GLT And if something from their carcass falls upon any seed for planting which will be planted, it is clean. BSB BSB: If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
38 GLT And if water is put on seed and something from their carcass falls on 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 GLT And if one from the animals that are for you to eat dies, the one who touches the carcass will be unclean until the evening. BSB BSB: If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
40 GLT And the one who eats from its carcass must wash his clothes and he will be unclean until the evening. And the one who lifts up its carcass will wash his clothes and be unclean until the 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 GLT And every swarming thing that swarms on the ground, it is detestable and must not be eaten. BSB BSB: Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
42 GLT All that crawls on a belly, and all that walks on all fours, as well as all that has many feet— any swarming thing that swarms on the ground— you must not eat them for they are detestable. 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 GLT You must not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarms. And you must not make yourselves unclean with them, and become unclean by them. BSB BSB: Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.
44 GLT For I am Yahweh your God. And you must keep yourselves holy, and be holy ones, because I am holy. You must not make yourselves unclean with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground. 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 GLT For I am Yahweh, who brought you out from the land of Egypt, to be your God. So you must be holy ones, for I 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 GLT This is the law of the animals, and the birds, and every living creature that swarms in the water, and of every creature that crawls on the ground, 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 GLT 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.’” 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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