Leviticus 11

1And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

2Say to the children of Israel: These are the animals which you are to eat of all the living things of the earth.

3Whatsoever hath the hoof divided, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, you shall eat.

4But whatsoever cheweth indeed the cud, and hath a hoof, but divideth it not, as the camel, and others, that you shall not eat, but shall reckon it among the unclean.

5The cherogrillus which cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof, is unclean.

6The hare also: for that too cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof.

7And the swine, which, though it divideth the hoof, cheweth not the cud.

8The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.

9These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that hath fins, and scales, as well in the sea, as in the rivers, and the pools, you shall eat.

10But whatsoever hath not fins and scales, of those things that move and live in the waters, shall be an abomination to you,

11And detestable: their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid.

12All that have not fins and scales, in the waters, shall be unclean.

13Of birds these are they which you must not eat, and which are to be avoided by you: The eagle, and the griffon, and the osprey,

14And the kite, and the vulture, according to their kind,

15And all that is of the raven kind, according to their likeness.

16The ostrich, and the owl, and the larus, and the hawk according to its kind.

17The screech owl, and the cormorant, and the ibis,

18And the swan, and the bittern, and the porphyrion,

19The heron, and the charadrion according to its kind, the houp also, and the bat.

20Of things that fly, whatsoever goeth upon four feet, shall be abominable to you.

21But whatsoever walketh upon four feet, but hath the legs behind longer, wherewith it hoppeth upon the earth,

22That you shall eat, as the bruchus in its kind, the attacus, and ophiomachus, and the locust, every one according to their kind.

23But of dying things whatsoever hath four feet only, shall be an abomination to you:

24And whosoever shall touch the carcasses of them, shall be defiled, and shall be unclean until the evening:

25And if it be necessary that he carry any of these things when they are dead, he shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the sun set.

26Every beast that hath a hoof, but divideth it not, nor cheweth the cud, shall be unclean: and he that toucheth it, shall be defiled.

27That which walketh upon hands of all animals which go on all four, shall be unclean: he that shall touch their carcasses shall be defiled until evening.

28And he that shall carry such carcasses, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until evening: because all these things are unclean to you.

29These also shall be reckoned among unclean things, of all that move upon the earth, the weasel, and the mouse, and the crocodile, every one according to their kind:

30The shrew, and the chameleon, and the stello, and the lizard, and the mole:

31All these are unclean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be unclean until the evening.

32And upon what thing soever any of their carcasses shall fall, it shall be defiled, whether it be a vessel of wood, or a garment, or skins or haircloths; or any thing in which work is done, they shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean until the evening, and so afterwards shall be clean.

33But an earthen vessel, into which any of these shall fall, shall be defiled, and therefore is to be broken.

34Any meat which you eat, if water from such a vessel be poured upon it, shall be unclean; and every liquor that is drunk out of any such vessel, shall be unclean.

35And upon whatsoever thing any of these dead beasts shall fall, it shall be unclean: whether it be oven, or pots with feet, they shall be destroyed, and shall be unclean.

36But fountains and cisterns, and all gatherings together of waters shall be clean. He that toucheth their carcasses shall be defiled.

37If it fall upon seed corn, it shall not defile it.

38But if any man pour water upon the seed, and afterwards it be touched by the carcasses, it shall be forthwith defiled.

39If any beast die, of which it is lawful for you to eat, he that toucheth the carcass thereof, shall be unclean until the evening:

40And he that eateth or carrieth any thing thereof, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the evening.

41All that creepeth upon the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it be taken for meat.

42Whatsoever goeth upon the breast on four feet, or hath many feet, or traileth on the earth, you shall not eat, because it is abominable.

43Do not defile your souls, nor touch aught thereof, lest you be unclean,

44For I am the Lord your God: be holy because I am holy. Defile not your souls by any creeping thing, that moveth upon the earth.

45For I am the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that I might be your God.

46You shall be holy, because I am holy. This is the law of beasts and fowls, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and creepeth on the earth:

47That you may know the differences of the clean, and unclean, and know what you ought to eat, and what to refuse.

1Locutusque est Dominus ad Moysen et Aaron, dicens:

2Dicite filiis Israël: Hæc sunt animalia quæ comedere debetis de cunctis animantibus terræ:

3omne quod habet divisam ungulam, et ruminat in pecoribus, comedetis.

4Quidquid autem ruminat quidem, et habet ungulam, sed non dividit eam, sicut camelus et cetera, non comedetis illud, et inter immunda reputabitis.

