Leviticus 11

Clean and Unclean Land Animals Leviticus 11:3–8

³Verse 3. Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat. ⁴Verse 4. “‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those who part the hoof: the camel, because he chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you. ⁵Verse 5. The cony, because he chews the cud but doesn’t have a parted hoof, he is unclean to you. ⁶Verse 6. The hare, because she chews the cud but doesn’t part the hoof, she is unclean to you. ⁷Verse 7. The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn’t chew the cud, he is unclean to you.

⁸Verse 8. Of their meat you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.

Clean and Unclean Water Creatures Leviticus 11:9–12

⁹Verse 9. “‘These you may eat of all that are in the waters: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, that you may eat. ¹⁰Verse 10. All that don’t have fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of all the living creatures that are in the waters, they are an abomination to you, ¹¹Verse 11. and you shall detest them. You shall not eat of their meat, and you shall detest their carcasses. ¹²Verse 12. Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.

Unclean Birds Listed Leviticus 11:13–19

¹³Verse 13. “‘These you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the black vulture, ¹⁴Verse 14. and the red kite, any kind of black kite, ¹⁵Verse 15. any kind of raven, ¹⁶Verse 16. the horned owl, the screech owl, and the gull, any kind of hawk, ¹⁷Verse 17. the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, ¹⁸Verse 18. the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

¹⁹Verse 19. the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.

Guidelines for Insects Leviticus 11:20–23

²⁰Verse 20. “‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are an abomination to you. ²¹Verse 21. Yet you may eat these: of all winged creeping things that go on all fours, which have legs above their feet, with which to hop on the earth. ²²Verse 22. Even of these you may eat: any kind of locust, any kind of katydid, any kind of cricket, and any kind of grasshopper. ²³Verse 23. But all winged creeping things which have four feet, are an abomination to you.

Consequences of Contact with Unclean Animals Leviticus 11:24–28

²⁴Verse 24. “‘By these you will become unclean: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening. ²⁵Verse 25. Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. ²⁶Verse 26. “‘Every animal which parts the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean. ²⁷Verse 27. Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening. ²⁸Verse 28. He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.

Further Unclean Creatures and the Call to Holiness Leviticus 11:29–47

²⁹Verse 29. “‘These are they which are unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard, ³⁰Verse 30. the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon. ³¹Verse 31. These are they which are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening. ³²Verse 32. On whatever any of them falls when they are dead, it shall be unclean; whether it is any vessel of wood, or clothing, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel it is, with which any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it will be clean.

³³Verse 33. Every earthen vessel, into which any of them falls, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it. ³⁴Verse 34. All food which may be eaten, that on which water comes, shall be unclean; and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean. ³⁵Verse 35. Everything whereupon part of their carcass falls shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces: they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you. ³⁶Verse 36. Nevertheless a spring or a cistern in which water is gathered shall be clean: but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.

³⁷Verse 37. If part of their carcass falls on any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean. ³⁸Verse 38. But if water is put on the seed, and part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. ³⁹Verse 39. “‘If any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening. ⁴⁰Verse 40. He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. ⁴¹Verse 41. “‘Every creeping thing that creeps on the earth is an abomination. It shall not be eaten.

⁴²Verse 42. Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, even all creeping things that creep on the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination. ⁴³Verse 43. You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps. You shall not make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled thereby. ⁴⁴Verse 44. For I am Yahweh your God. Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be holy; for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any kind of creeping thing that moves on the earth. ⁴⁵Verse 45. For I am Yahweh who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

⁴⁶Verse 46. “‘This is the law of the animal, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth, ⁴⁷Verse 47. to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.’”