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1 ¶And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts
which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3
Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the
cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 4 Nevertheless these shall
ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the
hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not
the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 5 And the coney, because he cheweth
the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 6 And
the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof;
he is unclean unto you. 7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof,
and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to
you. 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall
ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
9 ¶These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever
hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers,
them shall ye eat. 10 And all that have not fins and scales in the
seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of
any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination
unto you: 11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall
not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall
be an abomination unto you. 13 And these are they which ye shall
have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they
are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; 15 Every raven
after his kind; 16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow,
and the hawk after his kind, 17 And the little owl, and the cormorant,
and the great owl, 18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier
eagle, 19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing,
and the bat.
20 ¶All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination
unto you. 21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing
that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap
withal upon the earth; 22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust
after his kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle
after his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind. 23 But all other
flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination
unto you. 24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth
the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. 25 And whosoever
beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and
be unclean until the even. 26 The carcases of every beast which
divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud,
are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts
that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth
their carcase shall be unclean until the even. 28 And he that beareth
the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until
the even: they are unclean unto you. 29 These also shall be unclean
unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the
weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, 30 And the
ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the
mole. 31 These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever
doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
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,
or 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 And every earthen vessel, whereinto
any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and ye
shall break it. 34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which
such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk
in every such vessel shall be unclean. 35 And every thing whereupon
any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be
oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are
unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. 36 Nevertheless a fountain
or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that
which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean. 37 And if any part
of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown,
it shall be clean. 38 But if any water be put upon the seed, and
any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto
you. 39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth
the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even. 40 And he that
eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean
until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash
his clothes, and be unclean until the even. 41 And every creeping
thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall
not be eaten. 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever
goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping
things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they
are an abomination.
43 ¶Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing
that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them,
that ye should be defiled thereby. 44 For I am the LORD your God:
ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be 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 LORD
that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye
shall therefore be holy, for I am holy. 46 This is the law of the
beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth
in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between
the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.
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