“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.” (Le 11:1-47 AV)
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