Levítico 11

¹ After, the Lord spake vnto Moses and to Aaron, saying vnto them,

² Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These [are] the beasts which yeOr, of which ye may eat.shall eat among all the beasts that [are] on the earth.

³ Whatsoever parteth theHe notes four types of beasts, some that chew the cud only, and some that only have the hoof cleft. Others neither chew the cud, nor have the hoof cleft, and the fourth both chew the cud and have the hoof divided, which may be eaten.hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

⁴ But of them that chewe the cud, or deuide the hoofe onely, of them yee shall not eate: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, & deuideth not ye hoofe, he shall be vncleane vnto you.

⁵ Likewise the conie, because he cheweth the cud and deuideth not the hoofe, he shall bee vncleane to you.

⁶ Also the hare, because he cheweth the cud, and deuideth not the hoofe, he shalbe vncleane to you.

⁷ And the swine, because he parteth ye hoofe and is clouen footed, but cheweth not the cud, he shalbe vncleane to you.

⁸ Of theirGod would that by this for a time they should be discerned as his people from the Gentiles.flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they [are] unclean to you.

⁹ These shall ye eate, of all that are in the waters: whatsoeuer hath finnes & skales in ye waters, in the seas, or in the riuers, them shal ye eate.

¹⁰ And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all thatAs little fish begotten in the slime.move in the waters, and of anyAs they which come of generation.living thing which [is] in the waters, they [shall be] an abomination unto you:

¹¹ They, I say, shalbe an abomination to you: ye shall not eate of their flesh, but shall abhorre their carkeis.

¹² Whatsoeuer hath not fins nor skales in the waters, that shalbe abomination vnto you.

¹³ These shal ye haue also in abomination among the foules, they shal not be eaten: for they are an abomination, the egle, and the goshauke, and the osprey:

¹⁴ Also the vultur, & the kite after his kinde,

¹⁵ And all rauens after their kinde:

¹⁶ The ostrich also, and the night crowe, and the seameaw, and the hauke after his kinde:

¹⁷ The litle owle also, and the connorant, and the great owle.

¹⁸ Also the redshanke and the pelicane, and the swanne:

¹⁹ The storke also, the heron after his kinde, and the lapwing, and the backe:

²⁰ Also euery foule that creepeth & goeth vpon all foure, such shalbe an abomination vnto you.

²¹ Yet these shal ye eate: of euery foule that creepeth, and goeth vpon all foure which haue their feete and legs all of one to leape withal vpon the earth,

²² [Even] these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and theThese were certain types of grasshoppers, which are not now properly known.bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.

²³ But al other foules that creepe & haue foure feete, they shalbe abomination vnto you.

²⁴ For by such ye shalbe polluted: whosoeuer toucheth their carkeis, shalbe vncleane vnto the euening.

²⁵ And whosoeverOut of the camp.beareth [ought] of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

²⁶ Euery beast that hath clawes deuided, and is not clouen footed, nor cheweth the cud, such shalbe vncleane vnto you: euery one that toucheth them, shalbe vncleane.

²⁷ And whatsoeuer goeth vpon his pawes among all maner beastes that goeth on all foure, such shalbe vncleane vnto you: who so doth touch their carkeis shalbe vncleane vntil the euen.

²⁸ And he that beareth their carkeis, shal wash his clothes, and be vncleane vntill the euen: for such shalbe vncleane vnto you.

²⁹ These also [shall be] unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and theThe green frog that sits on the bushes.tortoise after his kind,

³⁰ Also the rat, and the lizard, and the chameleon, and the stellio, and the molle.

³¹ These shall be vncleane to you among all that creepe: whosoeuer doeth touch them when they be dead, shalbe vncleane vntil the euen.

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, orAs a bottle or bag.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 But euery earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoeuer is within it shalbe vncleane, and ye shal breake it.

³⁴ Al meate also that shalbe eaten, if any such water come vpon it, shalbe vncleane: & all drinke that shalbe drunke in al such vessels shalbe vncleane.

³⁵ And euery thing that their carkeis fall vpon, shalbe vncleane: the fornais or the pot shalbe broken: for they are vncleane, & shalbe vncleane vnto you.

³⁶ Nevertheless a fountain or pit, [wherein there is] plenty of water, shall be clean: but that whichSo much of the water as touched it.toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.

³⁷ And if there fal of their dead carkeis vpo any seede, which vseth to be sowe, it shalbe cleane.

³⁸ But if [any]He speaks of seed that is laid to sleep before it is sown.water be put upon the seed, and [any part] of their carcase fall thereon, it [shall be] unclean unto you.

³⁹ If also any beast, whereof ye may eate, die, he that toucheth the carkeis thereof shal be vncleane vntil the euen.

⁴⁰ And he that eateth of the carkeis of it, shal wash his clothes and be vncleane vntil the euen: he also that beareth the carkeis of it, shal wash his clothes, and be vncleane vntil the euen.

⁴¹ Euery creeping thing therefore that creepeth vpon the earth shalbe an abomination, and not be eaten.

⁴² Whatsoeuer goeth vpon the breast, and whatsoeuer goeth vpon al foure, or that hath many feete among all creeping thinges that creepe vpon the earth, ye shal not eate of them, for they shalbe abomination.

⁴³ Ye shall not pollute your selues with any thing that creepeth, neither make your selues vncleane with them, neither defile your selues thereby: ye shal not, I say, be defiled by them,

⁴⁴ For I [am] the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall beHe shows why God chose them to be his people, (1Pe_1:15).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 Lorde that brought you out of the lande of Egypt, to be your God, and that you should be holy, for I am holy.

⁴⁶ This is the law of beasts, and of foules, and of euery liuing thing that moueth in the waters, and of euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth:

⁴⁷ That there may be a difference betweene the vncleane and cleane, and betweene the beast that may be eaten, and the beast that ought not to be eaten.