11:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
11:1 Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,
11:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These [are] the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that [are] on the earth.
11:2 "Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth:
11:3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
11:3 'Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud--that you may eat.
11:4 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.
11:4 'Nevertheless these you shall not eat among those that chew the cud or those that have cloven hooves: the camel, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;
11:5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.
11:5 'the rock hyrax, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;
11:6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.
11:6 'the hare, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;
11:7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he [is] unclean to you.
11:7 'and the swine, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.
11:8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they [are] unclean to you.
11:8 'Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. They are unclean to you.
11:9 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.
11:9 'These you may eat of all that are in the water: whatever in the water has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers--that you may eat.
11:10 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:
11:10 'But all in the seas or in the rivers that do not have fins and scales, all that move in the water or any living thing which is in the water, they are an abomination to you.
11:11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
11:11 'They shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an abomination.
11:12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that [shall be] an abomination unto you.
11:12 'Whatever in the water does not have fins or scales--that shall be an abomination to you.
11:13 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,
11:13 'And these you shall regard as an abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard,
11:14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
11:14 'the kite, and the falcon after its kind;
11:15 Every raven after his kind;
11:15 'every raven after its kind,
11:16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
11:16 'the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull, and the hawk after its kind;
11:17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
11:17 'the little owl, the fisher owl, and the screech owl;
11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
11:18 'the white owl, the jackdaw, and the carrion vulture;
11:19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
11:19 'the stork, the heron after its kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.
11:20 All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you.
11:20 'All flying insects that creep on all fours shall be an abomination to you.
11:21 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;
11:21 'Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps on all fours: those which have jointed legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth.
11:22 [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.
11:22 'These you may eat: the locust after its kind, the destroying locust after its kind, the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.
11:23 But all [other] flying creeping things, which have four feet, [shall be] an abomination unto you.
11:23 'But all other flying insects which have four feet shall be an abomination to you.
11:24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
11:24 'By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until evening;
11:25 And whosoever beareth [ought] of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
11:25 'whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening:
11:26 [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.
11:26 'The carcass of any animal which divides the foot, but is not cloven-hoofed or does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches it shall be unclean.
11:27 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.
11:27 'And whatever goes on its paws, among all kinds of animals that go on all fours, those are unclean to you. Whoever touches any such carcass shall be unclean until evening.
11:28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they [are] unclean unto you.
11:28 'Whoever carries any such carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. It is unclean to you.
11:29 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,
11:29 'These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the mole, the mouse, and the large lizard after its kind;
11:30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
11:30 'the gecko, the monitor lizard, the sand reptile, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.
11:31 These [are] unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
11:31 'These are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.
11:32 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.
11:32 'Anything on which any of them falls, when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is any item of wood or clothing or skin or sack, whatever item it is, in which any work is done, it must be put in water. And it shall be unclean until evening; then it shall be clean.
11:33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto [any] of them falleth, whatsoever [is] in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
11:33 'Any earthen vessel into which any of them falls you shall break; and whatever is in it shall be unclean:
11:34 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.
11:34 'in such a vessel, any edible food upon which water falls becomes unclean, and any drink that may be drunk from it becomes unclean.
11:35 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.
11:35 'And everything on which a part of any such carcass falls shall be unclean; whether it is an oven or cooking stove, it shall be broken down; for they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you.
11:36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, [wherein there is] plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
11:36 'Nevertheless a spring or a cistern, in which there is plenty of water, shall be clean, but whatever touches any such carcass becomes unclean.
11:37 And if [any part] of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it [shall be] clean.
11:37 'And if a part of any such carcass falls on any planting seed which is to be sown, it remains clean.
11:38 But if [any] water be put upon the seed, and [any part] of their carcase fall thereon, it [shall be] unclean unto you.
11:38 'But if water is put on the seed, and if a part of any such carcass falls on it, it becomes unclean to you.
11:39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
11:39 'And if any animal which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening.
11:40 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.
11:40 'He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.
11:41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth [shall be] an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
11:41 'And every creeping thing that creeps on the earth shall be an abomination. It shall not be eaten.
11:42 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.
11:42 'Whatever crawls on its belly, whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet among all creeping things that creep on the earth--these you shall not eat, for they are an abomination.
11:43 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.
11:43 'You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps; nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them, lest you be defiled by them.
11:44 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.
11:44 'For I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth.
11:45 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.
11:45 'For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
11:46 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:
11:46 'This is the law of the animals and the birds and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,
11:47 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.
11:47 'to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.'"