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Leviticus 11 Parallel Bible Translations
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| 1 | And Jehovah will speak to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them, | And the LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, | The LORD said to Moses and Aaron, | |
| 2 | Speak to the sons of Israel, saying These the beasts which ye shall eat from all the cattle which are upon the earth. | “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. | “Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat: | |
| 3 | All cleaving the cloven hoof, and splitting, split the cloven hoof, and lifting up rumination among the cattle, ye shall eat it. | Whatever parts the hoof and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, among the animals, you may eat. | You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud. | |
| 4 | But this ye shall not eat: from them bringing up rumination, and from them cleaving the cloven hoof; the camel, for it bringing up rumination, and cleaving not its cloven hoof; it is unclean to you. | 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. | “’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 | The coney, for this bringing up rumination, and will not cleave the cloven hoof; it is unclean to you. | And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. | The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. | |
| 6 | And the hare, for this bringing up rumination, and cleaving not the cloven hoof; it is unclean to you. | And the hare, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you. | The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. | |
| 7 | And the swine, for this cleaving the cloven hoof and dividing, divided the cloven hoof, and it will not excite rumination; it is unclean to you. | 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, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. | |
| 8 | From their flesh ye shall not eat, and upon their carcass ye shall not touch; they are unclean to you. | You shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you. | You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you. | |
| 9 | And this shall ye eat from all which are in the water: all which to it is a fin and scale in the water, in the seas, and in the rivers, ye shall eat them. | “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 all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales. | |
| 10 | And every one which to it is not a fin and scale in the seas and in the rivers, from all creeping in the water, and from every living soul which is in the water, they an abomination to you. | 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 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 | And they shall be an abomination to you: from their flesh ye shall, not eat, and their carcasses ye shall abhor. | You shall regard them as detestable; you shall not eat any of their flesh, and you shall detest their carcasses. | And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean. | |
| 12 | Every one which is not to it a fin and scale in the water, this is abomination to you. | Everything in the waters that does not have fins and scales is detestable to you. | Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you. | |
| 13 | And these ye shall abhor from the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are an abomination: the eagle, the sea eagle, and the osprey. | “And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, 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 | And the vulture, and the kite according to its kind. | the kite, the falcon of any kind, | the red kite, any kind of black kite, | |
| 15 | Every raven according to its kind; | every raven of any kind, | any kind of raven, | |
| 16 | And the daughter of the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the seagull, and the hawk according to its kind; | the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind, | the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, | |
| 17 | And the cormorant, and the gannet, and the owl; | the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl, | the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, | |
| 18 | And the swan, and the pelican, and the carrion vulture; | the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture, | the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey, | |
| 19 | And the stork, the parrot according to its kind, and the hoopo and the bat. | the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat. | the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe and the bat. | |
| 20 | All creeping birds going upon four, it is an abomination to you. | “All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you. | “’All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you. | |
| 21 | But this ye shall eat, from every creeping bird going upon four, to which legs from above its feet to spring with them upon the earth. | 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. | 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 | These from them ye shall eat; the locust according to its kind, the winged locust according to its kind, and the locust without wings according to its kind, and the leaping locust according to its kind. | 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. | Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket or grasshopper. | |
| 23 | And every creeping bird which to it is four feet, it is abomination to you. | But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you. | But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean. | |
| 24 | And for these ye shall be unclean: all touching upon their carcass shall be unclean till evening. | “And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening, | “’You will make yourselves unclean by these; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening. | |
| 25 | And every one lifting up from their carcass shall cleanse his garment; and be unclean till evening. | and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. | Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening. | |
| 26 | For all cattle of which it is cleaving the cloven foot and not splitting the cleft, and not bringing up rumination, they are unclean to you; every one touching upon them shall be unclean. | 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. | “’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 every one going upon his hands among all beasts going upon four, they are unclean to you: every one touching upon their carcass shall be unclean till evening. | 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, | 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 be lifting up their carcass shall cleanse his garments, and be unclean till evening: they are unclean to you. | and he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to 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 | This being unclean to you among the creeping, creeping upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the lizard according to its kind; | “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 animals that move along the ground, these are unclean for you: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard, | |
| 30 | The shrew mouse, and the chameleon, and the salamander, and the snail and the mole. | the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. | the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon. | |
| 31 | These are unclean to you, among all the creeping: every one touching upon them in their dying, shall be unclean till even. | These are unclean to you among all that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the 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 all which shall fall from them upon it in their dying, shall be unclean; from all vessels of wood, or garment, or skin, or sack, every vessel which work shall be done in them, into water shall it go, and be unclean till the evening: and it shall be clean. | 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. | 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 every vessel of earthen upon which it shall fall from them, into its midst, all which is in its midst shall be unclean, and ye shall break it. | And if any of them falls into any earthenware vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it. | If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot. | |
| 34 | From all food which shall be eaten which water shall come upon it, shall be unclean: and all drink which shall be drank from every vessel shall be unclean. | 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 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 every thing which their carcass shall fall upon it shall be unclean: oven and cooking-furnace shall be broken down: they are unclean, and they shall be unclean to you. | 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. | 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 | But a fountain and pit, a gathering of waters, shall be clean: and he touching upon their carcass shall be unclean. | Nevertheless, a spring or a cistern holding water shall be clean, but whoever touches a carcass in them shall be unclean. | A spring, however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcasses is unclean. | |
| 37 | And when from their carcass shall fall upon any seed of sowing which shall be sown, it is clean. | And if any part of their carcass falls upon any seed grain that is to be sown, it is clean, | If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean. | |
| 38 | And when water shall be given upon the seed and from their carcass fall upon it it is unclean to you. | but if water is put on the seed and any part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you. | But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you. | |
| 39 | And when there shall die from the cattle which is to you for eating, he touching upon its carcass shall be unclean till the evening. | “And if any animal which you may eat dies, whoever touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening, | “’If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean till evening. | |
| 40 | And he eating from its carcass shall cleanse his garments, and be unclean till the evening; and he lifting up its carcass shall wash his garments and be unclean till the evening. | 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. | 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 | And every creeping thing creeping the earth, it is abomination; it shall not be eaten. | “Every swarming thing that swarms on the ground is detestable; it shall not be eaten. | “’Every creature that moves along the ground is to be regarded as unclean; it is not to be eaten. | |
| 42 | Every thing going upon the belly, every thing going upon four always, every thing multiplying feet, of all creeping things creeping upon the earth, ye shall not eat them; for they are abomination. | 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. | 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 | Ye shall not make your souls abominable by any creeping thing creeping, and ye shall not be unclean by them, and be defiled by them. | 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 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 Jehovah, your God, and ye were consecrated and ye were holy, for I am holy: and ye shall not make your souls unclean by any creeping thing creeping upon the earth. | 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. | 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 Jehovah bringing up from the land of Egypt, to be to you for God: and ye shall be holy, for I am holy. | 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.” | I am the LORD, who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy. | |
| 46 | This the law of cattle, and of bird, and of every living soul creeping in the water, and for every soul creeping upon the earth. | 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, | “’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 separate between the unclean and between the clean, and between the beast being eaten and between the beast which shall not be eaten. | 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. | 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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