1And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,2“Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth. (De 14:3; Mt 15:11; Mr 7:15; Mr 7:18; Ac 10:12; Ac 11:6; Ro 14:14; 1Co 8:8; Col 2:16; Col 2:21; Heb 9:10)3Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.4Nevertheless, among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.5And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. (Ps 104:18; Pr 30:26)6And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.7And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. (Isa 65:4; Isa 66:3; Isa 66:17)8You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.9“These you may eat, of all that are in the waters. Everything in the waters that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat.10But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is detestable to you. (Le 7:21)11You shall regard them as detestable; you shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses.12Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you.13“And these you shall detest among the birds;[1] they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle,[2] the bearded vulture, the black vulture, (Le 11:10; Job 39:26; Job 39:30)14the kite, the falcon of any kind, (Job 28:7)15every raven of any kind,16the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind, (Job 39:26)17the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl, (Ps 102:6; Isa 34:11)18the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture, (Ps 102:6; Isa 34:11; Zep 2:14)19the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat. (Isa 2:20)20“All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you.21Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to hop on the ground.22Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind. (Ex 10:4; Joe 1:4; Mt 3:4; Mr 1:6)23But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you.24“And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,25and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. (Le 13:6; Le 13:34; Le 14:8; Le 14:47; Le 15:5; Le 16:26; Le 16:28; Le 17:15; Nu 19:10; Nu 31:24)26Every animal that parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.27And all that walk on their paws, among the animals that go on all fours, are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,28and he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you. (Le 11:25)29“And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the ground: the mole rat, the mouse, the great lizard of any kind, (Isa 66:17)30the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.31These are unclean to you among all that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening.32And anything on which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is an article of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any article that is used for any purpose. It must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it shall be clean. (Le 15:12)33And if any of them falls into any earthenware vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it. (Le 6:28; Le 15:12)34Any food in it that could be eaten, on which water comes, shall be unclean. And all drink that could be drunk from every such vessel shall be unclean.35And everything on which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean. Whether oven or stove, it shall be broken in pieces. They are unclean and shall remain unclean for you.36Nevertheless, a spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean, but whoever touches a carcass in them shall be unclean.37And if any part of their carcass falls upon any seed grain that is to be sown, it is clean,38but if water is put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you.39“And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening,40and whoever eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. And whoever carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. (Le 17:15; Le 22:8; De 14:21; Eze 4:14; Eze 44:31)41“Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable; it shall not be eaten. (Le 11:29)42Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, any swarming thing that swarms on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are detestable.43You shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarms, and you shall not defile yourselves with them, and become unclean through them. (Le 20:25)44For I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground. (Ex 19:6; Le 11:43; Le 19:2; Le 20:7; Le 20:26; Le 21:8; 1Th 4:7; 1Pe 1:16)45For I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.” (Ex 6:7; Le 11:44)46This is the law about beast and bird and every living creature that moves through the waters and every creature that swarms on the ground,47to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean and between the living creature that may be eaten and the living creature that may not be eaten. (Le 10:10; Le 20:25)
Leviticus 11
New International Version
Clean and unclean food
1The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,2‘Say to the Israelites: “Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat:3you may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.4‘ “There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you.5The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.6The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.7And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.8You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.9‘ “Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales.10But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales – whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water – you are to regard as unclean.11And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean.12Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you.13‘ “These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle,[1] the vulture, the black vulture,14the red kite, any kind of black kite,15any kind of raven,16the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,17the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,18the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,19the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.20‘ “All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.21There are, however, some flying insects that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.22Of these you may eat any kind of locust, cricket, cicada or grasshopper.23But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.24‘ “You will make yourselves unclean by these; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening.25Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.26‘ “Every animal that does not have a divided hoof or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you; whoever touches the carcass of any of them will be unclean.27Of all the animals that walk on all fours, those that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening.28Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. These animals are unclean for you.29‘ “Of the animals that move along the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,30the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon.31Of all those that move along the ground, these are unclean for you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean till evening.32When one of them dies and falls on something, that article, whatever its use, will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, hide or sackcloth. Put it in water; it will be unclean till evening, and then it will be clean.33If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot.34Any food you are allowed to eat that has come into contact with water from any such pot is unclean, and any liquid that is drunk from such a pot is unclean.35Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; an oven or cooking pot must be broken up. They are unclean, and you are to regard them as unclean.36A spring, however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcasses is unclean.37If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean.38But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.39‘ “If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean till evening.40Anyone who eats some of its carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.41‘ “Every creature that moves along the ground is to be regarded as unclean; it is not to be eaten.42You are not to eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is unclean.43Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures. Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them.44I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground.45I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.46‘ “These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves about in the water and every creature that moves along the ground.47You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.” ’
Leviticus 11
King James Version
1And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.3Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.4Nevertheless 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.5And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.6And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.7And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.8Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.9These 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.10And 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:11They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.12Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.13And 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,14And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;15Every raven after his kind;16And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,17And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,18And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,19And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.20All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.21Yet 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;22Even 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.23But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.24And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.25And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.26The 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.27And 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.28And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.29These 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,30And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.31These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.32And 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.33And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.34Of 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.35And 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.36Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.37And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.38But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.39And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.40And 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.41And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.42Whatsoever 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.43Ye 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.44For 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.45For 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.46This 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:47To 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.
