Leviticus 11 Parallel Bible

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	ESV English Standard Version	NABRE New American Bible Revised	NIV New International Version
1	And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,	The LORD said to Moses and Aaron:	The LORD said to Moses and Aaron,
2	“Speak to the people of Israel, saying, These are the living things that you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth.	Speak to the Israelites and tell them: Of all land animals these are the ones you may eat:	“Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat:
3	Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat.	Any animal that has hoofs you may eat, provided it is cloven-footed and chews the cud.	You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.
4	Nevertheless, among those that chew the cud or part the hoof, you shall not eat these: The camel, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.	But you shall not eat any of the following from among those that only chew the cud or only have hoofs: the camel, which indeed chews the cud, but does not have hoofs and is therefore unclean for you;	“’There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them. The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you.
5	And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.	the rock hyrax, which indeed chews the cud, but does not have hoofs and is therefore unclean for you;	The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
6	And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.	the hare, which indeed chews the cud, but does not have hoofs and is therefore unclean for you;	The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.
7	And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.	and the pig, which does indeed have hoofs and is cloven-footed, but does not chew the cud and is therefore unclean for you.	And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
8	You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.	You shall not eat their meat, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.	You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
9	“These you may eat, of all that are in the waters. Everything in the waters that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers, you may eat.	Of the various creatures that live in the water, you may eat the following: whatever in the seas or in river waters that has both fins and scales you may eat.	“’Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales.
10	But anything in the seas or the rivers that does not have fins and scales, of the swarming creatures in the waters and of the living creatures that are in the waters, is detestable to you.	But of the creatures that swarm in the water or of animals that otherwise live in the water, whether in the sea or in the rivers, all those that lack either fins or scales are loathsome for you,	But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to regard as unclean.
11	You shall regard them as detestable; you shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses.	and shall always be loathsome to you. Their meat you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall loathe.	And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean.
12	Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you.	Every water creature that lacks fins or scales is loathsome for you.	Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you.
13	“And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,	Of the birds, these you shall loathe; they shall not be eaten, they are loathsome: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,	“’These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle, the vulture, the black vulture,
14	the kite, the falcon of any kind,	the kite, the various species of falcons,	the red kite, any kind of black kite,
15	every raven of any kind,	the various species of crows,	any kind of raven,
16	the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind,	the eagle owl, the kestrel, the long-eared owl, the various species of hawks,	the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
17	the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl,	the little owl, the cormorant, the screech owl,	the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
18	the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture,	the barn owl, the horned owl, the osprey,	the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
19	the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.	the stork, the various species of herons, the hoopoe, and the bat.	the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.
20	“All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you.	The various winged insects that walk on all fours are loathsome for you.	“’All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.
21	Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to hop on the ground.	But of the various winged insects that walk on all fours you may eat those that have legs jointed above their feet for leaping on the ground;	There are, however, some flying insects that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground.
22	Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind.	hence of these you may eat the following: the various kinds of locusts, the various kinds of bald locusts, the various kinds of crickets, and the various kinds of grasshoppers.	Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper.
23	But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you.	All other winged insects that have four legs are loathsome for you.	But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.
24	“And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,	You become unclean by the following—anyone who touches their carcasses shall be unclean until evening,	“’You will make yourselves unclean by these; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening.
25	and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.	and anyone who carries any part of their carcasses shall wash his garments and be unclean until evening—	Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.
26	Every animal that parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.	by all hoofed animals that are not cloven-footed or do not chew the cud; they are unclean for you; anyone who touches them becomes unclean.	“’Every animal that does not have a divided hoof or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you; whoever touches the carcass of any of them will be unclean.
27	And all that walk on their paws, among the animals that go on all fours, are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,	Also by the various quadrupeds that walk on paws; they are unclean for you; anyone who touches their carcasses shall be unclean until evening,	Of all the animals that walk on all fours, those that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening.
28	and he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.	and anyone who carries their carcasses shall wash his garments and be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.	Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. These animals are unclean for you.
29	“And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the ground: the mole rat, the mouse, the great lizard of any kind,	Of the creatures that swarm on the ground, the following are unclean for you: the rat, the mouse, the various kinds of lizards,	“’Of the animals that move along the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,
30	the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.	the gecko, the spotted lizard, the agama, the skink, and the chameleon.	the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon.
