MLV(i)
1 And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
2 Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, These are the living things which you* may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
3 Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven footed and chews the cud, among the beasts, that may you* eat.
4 Nevertheless these will you* not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those that part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but does not part the hoof, he is unclean to you*. 5 And the coney, because he chews the cud but does not part the hoof, he is unclean to you*. 6 And the hare, because she chews the cud but does not part the hoof, she is unclean to you*. 7 And the swine, because he parts the hoof and is cloven footed, but does not chew the cud, he is unclean to you*. 8 Of their flesh you* will not eat and their carcasses you* will not touch, they are unclean to you*.
9 These may you* eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas and in the rivers, that may you* eat.
10 And all that have no fins and scales in the seas and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you*, 11 and they will be an abomination to you*. You* will not eat of their flesh and their carcasses you* will have in abomination. 12 Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you*.
13 And these you* will have in abomination among the birds, they will not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle and the vulture and the osprey, 14 and the kite and the falcon after its kind, 15 every raven after its kind, 16 and the ostrich and the night-hawk and the sea-gull and the hawk after its kind, 17 and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl, 18 and the horned owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture, 19 and the stork, the heron after its kind and the hoopoe and the bat. 20 All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination to you*.
21 Yet these you* may eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to leap upon the earth, 22 even these of them you* may eat: the locust after its kind and the bald locust after its kind and the cricket after its kind and the grasshopper after its kind. 23 But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination to you*, 24 and by these you* will become unclean. Whoever touches the carcass of them will be unclean until the evening. 25 And whoever bears any of the carcass of them will wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
26 Every beast which parts the hoof and is not cloven footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you*. Everyone who touches them will be unclean. 27 And whatever goes upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean to you*. Whoever touches their carcass will be unclean until the evening. 28 And he who bears the carcass of them will wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you*.
29 And these are those which are unclean to you* among the creeping things that creep upon the earth: the weasel and the mouse and the great lizard after its kind, 30 and the gecko and the land-crocodile and the lizard and the sand-lizard and the chameleon. 31 These are those which are unclean to you* among all that creep. Whoever touches them, when they are dead, will be unclean until the evening.
32 And upon whatever any of them falls when they are dead, it will be unclean, whether it is any vessel of wood, or garments, or skin, or sack. Whatever vessel it be, with which any work is done, it must be put into water and it will be unclean until the evening, then it will be clean. 33 And every earthen vessel, into which any of them falls, whatever is in it will be unclean and you* will break it. 34 All food in it which may be eaten, that on which water comes, will be unclean and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel will be unclean. 35 And everything upon which any part of their carcass falls will be unclean, whether oven, or range for pots, it will be broken in pieces; they are unclean and will be unclean to you*. 36 Nevertheless a fountain or a pit in which is a gathering of water will be clean, but what touches their carcass will be unclean. 37 And if any of their carcass falls upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean. 38 But if water is put upon the seed and any of their carcass falls in it, it is unclean to you*. 39 And if any beast, of which you* may eat, dies, he who touches the carcass of it will be unclean until the evening. 40 And he who eats of the carcass of it will wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. He also who bears the carcass of it will wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
41 And every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth is an abomination; it will not be eaten. 42 Whatever goes upon the belly and whatever goes upon all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them you* will not eat, for they are an abomination. 43 You* will not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps, nor will you* make yourselves unclean with them, that you* should be defiled by it.
44 For I am Jehovah your* God. Sanctify yourselves therefore and become you* holy, since I am holy. Neither will you* defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moves upon the earth. 45 For I am Jehovah who brought you* up out of the land of Egypt, to be your* God. You* will therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46 This is the law of the beast and of the bird and of every living creature that moves in the waters and of every creature that creeps upon the earth, 47 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.
4 Nevertheless these will you* not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those that part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but does not part the hoof, he is unclean to you*. 5 And the coney, because he chews the cud but does not part the hoof, he is unclean to you*. 6 And the hare, because she chews the cud but does not part the hoof, she is unclean to you*. 7 And the swine, because he parts the hoof and is cloven footed, but does not chew the cud, he is unclean to you*. 8 Of their flesh you* will not eat and their carcasses you* will not touch, they are unclean to you*.
9 These may you* eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas and in the rivers, that may you* eat.
10 And all that have no fins and scales in the seas and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you*, 11 and they will be an abomination to you*. You* will not eat of their flesh and their carcasses you* will have in abomination. 12 Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you*.
13 And these you* will have in abomination among the birds, they will not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle and the vulture and the osprey, 14 and the kite and the falcon after its kind, 15 every raven after its kind, 16 and the ostrich and the night-hawk and the sea-gull and the hawk after its kind, 17 and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl, 18 and the horned owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture, 19 and the stork, the heron after its kind and the hoopoe and the bat. 20 All winged creeping things that go upon all fours are an abomination to you*.
21 Yet these you* may eat of all winged creeping things that go upon all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to leap upon the earth, 22 even these of them you* may eat: the locust after its kind and the bald locust after its kind and the cricket after its kind and the grasshopper after its kind. 23 But all winged creeping things, which have four feet, are an abomination to you*, 24 and by these you* will become unclean. Whoever touches the carcass of them will be unclean until the evening. 25 And whoever bears any of the carcass of them will wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
26 Every beast which parts the hoof and is not cloven footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you*. Everyone who touches them will be unclean. 27 And whatever goes upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean to you*. Whoever touches their carcass will be unclean until the evening. 28 And he who bears the carcass of them will wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you*.
29 And these are those which are unclean to you* among the creeping things that creep upon the earth: the weasel and the mouse and the great lizard after its kind, 30 and the gecko and the land-crocodile and the lizard and the sand-lizard and the chameleon. 31 These are those which are unclean to you* among all that creep. Whoever touches them, when they are dead, will be unclean until the evening.
32 And upon whatever any of them falls when they are dead, it will be unclean, whether it is any vessel of wood, or garments, or skin, or sack. Whatever vessel it be, with which any work is done, it must be put into water and it will be unclean until the evening, then it will be clean. 33 And every earthen vessel, into which any of them falls, whatever is in it will be unclean and you* will break it. 34 All food in it which may be eaten, that on which water comes, will be unclean and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel will be unclean. 35 And everything upon which any part of their carcass falls will be unclean, whether oven, or range for pots, it will be broken in pieces; they are unclean and will be unclean to you*. 36 Nevertheless a fountain or a pit in which is a gathering of water will be clean, but what touches their carcass will be unclean. 37 And if any of their carcass falls upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean. 38 But if water is put upon the seed and any of their carcass falls in it, it is unclean to you*. 39 And if any beast, of which you* may eat, dies, he who touches the carcass of it will be unclean until the evening. 40 And he who eats of the carcass of it will wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. He also who bears the carcass of it will wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.
41 And every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth is an abomination; it will not be eaten. 42 Whatever goes upon the belly and whatever goes upon all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them you* will not eat, for they are an abomination. 43 You* will not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps, nor will you* make yourselves unclean with them, that you* should be defiled by it.
44 For I am Jehovah your* God. Sanctify yourselves therefore and become you* holy, since I am holy. Neither will you* defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that moves upon the earth. 45 For I am Jehovah who brought you* up out of the land of Egypt, to be your* God. You* will therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46 This is the law of the beast and of the bird and of every living creature that moves in the waters and of every creature that creeps upon the earth, 47 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.