Leviticus
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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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