Leviticus 11:2-23

2‘Some animals walk on the land. Tell Israel's people which of these animals they can eat.

3Each foot on the animal must have two separate parts. The animal must eat its food and then it must bring the food back into its mouth. And then it must eat the food again. Some animals eat their food twice and they have feet with two parts. You can eat those animals.

4Some animals have feet that have two separate parts. But they do not eat their food twice. Other animals eat their food twice. But their feet do not have two separate parts. You must not eat those animals. The camel eats its food twice. But its feet are not in two separate parts. The people must not eat the camel.

5The rock badger eats its food twice. But its feet are not in two separate parts. They must not eat the rock badger.

6The rabbit eats its food twice. But its feet are not in two separate parts. They must not eat the rabbit.

7The pig's feet are in two parts. But when the pig eats its food, it does not bring the food back into its mouth. It does not eat it twice. The people must not eat the pig.

8They must not touch the dead bodies of those animals. They must not eat their meat. They are not clean for you to eat.

9They can eat some animals that live in the sea or in the river. Those animals must have fins and scales on their bodies.

10They must not eat any other animals from the sea or the river. They must keep away from them.

11They must not touch the dead bodies of the animals from the sea or the river. They must not eat the meat from those other animals.

12Animals from the sea and the river may have fins and scales on their bodies. Those are the only ones that you can eat. Those without fins or scales are unclean.

13They must not eat some birds because they are not clean. They must not eat either the eagle or the vulture.

14They must not eat the buzzard or the kite.

15They must not eat the raven.

16They must not eat any owl, seagull or hawk.

17They must not eat the cormorant.

18They must not eat the osprey.

19They must not eat the heron, the hoopoe or the bat. The people must not eat them nor touch their dead bodies. They are not clean.

20Some insects fly in the air and walk on the ground. The people must not eat them.

21Some insects can fly. And they have legs that can jump. They can eat those insects.

22They can eat any of these. They include the locust, the cricket and the grasshopper.

23They must not eat any other flying insect that has legs.