Leviticus 11:1–31

Clean and Unclean Land Animals

11The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron: ²“Tell the Israelites: You may eat ^yall these kinds of land animals. ^z3You may eat any animal with divided hooves and that chews the cud. ⁴But among the ones that chew the cud or have divided hooves you are not to eat these:

the camel, ^athough it chews the cud,

does not have divided hooves—it is unclean for you;

⁵the hyrax, ^bcthough it chews the cud,

does not have hooves—it is unclean for you;

⁶the hare, though it chews the cud,

does not have hooves—it is unclean for you;

⁷the pig, though it has divided hooves,

does not chew the cud—it is unclean for you.

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

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. ¹⁰But these are to be detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales among all the swarming things and other living creatures ^ein the water. ¹¹They are to remain detestable to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must detest their carcasses. ¹²Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales will be detestable to you.

Unclean Birds

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

the eagle, ^fgthe bearded ^hvulture,

the black vulture, ⁱ¹⁴the kite, ^j

any kind of falcon, ^kl

¹⁵every kind of raven, ¹⁶the ostrich, ^m

the short-eared owl, ⁿthe gull, ^o

any kind of hawk, ^p

¹⁷the little ^qowl, the cormorant, ^r

the long-eared owl, ^st

¹⁸the white ^uowl, the desert owl, ^vw

the osprey, ^x19the stork, ^y

any kind of heron, ^z

the hoopoe, and the bat.

Clean and Unclean Flying Insects

²⁰“All winged insects that walk on all fours are to be detestable to you. ²¹But you may eat these kinds of all the winged insects that walk on all fours: those that have jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground. ²²You may eat these:

any kind of locust, ^akatydid, cricket, and grasshopper.

²³All other winged insects that have four feet are to be detestable to you.

Purification after Touching Dead Animals

²⁴“These will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean ^buntil evening, ²⁵and whoever carries any of their carcasses must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening. ^c26All animals that have hooves but do not have a divided hoof and do not chew the cud are unclean for you. Whoever touches them becomes unclean. ²⁷All the four-footed animals ^dthat walk on their paws are unclean for you. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, ²⁸and anyone who carries their carcasses must wash his clothes and will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.

²⁹“These creatures that swarm ^eon the ground are unclean for you:

the weasel, ^fthe mouse, ^g

any kind of large lizard, ^h

³⁰the gecko, the monitor lizard, ⁱ

the common lizard, ^jthe skink, ^k

and the chameleon. ^l

³¹These are unclean for you among all the swarming creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean until evening.