31	These are unclean to you among all that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening.	Among the various swarming creatures, these are unclean for you. Everyone who touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.	Of all those that move along the ground, these are unclean for you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean till evening.
32	And anything on which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is an article of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any article that is used for any purpose. It must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it shall be clean.	Everything on which one of them falls when dead becomes unclean, including any article of wood, cloth, leather or goat hair—any article of which use can be made. It must be immersed in water and remain unclean until evening, when it again becomes clean.	When one of them dies and falls on something, that article, whatever its use, will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, hide or sackcloth. Put it in water; it will be unclean till evening, and then it will be clean.
33	And if any of them falls into any earthenware vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it.	Should any of these creatures fall into a clay vessel, everything in it becomes unclean, and the vessel itself you must break.	If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot.
34	Any food in it that could be eaten, on which water comes, shall be unclean. And all drink that could be drunk from every such vessel shall be unclean.	Any food that can be eaten which makes contact with water, and any liquid that may be drunk, in any such vessel become unclean.	Any food you are allowed to eat that has come into contact with water from any such pot is unclean, and any liquid that is drunk from such a pot is unclean.
35	And everything on which any part of their carcass falls shall be unclean. Whether oven or stove, it shall be broken in pieces. They are unclean and shall remain unclean for you.	Any object on which any part of their carcasses falls becomes unclean; if it is an oven or stove, this must be broken to pieces; they are unclean and shall always be unclean to you.	Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; an oven or cooking pot must be broken up. They are unclean, and you are to regard them as unclean.
36	Nevertheless, a spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean, but whoever touches a carcass in them shall be unclean.	However, a spring or a cistern for collecting water remains clean; but whoever touches such an animal’s carcass becomes unclean.	A spring, however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcasses is unclean.
37	And if any part of their carcass falls upon any seed grain that is to be sown, it is clean,	If any part of their carcasses falls on any sort of grain that is to be sown, it remains clean;	If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean.
38	but if water is put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you.	but if the grain has become moistened, it becomes unclean to you when any part of their carcasses falls on it.	But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.
39	“And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening,	When one of the animals that you could otherwise eat dies of itself, anyone who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening;	“’If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean till evening.
40	and whoever eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. And whoever carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.	and anyone who eats any part of its carcass shall wash his garments and be unclean until evening; so also, anyone who carries its carcass shall wash his garments and be unclean until evening.	Anyone who eats some of its carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.
41	“Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable; it shall not be eaten.	All the creatures that swarm on the ground are loathsome and shall not be eaten.	“’Every creature that moves along the ground is to be regarded as unclean; it is not to be eaten.
42	Whatever goes on its belly, and whatever goes on all fours, or whatever has many feet, any swarming thing that swarms on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are detestable.	Whether it crawls on its belly, goes on all fours, or has many legs—any creature that swarms on the earth—you shall not eat them; they are loathsome.	You are not to eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is unclean.
43	You shall not make yourselves detestable with any swarming thing that swarms, and you shall not defile yourselves with them, and become unclean through them.	Do not make yourselves loathsome by any swarming creature nor defile yourselves with them and so become unclean by them.	Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures. Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them.
44	For I am the LORD your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that crawls on the ground.	For I, the LORD, am your God. You shall make and keep yourselves holy, because I am holy. You shall not make yourselves unclean, then, by any swarming creature that crawls on the ground.	I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground.
45	For I am the LORD who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”	Since I, the LORD, am the one who brought you up from the land of Egypt that I might be your God, you shall be holy, because I am holy.	I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.
46	This is the law about beast and bird and every living creature that moves through the waters and every creature that swarms on the ground,	This is the instruction for land animals, birds, and all the creatures that move about in the water, as well as any animal that swarms on the ground,	“’These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves about in the water and every creature that moves along the ground.
47	to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean and between the living creature that may be eaten and the living creature that may not be eaten.	that you may distinguish between the clean and the unclean, and between creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.	You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.’”
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Leviticus 11 Parallel Bible Translations