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Leviticus 11:10–23

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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.w 11And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean.x 12Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you.y

13“ ‘These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle,a the vulture, the black vulture, 14the red kite, any kindz of black kite, 15any kind of raven,a 16the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, 17the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, 18the white owl,b the desert owl, the osprey, 19the stork,c any kindd of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.e

20“ ‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.f 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,g katydid, cricket or grasshopper. 23But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.

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Footnotes

  1. aThe precise identification of some of the birds, insects and animals in this chapter is uncertain.

Cross references

  1. wver 12
  2. xSee Lev 5:2
  3. yver 10
  4. zSee Ge 1:11
  5. aSee Ge 8:7
  6. bIsa 13:21; 14:23; 34:11, 13; Zep 2:14
  7. cZec 5:9
  8. dSee Ge 1:11
  9. eIsa 2:20
  10. fAc 10:14
  11. gMt 3:4; Mk 1:6