(KJV) Leviticus 11¹

⥃Clean and Unclean Animals ^{[ Deuteronomy 14:1–21 † Acts 10:9–16 ]}

[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.²³⁴⁵⁶⁷ [3] Whatsoever parteth⁸ the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] cheweth⁹ 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 you¹⁰. [5] And the coney¹¹, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth¹² not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you. [6] And the hare¹³, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you. [7] And the swine¹⁴, 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] unclean¹⁵ 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.¹⁶ [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 be¹⁷] 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 eagle¹⁸, and the ossifrage¹⁹, and the ospray²⁰, [14] And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; [15] Every raven after his kind;²¹ [16] And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,²² [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 bat²³. [20] All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall be] an abomination unto you.²⁴ [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.²⁵ [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.²⁶ [25] And whosoever beareth [ought] of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean²⁷ 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 [28] And he that beareth²⁹ the carcase of them shall wash³⁰ 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 creep³¹ 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 [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 water³³, 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 it³⁴. [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 [35] And every [thing] whereupon [any part] of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; [whether it be] oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be³⁶ broken down: [for] they [are] unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. [36] Nevertheless a fountain³⁷ or pit, [wherein there is] plenty of water³⁸, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean. [37] And if [any part] of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed³⁹ 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 [40] And he that eateth⁴¹ of the carcase of it shall wash⁴² 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.⁴³ [42] Whatsoever goeth upon the belly⁴⁴, and whatsoever goeth upon [all] four, or whatsoever hath more feet⁴⁵ among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they [are] an abomination. [43] Ye shall⁴⁶ not make yourselves⁴⁷ 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] the⁴⁸ Lord your God: ye shall⁴⁹ 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 bringeth⁵⁰ you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy⁵¹, for I [am] holy. [46] This⁵² [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:^53545556 [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. ⁵⁷