Leviticus 11
New International Reader’s Version
‘Clean’ and ‘unclean’ food
1The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said to them,2‘Speak to the Israelites. Tell them, “Many animals live on land. Here are the only ones you can eat.3You can eat any animal that has hooves that are separated completely in two. But it must also chew the cud.4‘ “Some animals only chew the cud. Some only have hooves that are separated in two. You must not eat those animals. Camels chew the cud. But their hooves are not separated in two. So they are ‘unclean’ for you.5Rock badgers chew the cud. But their hooves are not separated in two. So they are ‘unclean’ for you.6Rabbits chew the cud. But their hooves are not separated in two. So they are ‘unclean’ for you.7Pigs have hooves that are separated completely in two. But they do not chew the cud. So they are ‘unclean’ for you.8You must not eat the meat of those animals. You must not even touch their dead bodies. They are ‘unclean’ for you.9‘ “Many creatures live in the water of the oceans and streams. You can eat all those that have fins and scales.10Treat as ‘unclean’ all the creatures in the oceans or streams that do not have fins and scales. That includes all those that move together in groups and all those that do not.11Treat them as ‘unclean’. Do not eat their meat. Treat their dead bodies as ‘unclean’.12Regard as ‘unclean’ everything that lives in the water that does not have fins and scales.13‘ “Here are the birds you must treat as ‘unclean’. Do not eat them because they are ‘unclean’. The birds include eagles, vultures and black vultures.14They include red kites and all kinds of black kites.15They include all kinds of ravens.16They include horned owls, screech owls, gulls and all kinds of hawks.17They include little owls, cormorants and great owls.18They include white owls, desert owls and ospreys.19They also include storks, hoopoes, bats and all kinds of herons.20‘ “Treat as ‘unclean’ every flying insect that walks on all fours.21But you can eat some flying insects that walk on all fours. Their legs have joints so they can hop on the ground.22Here are the insects you can eat. You can eat all kinds of locusts, cicadas, crickets and grasshoppers.23Treat as ‘unclean’ every other creature with wings and four legs.24‘ “You will make yourselves ‘unclean’ if you eat these things. If you touch their dead bodies, you will be ‘unclean’ until evening.25If a person picks up one of their dead bodies, that person must wash their clothes. They will be ‘unclean’ until evening.26‘ “Suppose an animal has hooves that are not separated completely in two. Or suppose an animal does not chew the cud. Then these animals are ‘unclean’ for you. If you touch the dead body of any of them, you will be ‘unclean’.27Many animals walk on all fours. But those that walk on their paws are ‘unclean’ for you. Anyone who touches their dead bodies will be ‘unclean’ until evening.28If a person picks up their dead bodies, that person must wash their clothes. They will be ‘unclean’ until evening. These animals are ‘unclean’ for you.29‘ “Many animals move along the ground. Here are the ones that are ‘unclean’ for you. They include weasels, rats and all kinds of large lizards.30They also include geckos, monitor lizards, wall lizards, skinks and chameleons.31These are the animals that move around on the ground that are ‘unclean’ for you. If you touch their dead bodies, you will be ‘unclean’ until evening.32Suppose one of them dies and falls on something. Then that thing will be ‘unclean’. It does not matter what it is used for. It does not matter whether it is made out of wood, cloth, hide or rough cloth. Put it in water. It will be ‘unclean’ until evening. After that, it will be ‘clean’.33Suppose one of these animals falls into a clay pot. Then everything in the pot will be ‘unclean’. You must break the pot.34Any food that could be eaten but has water on it that came from that pot is ‘unclean’. And any liquid that could be drunk from it is ‘unclean’.35Anything that the dead body of one of these animals falls on becomes ‘unclean’. If it is an oven or cooking pot, break it. It is ‘unclean’. And you must consider it ‘unclean’.36But a spring or a well for collecting water remains ‘clean’. That is true even if the dead body of one of these animals falls into it. But anyone who touches the dead body is not ‘clean’.37If the dead body falls on any seeds that have not been planted yet, the seeds remain ‘clean’.38But suppose water has already been put on the seeds. And suppose the dead body falls on them. Then they are ‘unclean’ for you.39‘ “Suppose an animal you are allowed to eat dies. If anyone touches its dead body, they will be ‘unclean’ until evening.40If they eat part of the dead body, they must wash their clothes. They will be ‘unclean’ until evening. If they pick up the dead body, they must wash their clothes. They will be ‘unclean’ until evening.41‘ “Treat as ‘unclean’ every creature that moves along the ground. Do not eat it.42Do not eat any of these creatures. It does not matter whether they move on their bellies. It does not matter whether they walk on all fours or on many feet. It is ‘unclean’.43Do not make yourselves ‘unclean’ by eating any of these animals. Do not make yourselves ‘unclean’ because of them. Do not let them make you ‘unclean’.44I am the LORD your God. Set yourselves apart. Be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves ‘unclean’ by eating any creatures that move around on the ground.45I am the LORD. I brought you up out of Egypt to be your God. So be holy, because I am holy.46‘ “These are the rules about animals and birds. These are the rules about every living thing that moves around in the water. And these are the rules about every creature that moves along the ground.47You must be able to tell the difference between what is ‘clean’ and what is not. You must also be able to tell the difference between living creatures that can be eaten and those that can’t.” ’