5Chœrogryllus qui ruminat, ungulamque non dividit, immundus est.

6Lepus quoque: nam et ipse ruminat, sed ungulam non dividit.

7Et sus: qui cum ungulam dividat, non ruminat.

8Horum carnibus non vescemini, nec cadavera contingetis, quia immunda sunt vobis.

9Hæc sunt quæ gignuntur in aquis, et vesci licitum est: omne quod habet pinnulas et squamas, tam in mari quam in fluminibus et stagnis, comedetis.

10Quidquid autem pinnulas et squamas non habet, eorum quæ in aquis moventur et vivunt, abominabile vobis,

11execrandumque erit: carnes eorum non comedetis, et morticina vitabitis.

12Cuncta quæ non habent pinnulas et squamas in aquis, polluta erunt.

13Hæc sunt quæ de avibus comedere non debetis, et vitanda sunt vobis: aquilam, et gryphem, et haliæetum,

14et milvum ac vulturem juxta genus suum,

15et omne corvini generis in similitudinem suam,

16struthionem, et noctuam, et larum, et accipitrem juxta genus suum:

17bubonem, et mergulum, et ibin,

18et cygnum, et onocrotalum, et porphyrionem,

19herodionem, et charadrion juxta genus suum, upupam quoque, et vespertilionem.

20Omne de volucribus quod graditur super quatuor pedes, abominabile erit vobis.

21Quidquid autem ambulat quidem super quatuor pedes, sed habet longiora retro crura, per quæ salit super terram,

22comedere debetis, ut est bruchus in genere suo, et attacus atque ophiomachus, ac locusta, singula juxta genus suum.

23Quidquid autem ex volucribus quatuor tantum habet pedes, execrabile erit vobis:

24et quicumque morticina eorum tetigerit, polluetur, et erit immundus usque ad vesperum:

25et si necesse fuerit ut portet quippiam horum mortuum, lavabit vestimenta sua, et immundus erit usque ad occasum solis.

26Omne animal quod habet quidem ungulam, sed non dividit eam, nec ruminat, immundum erit: et qui tetigerit illud, contaminabitur.

27Quod ambulat super manus ex cunctis animantibus, quæ incedunt quadrupedia, immundum erit: qui tetigerit morticina eorum, polluetur usque ad vesperum.

28Et qui portaverit hujuscemodi cadavera, lavabit vestimenta sua, et immundus erit usque ad vesperum: quia omnia hæc immunda sunt vobis.

29Hæc quoque inter polluta reputabuntur de his quæ moventur in terra, mustela et mus et crocodilus, singula juxta genus suum,

30mygale, et chamæleon, et stellio, et lacerta, et talpa.

31Omnia hæc immunda sunt. Qui tetigerit morticina eorum, immundus erit usque ad vesperum:

32et super quod ceciderit quidquam de morticinis eorum, polluetur, tam vas ligneum et vestimentum, quam pelles et cilicia: et in quocumque fit opus, tingentur aqua, et polluta erunt usque ad vesperum, et sic postea mundabuntur.

33Vas autem fictile, in quod horum quidquam intro cecidit, polluetur, et idcirco frangendum est.

34Omnis cibus, quem comedetis, si fusa fuerit super eum aqua, immundus erit: et omne liquens quod bibitur de universo vase, immundum erit.

35Et quidquid de morticinis hujuscemodi ceciderit super illud, immundum erit: sive clibani, sive chytropodes, destruentur, et immundi erunt.

36Fontes vero et cisternæ, et omnis aquarum congregatio munda erit. Qui morticinum eorum tetigerit, polluetur.

37Si ceciderit super sementem, non polluet eam.

38Si autem quispiam aqua sementem perfuderit, et postea morticinis tacta fuerit, illico polluetur.

39Si mortuum fuerit animal, quod licet vobis comedere, qui cadaver ejus tetigerit, immundus erit usque ad vesperum:

40et qui comederit ex eo quippiam, sive portaverit, lavabit vestimenta sua, et immundus erit usque ad vesperum.

41Omne quod reptat super terram, abominabile erit, nec assumetur in cibum.

42Quidquid super pectus quadrupes graditur, et multos habet pedes, sive per humum trahitur, non comedetis, quia abominabile est.

43Nolite contaminare animas vestras, nec tangatis quidquam eorum, ne immundi sitis.

44Ego enim sum Dominus Deus vester: sancti estote, quia ego sanctus sum. Ne polluatis animas vestras in omni reptili quod movetur super terram.

45Ego enim sum Dominus, qui eduxi vos de terra Ægypti, ut essem vobis in Deum. Sancti eritis, quia ego sanctus sum.

