Be Holy, for I am Holy - Leviticus 11

And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron,  saying unto them. 

Speak unto the children of Israel,  saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all  the beasts that are on the earth. Leviticus 11:1 -2

Leviticus 11:3 Whatsoever parteth  the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among  the beasts, that shall ye eat. 

Leviticus 11:4 Nevertheless these shall  ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide  the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but  divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. 

Leviticus 11:5 And  the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the  hoof; he is unclean unto you. 

Leviticus 11:6 And the hare,  because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he  is unclean unto you. 

Leviticus 11:7 And the swine, though he  divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the  cud; he is unclean to you. 

Leviticus 11:8 Of their flesh shall ye  not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are  unclean to you.  

Leviticus 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters:  whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas,  and in the rivers, them shall ye eat. 

Leviticus 11:10 And all that  have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all  that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is  in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:  

Leviticus 11:11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye  shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in  abomination. 

Leviticus 11:12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in  the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.  

Leviticus 11:13 And these are they which ye shall have in  abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they  are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the  ospray, 

Leviticus 11:14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;  

Leviticus 11:15 Every raven after his kind; 

Leviticus 11:16 And the owl,  and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his  kind, 

Leviticus 11:17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the  great owl, 

Leviticus 11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the  gier eagle, 

Leviticus 11:19 And the stork, the heron after her kind,  and the lapwing, and the bat. 

Leviticus 11:20 All fowls that creep,  going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.  

Leviticus 11:21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing  that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet,  to leap withal upon the earth; 

Leviticus 11:22 Even these of them  ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and the bald locust  after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the  grasshopper after his kind. 

Leviticus 11:23 But all other flying  creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an  abomination unto you. 

Leviticus 11:24 And for these ye shall be  unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be  unclean until the even. 

Leviticus 11:25 And whosoever beareth  ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be  unclean until the even. 

Leviticus 11:26 The carcases of every  beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor  cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that  toucheth them shall be unclean. 

Leviticus 11:27 And whatsoever  goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on  all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth  their carcase shall be unclean until the even. 

Leviticus 11:28 And  he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes,  and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you. 

Leviticus 11:29 These also shall be unclean unto you among the  creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and  the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind, 

Leviticus 11:30 And the  ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and  the mole. 

Leviticus 11:31 These are unclean to you among all that  creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall  be unclean until the even. 

Leviticus 11:32 And upon whatsoever  any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be  unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or  skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work  is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean  until the even; 
so it shall be cleansed. 

Leviticus 11:33 And every  earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever  is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it. 

Leviticus 11:34 Of all  meat which may be eaten, that on which such water  cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in  every such vessel shall be unclean. 

Leviticus 11:35 And every  thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be  unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall  be broken down: for they are unclean, and 
shall be  unclean unto you. 

Leviticus 11:36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit,  wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that  which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean. 

Leviticus 11:37 And  if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed  which is to be sown, it shall be clean. 

Leviticus 11:38 But if any  water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase  fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. 

Leviticus 11:39 And if  any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the  carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even. 

Leviticus 11:40 And  he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and  be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of  it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.  

Leviticus 11:41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the  earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.  

Leviticus 11:42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever  goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among  all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall  not eat; for they are an abomination. 

Leviticus 11:43 Ye shall not  make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that  creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with  them, that ye should be defiled thereby. 

Leviticus 11:44 For I am  the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves,  and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile  yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth  upon the earth. 

Leviticus 11:45 For I am the LORD that bringeth  you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall  therefore be holy, for I am holy. 

Leviticus 11:46 This is the law  of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature  that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that  creepeth upon the earth: 

Leviticus 11:47 To make a difference  between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast  that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.  

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