Leviticus 11:1–17

CLEAN AND UNCLEAN LAND ANIMALS

11 The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: 2 “Tell the Israelites: You may eatg all these kinds of land animals.h 3 You may eat any animal with divided hooves and that chews the cud. 4 But among the ones that chew the cud or have divided hooves you are not to eat these:

camels,i though they chew the cud,

do not have divided hooves—they are unclean for you;

5 hyraxes,j though they chew the cud,

do not have hooves—they are unclean for you;

6 hares, though they chew the cud,

do not have hooves—they are unclean for you;

7 pigs, though they have divided hooves,

do not chew the cud—they are unclean for you.

8 Do not eat any of their meat or touch their carcasses—they are unclean for you.k

CLEAN AND UNCLEAN AQUATIC ANIMALS

9 “This is what you may eat from all that is in the water: You may eat everything in the water that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or streams. 10 But these are to be abhorrent to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales among all the swarming things and other living creaturesl in the water. 11 They are to remain abhorrent to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must abhor their carcasses. 12 Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales will be abhorrent to you.

UNCLEAN BIRDS

13 “You are to abhor these birds. They must not be eaten because they are abhorrent:

eagles,B,m bearded vultures,

Egyptian vultures,C 14 kites,D

any kind of falcon,E,n

15 every kind of raven, 16 ostriches,F

short-eared owls, gulls,G

any kind of hawk,o

17 littleH owls, cormorants,I

long-eared owls,J,p