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Leviticus 11

Leviticus 11 distinguishes clean and unclean animals for Israel. Land animals, water creatures, birds, flying creeping things, and creatures that move upon the earth are classified according to stated characteristics or lists. Contact with carcasses can also produce uncleanness. The chapter closes by tying these distinctions to God’s holiness: Israel is to sanctify themselves and be holy because the LORD is holy.

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Verses 1–8Clean and unclean land animals Verses 9–12Clean and unclean creatures in the waters Verses 13–19Birds that are not to be eaten Verses 20–23Winged creeping things Verses 24–40Uncleanness from animal carcasses Verses 41–47Creeping things and the call to be holy

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1And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying…2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the…3Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the…4Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew…5And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth…6And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth…7And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be…8Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase…9These shall ye eat of all that are in the…10And all that have not fins and scales in the…11They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall…12Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that…13And these are they which ye shall have in abomination…14And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;15Every raven after his kind;16And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow,…17And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great…18And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,19And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the…20All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be…21Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing…22Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after…23But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet,…24And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the…25And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall…26The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and…27And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of…28And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash…29These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping…30And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and…31These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever…32And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead,…33And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever…34Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which…35And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth…36Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of…37And if any part of their carcase fall upon any…38But if any water be put upon the seed, and…39And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die;…40And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall…41And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall…42Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all…43Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing…44For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore…45For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out…46This is the law of the beasts, and of the…47To make a difference between the unclean and the clean,…