Leviticus 11:41-47 ▼

41 Every creature that moves along the ground is detestable; it must not be eaten.

42 Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

43 Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

44 For I am the LORD your⁺ God {YHWH Eloheikem}; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy <1Pe 1:16>. You⁺ must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

45 For I am the LORD {YHWH}, who brought you⁺ up out of the land of Egypt (land of bondage) so that I would be your⁺ God {Elohim}; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

46 This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground.

47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”