Leviticus 11

NEW JERUSALEM	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Yahweh spoke to Moses and Aaron and said to them,	1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
2 'Speak to the Israelites and say: "Of al animals living on land these are the creatures you may eat:	2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
3 "You may eat any animal that has a cloven hoof, divided into two parts, and that is a ruminant.	3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
4 The fol owing, which either chew the cud or have a cloven hoof, are the ones that you may not eat: youwil regard the camel as unclean, because though it is ruminant, it does not have a cloven hoof;	4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
5 you wil regard the coney as unclean, because though it is ruminant, it does not have a cloven hoof;	5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
6 you wil regard the hare as unclean, because though it is ruminant, it does not have a cloven hoof;	6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
7 you wil regard the pig as unclean, because though it has a cloven hoof, divided into two parts, it is nota ruminant.	7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
8 You will not eat the meat of these or touch their dead bodies; you wil regard them as unclean.	8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
9 "Of al that lives in water, these you may eat: "Anything that has fins and scales, and lives in the water, whether in sea or river, you may eat.	9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
10 But anything in sea or river that does not have fins and scales, of al the smal water-creatures and althe living things found there, you wil regard as detestable.	10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
11 You wil regard them as detestable; you must not eat their meat and you wil regard their carcases asdetestable.	11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
12 Anything that lives in water, but not having fins and scales, you wil regard as detestable.	12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
13 "Of the birds these are the ones that you wil regard as detestable; they may not be eaten, they aredetestable for eating: "The tawny vulture, the griffon, the osprey,	13 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,
14 the kite, the various kinds of buzzard,	14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
15 all kinds of raven,	15 Every raven after his kind;
16 the ostrich, the screech owl, the seagul , the various kinds of hawk,	16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
17 horned owl, night owl, cormorant, barn owl,	17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
18 ibis, pelican, white vulture,	18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
19 stork, the various kinds of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.	19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
20 "Al winged insects moving on four feet you wil regard as detestable for eating.	20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
21 Of al these winged insects you may eat only the fol owing: those with the sort of legs above their feetwhich enable them to leap over the ground.	21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
22 These are the ones you may eat: the various kinds of migratory locust, the various kinds of solhamlocust, hargol locust and hagab locust.	22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.
23 But al other winged insects on four feet you wil regard as detestable for eating.	23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
24 "By the fol owing you wil be made unclean. Anyone who touches the carcase of one wil be uncleanuntil evening.	24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
25 Anyone who picks up their carcases must wash his clothing and wil be unclean until evening.	25 And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
26 Animals that have hoofs, but not cloven, and that are not ruminant, you wil regard as unclean;anyone who touches them will be unclean.	26 The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
27 Those four-footed animals which walk on the flat of their paws you wil regard as unclean; anyonewho touches their carcases wil be unclean until evening,	27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
28 and anyone who picks up their carcases must wash his clothing and wil be unclean until evening.You will regard them as unclean.	28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
29 "Of the smal creatures which crawl along the ground, these are the ones which you wil regard asunclean: the mole, the rat, the various kinds of lizard:	29 These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
30 gecko, koah, letaah, chameleon and tinshamet.	30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
31 "Of al the smal creatures, these are the animals which you must regard as disgusting. Anyone whotouches them when they are dead will be unclean until evening.	31 These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
32 "Any object on which one of these creatures fal s when it is dead becomes unclean: wooden utensil,clothing, skin, sacking, any utensil whatever. It must be immersed in water and wil remain unclean until evening:then it wil be clean.	32 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, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
33 If the creature fal s into an earthenware vessel, the vessel must be broken; whatever the vesselcontains is unclean.	33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
34 Any edible food wil be unclean if the water touches it; any drinkable liquid will be unclean, no matterwhat its container.	34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
35 Anything on which the carcase of such a creature may fal wil be unclean: be it oven or stove, it mustbe destroyed; for they are unclean and you wil regard them as unclean	35 And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
36 (although springs, wel s and stretches of water wil remain clean); anyone who touches one of theircarcases wil be unclean.	36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
37 If one of their carcases fal s on any kind of seed, the seed will remain clean;	37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
38 but if the seed has been moistened and one of their carcases fal s on it, you wil regard it as unclean.	38 But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
39 "If one of the animals that you use as food dies, anyone who touches the carcase wil be unclean untilevening;	39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
40 anyone who eats any of the carcase must wash his clothing and will remain unclean until evening;anyone who picks up the carcase must wash his clothing and wil remain unclean until evening.	40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
41 "Any creature that swarms on the ground is detestable for eating; it must not be eaten.	41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
42 Anything that moves on its bel y, anything that moves on four legs or more -- in short all the creaturesthat swarm on the ground -- you will not eat, since they are detestable.	42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
43 Do not make yourselves detestable with al these swarming creatures; do not defile yourselves withthem, do not be defiled by them.	43 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 For it is I, Yahweh, who am your God. You have been sanctified and have become holy because I amholy: do not defile yourselves with all these creatures that swarm on the ground.	44 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 thing that creepeth upon the earth.
45 Yes, it is I, Yahweh, who brought you out of Egypt to be your God: you must therefore be holybecause I am holy." '	45 For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46 Such is the law concerning animals, birds, al living creatures that move in water and al creaturesthat swarm on the ground.	46 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:
47 Its purpose is to distinguish the clean from the unclean, the creatures that may be eaten from thosethat may not be eaten.	47 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.