46Ista est lex animantium ac volucrum, et omnis animæ viventis, quæ movetur in aqua, et reptat in terra,

47ut differentias noveritis mundi et immundi, et sciatis quid comedere et quid respuere debeatis.

1And the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying:

2Say to the sons of Israel: These are the animals that you ought to eat out of all the living things of the earth.

3All that has a divided hoof, and that chews over again, among the cattle, you shall eat.

4But whatever certainly chews over again, but has a hoof that is not divided, such as the camel and others, these you shall not eat, and you shall consider them to be among what is unclean.

5The rock rabbit which chews over again, and whose hoof is not divided, is unclean,

6and so also is the hare, for it too chews over again, yet its hoof is not divided,

7and also the swine, which, though its hoof is divided, does not chew over again.

8The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.

9These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that has little fins and scales, as much in the sea, as in the rivers and ponds, you shall eat.

10But whatever does not have fins and scales, of those things that live and move in the waters, shall be abominable to you,

11and detestable; their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall avoid.

12All that does not have fins and scales in the waters shall be polluted.

13These are those things among the birds which you must not eat, and which are to be avoided by you: the eagle, and the griffin, and the osprey,

14and the kite, as well as the vulture, according to their kind,

15and all that is of the raven kind, according to their likeness,

16the ostrich, and the owl, and the gull, and the hawk, according to its kind,

17the owl, and the sea bird, and the ibis,

18and the swan, and the pelican, and the marsh hen,

19the heron, and the plover according to its kind, the crested hoopoe, and also the bat.

20Of all that flies, whatever steps upon four feet shall be abominable to you.

21But whatever certainly walks upon four feet, and also has longer legs behind, with which it hops upon the earth,

22you shall eat, such as the beetle in its kind, and the cricket, and grasshopper, and the locust, each one according to its kind.

23But among flying things, whatever has only four feet shall be detestable to you.

24And whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be defiled, and he shall be unclean until evening.

25And if it will be necessary to carry any of these dead things, he shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until the sun sets.

26Every animal that certainly has a hoof, but which is not divided, nor does it chew over again, shall be unclean. And whoever will have touched it shall be contaminated.

27Whatever walks upon its hands, out of all the animals that advance on all fours, shall be unclean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be polluted until evening.

28And whoever will have carried this kind of carcass shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until evening. For all these are unclean to you.

29Likewise, these shall be considered among the polluted things, out of all that moves upon the earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the crocodile, each one according to its kind,

30the shrew, and the chameleon, and the gecko, and the lizard, and the mole.

31All these are unclean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be unclean until evening.

32And anything upon which something from their carcasses will have fallen shall be defiled, whether it is a vessel of wood, or a garment, or skins, or haircloths, or anything by which work is done. These shall be dipped in water and shall be defiled until evening, but then afterwards these shall be clean.

33But an earthen vessel, into which something from these will fall, shall be defiled; and therefore it is to be broken.

34Any of the foods that you eat, if water from such a vessel will have been poured upon it, it shall be unclean. And every liquid which one may drink from such a vessel shall be unclean.

35And if anything from among these kinds of dead things has fallen upon it, it shall be unclean, whether it be an oven, or a pot with feet, these shall be unclean and shall be destroyed.

36Yet truly, fountains and cisterns, and all reservoirs of water shall be clean. Whoever will have touched their carcasses shall be defiled.

37If it falls upon seed grain, it shall not defile it.

38But if anyone has poured water upon the seed grain, and afterwards it was touched by the carcasses, it shall be immediately defiled.

39If any animals will have died, from which it is lawful for you to eat, whoever will have touched its carcass shall be unclean until evening.

40And whoever will have eaten or carried anything of these shall wash his clothes, and he shall be unclean until evening.

41All that creeps across the earth shall be abominable, neither shall it be taken up as food.

42Whatever advances by four feet upon the chest, or that has many feet, or that drags across the soil, you shall not eat, because it is abominable.

43Do not be willing to contaminate your souls, nor shall you touch any of these, lest you become unclean.

44For I am the Lord your God. Be holy, for I am Holy. Do not pollute your souls with any creeping thing, which moves across the land.

45For I am the Lord, who led you away from the land of Egypt, so that I would be your God; you shall be holy, for I am Holy.

46This is the law of animals and flying things, and of every living soul that moves in the waters or creeps upon the land,

47so that you may know the difference between clean and unclean, and so that you may know what you ought to eat, and what you ought to refuse.