Clean and Unclean Animals (Deuteronomy 14:1–21; Acts 10:9–16)
1 WBS And the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them. BSB BSB: The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,
2 WBS Speak to the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. BSB BSB: “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:
3 WBS Whatever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that shall ye eat. BSB BSB: You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.
4 WBS Nevertheless, these shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he 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 WBS And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he 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 WBS And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof: he 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 WBS Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you. BSB BSB: You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
9 WBS These shall ye eat, of all that are in the waters: whatever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye 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 WBS And all that have not fins nor scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living animal which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination 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 WBS They shall be even an abomination to you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abomination. BSB BSB: They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses.
12 WBS Whatever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination to you. BSB BSB: Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
13 WBS And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 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 WBS And the vultur, and the kite after his kind; BSB BSB: the kite, any kind of falcon,
15 WBS Every raven after his kind; BSB BSB: any kind of raven,
16 WBS And the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind, BSB BSB: the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
17 WBS And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, BSB BSB: the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18 WBS And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier-eagle, BSB BSB: the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
19 WBS And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. BSB BSB: the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.
20 WBS All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination to you. BSB BSB: All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.
21 WBS Yet these may ye eat, of every flying creeping animal that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap with upon 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 WBS Even these of them ye may 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.BSB BSB: Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
23 WBS But all other flying creeping animals, which have four feet, shall be an abomination to you. BSB BSB: All other flying insects that have four legs are detestable to you.
24 WBS And for these ye shall be unclean: whoever toucheth the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening. BSB BSB: These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,
25 WBS And whoever beareth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and 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 WBS The carcasses of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean to you: every one that toucheth them shall 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 WBS And whatever goeth upon its paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean to you: whoever toucheth their carcass shall 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 WBS And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening: they 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 WBS These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping animals that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise, after its 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 WBS And the ferret and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole. BSB BSB: the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
31 WBS These are unclean to you among all that creep: whoever doth touch them, when they are dead, shall 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 WBS And upon whatever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it is any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel it is , in which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; so it shall be cleansed. 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 WBS And every earthen vessel, into which any of them falleth, whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it. BSB BSB: If any of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean; you must break the pot.
34 WBS Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drank in every 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 WBS And every thing on which any part of their carcass falleth, shall be unclean; whether an oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and 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 WBS Nevertheless, a fountain or pit, in which there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcass 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 WBS And if any part of their carcass shall fall upon any sowing-seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean. BSB BSB: If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;
38 WBS But if any water shall be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcass shall fall on it, it shall be 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 WBS And if any beast, of which ye may eat, shall die; he that toucheth its carcass shall 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 WBS And he that eateth of its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening; he also that beareth its carcass shall 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 WBS And every creeping animal that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten. BSB BSB: Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.
42 WBS Whatever goeth upon the belly, and whatever goeth upon all four, or whatever hath more feet among all creeping animals that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination. 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 WBS Ye shall not make your selves abominable with any creeping animal that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled by them. BSB BSB: Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.
44 WBS For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping animal that creepeth 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 WBS For I am the LORD that bringeth you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, 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 WBS This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon 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 WBS To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast 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.’”