1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto
them,
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 Whatsoever
parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts,
that shall ye eat.
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 And
the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean
unto you.
6 And
the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean
unto you.
7 And
the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not
the cud; he is unclean
to you.
8 Of
their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean
to you.
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 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 They
shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye
shall have their carcases in abomination.
12 Whatsoever
hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
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 And
the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
15 Every
raven after his kind;
16 And
the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
17 And
the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
18 And
the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
19 And
the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
20 All
fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an
abomination unto you.
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 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
all other flying
creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
24 And
for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be
unclean until the even.
25 And
whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his
clothes, and be unclean until the even.
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 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
he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean
until the even: they are unclean unto you.
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 And
the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
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 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 And
every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it
shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
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 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 Nevertheless
a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but
that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
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 any water
be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean
unto you.
39 And
if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof
shall be unclean until the even.
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 And
every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an
abomination; it shall not be eaten.
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 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
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 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 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 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.
