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Chapter 11  
     
1.
 And the Lord spoke unto Moses and to Aaron both in dream, and from his dream Moses interpreted the Lord, saying unto them,
  
2.
 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the animals which you shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
  
3.
 Whatsoever parts the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and chews the cud, among the beasts, that shall you eat.
  
4.
 Nevertheless these shall you not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
  
5.
 And the coney, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
  
6.
 And the hare, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
  
7.
 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he chews not the cud; he is unclean to you.
  
8.
 Of their flesh shall you not eat, and their carcase shall you not touch; they are unclean to you.
  
9.
 These shall you eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall you 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; you shall not eat of their flesh, but you shall have their carcases in abomination.
  
12.
 Whatsoever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.
  
13.
 And these are they which you 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 you eat of every flying creeping thing that goes upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;
  
22.
 Even these of them you 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 you 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 divides the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor chews the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
  
27.
 And whatsoever goes 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 does touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
  
32.
 And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, does fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, in which 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, in which into any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean; and you 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, in which 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 you may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase of it 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 goes upon the belly, and whatsoever goes upon all four, or whatsoever has more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them you shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
  
43.
 You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall you make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled thereby.
  
44.
 For I am the Lord your God: you shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall you 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: you 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 moves 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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