Leviticus 11 NKJV NLT Parallel

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1Now the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,

1Then the LORD said to Moses and Aaron,

2“Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth:

2“Give the following instructions to the people of Israel. “Of all the land animals, these are the ones you may use for food.

3Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud—that you may eat.

3You may eat any animal that has completely split hooves and chews the cud.

4Nevertheless these you shall not eat among those that chew the cud or those that have cloven hooves: the camel, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;

4You may not, however, eat the following animals that have split hooves or that chew the cud, but not both. The camel chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is ceremonially unclean for you.

5the rock hyrax, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;

5The hyrax chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean.

6the hare, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;

6The hare chews the cud but does not have split hooves, so it is unclean.

7and the swine, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.

7The pig has evenly split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is unclean.

8Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. They are unclean to you.

8You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses. They are ceremonially unclean for you.

9‘These you may eat of all that are in the water: whatever in the water has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers—that you may eat.

9“Of all the marine animals, these are ones you may use for food. You may eat anything from the water if it has both fins and scales, whether taken from salt water or from streams.

10But all in the seas or in the rivers that do not have fins and scales, all that move in the water or any living thing which is in the water, they are an abomination to you.

10But you must never eat animals from the sea or from rivers that do not have both fins and scales. They are detestable to you. This applies both to little creatures that live in shallow water and to all creatures that live in deep water.

11They shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an abomination.

11They will always be detestable to you. You must never eat their meat or even touch their dead bodies.

12Whatever in the water does not have fins or scales—that shall be an abomination to you.

12Any marine animal that does not have both fins and scales is detestable to you.

13‘And these you shall regard as an abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard,

13“These are the birds that are detestable to you. You must never eat them: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

14the kite, and the falcon after its kind;

14the kite, falcons of all kinds,

15every raven after its kind,

15ravens of all kinds,

16the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull, and the hawk after its kind;

16the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds,

17the little owl, the fisher owl, and the screech owl;

17the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

18the white owl, the jackdaw, and the carrion vulture;

18the barn owl, the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture,

19the stork, the heron after its kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.

19the stork, herons of all kinds, the hoopoe, and the bat.

20‘All flying insects that creep on all fours shall be an abomination to you.

20“You must not eat winged insects that walk along the ground; they are detestable to you.

21Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps on all fours: those which have jointed legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth.

21You may, however, eat winged insects that walk along the ground and have jointed legs so they can jump.

22These you may eat: the locust after its kind, the destroying locust after its kind, the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.

22The insects you are permitted to eat include all kinds of locusts, bald locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers.

23But all other flying insects which have four feet shall be an abomination to you.

23All other winged insects that walk along the ground are detestable to you.

24‘By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until evening;

24“The following creatures will make you ceremonially unclean. If any of you touch their carcasses, you will be defiled until evening.

25whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening:

25If you pick up their carcasses, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening.

26The carcass of any animal which divides the foot, but is not cloven-hoofed or does not chew the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches it shall be unclean.

26“Any animal that has split hooves that are not evenly divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled.

27And whatever goes on its paws, among all kinds of animals that go on all fours, those are unclean to you. Whoever touches any such carcass shall be unclean until evening.

27Of the animals that walk on all fours, those that have paws are unclean. If you touch the carcass of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.

28Whoever carries any such carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. It is unclean to you.

28If you pick up its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening. These animals are unclean for you.

29‘These also shall be unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the mole, the mouse, and the large lizard after its kind;

29“Of the small animals that scurry along the ground, these are unclean for you: the mole rat, the rat, large lizards of all kinds,

30the gecko, the monitor lizard, the sand reptile, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.

30the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.

31These are unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.

31All these small animals are unclean for you. If any of you touch the dead body of such an animal, you will be defiled until evening.

32Anything on which any of them falls, when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is any item of wood or clothing or skin or sack, whatever item it is, in which any work is done, it must be put in water. And it shall be unclean until evening; then it shall be clean.

32If such an animal dies and falls on something, that object will be unclean. This is true whether the object is made of wood, cloth, leather, or burlap. Whatever its use, you must dip it in water, and it will remain defiled until evening. After that, it will be ceremonially clean and may be used again.

33Any earthen vessel into which any of them falls you shall break; and whatever is in it shall be unclean:

33“If such an animal falls into a clay pot, everything in the pot will be defiled, and the pot must be smashed.

34in such a vessel, any edible food upon which water falls becomes unclean, and any drink that may be drunk from it becomes unclean.

34If the water from such a container spills on any food, the food will be defiled. And any beverage in such a container will be defiled.

35And everything on which a part of any such carcass falls shall be unclean; whether it is an oven or cooking stove, it shall be broken down; for they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you.

35Any object on which the carcass of such an animal falls will be defiled. If it is an oven or hearth, it must be destroyed, for it is defiled, and you must treat it accordingly.

36Nevertheless a spring or a cistern, in which there is plenty of water, shall be clean, but whatever touches any such carcass becomes unclean.

36“However, if the carcass of such an animal falls into a spring or a cistern, the water will still be clean. But anyone who touches the carcass will be defiled.

37And if a part of any such carcass falls on any planting seed which is to be sown, it remains clean.

37If the carcass falls on seed grain to be planted in the field, the seed will still be considered clean.

38But if water is put on the seed, and if a part of any such carcass falls on it, it becomes unclean to you.

38But if the seed is wet when the carcass falls on it, the seed will be defiled.

39‘And if any animal which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening.

39“If an animal you are permitted to eat dies and you touch its carcass, you will be defiled until evening.

40He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

40If you eat any of its meat or carry away its carcass, you must wash your clothes, and you will remain defiled until evening.

41‘And every creeping thing that creeps on the earth shall be an abomination. It shall not be eaten.

41“All small animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them.

42Whatever crawls on its belly, whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet among all creeping things that creep on the earth—these you shall not eat, for they are an abomination.

42This includes all animals that slither along on their bellies, as well as those with four legs and those with many feet. All such animals that scurry along the ground are detestable, and you must never eat them.

43You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps; nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them, lest you be defiled by them.

43Do not defile yourselves by touching them. You must not make yourselves ceremonially unclean because of them.

44For I am the LORD your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I am holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth.

44For I am the LORD your God. You must consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. So do not defile yourselves with any of these small animals that scurry along the ground.

45For I am the LORD who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

45For I, the LORD, am the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt, that I might be your God. Therefore, you must be holy because I am holy.

46‘This is the law of the animals and the birds and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth,

46“These are the instructions regarding land animals, birds, marine creatures, and animals that scurry along the ground.

47to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.’ ”

47By these instructions you will know what is unclean and clean, and which animals may be eaten and which may not be eaten.”

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