Leviticus 11

Laws concerning clean and unclean animals, Leviticus 11:1 , Leviticus 11:2 . Of Quadrupeds, those are clean which divide the hoof and chew the cud, Leviticus 11:3 . Those to be reputed unclean which do not divide the hoof, though they chew the cud, Leviticus 11:4-6 . Those to be reputed unclean also which, though they divide the hoof, do not chew the cud, Leviticus 11:7 . Whosoever eats their flesh, or touches their carcasses, shall be reputed unclean, Leviticus 11:8 . Of Fish, those are clean, and may be eaten which have fins and scales, Leviticus 11:9 . Those which have not fins and scales to be reputed unclean, Leviticus 11:10-12 . Of Fowls, those which are unclean, Leviticus 11:13-21 . Of Insects, the following may be eaten: the bald locust, beetle, and grasshopper, Leviticus 11:22 . All others are unclean and abominable, their flesh not to be eaten, nor their bodies touched, Leviticus 11:23-25 . Farther directions relative to unclean beasts, Leviticus 11:26-28 . Of Reptiles, and some small quadrupeds, those which are unclean, Leviticus 11:29 , Leviticus 11:39 . All that touch them shall be unclean, Leviticus 11:31 ; and the things touched by their dead carcasses are unclean also, Leviticus 11:32-35 . Large fountains, or pits of water, are not defiled by their carcasses, provided a part of the water be drawn out, Leviticus 11:36 . Nor do they defile seed by accidentally touching it, provided the water which has touched their flesh do not touch or moisten the seed, Leviticus 11:37 , Leviticus 11:38 . A beast that dieth of itself is unclean, and may not be touched or eaten, Leviticus 11:39 , Leviticus 11:40 . All creeping things are abominable, Leviticus 11:41-44 . The reason given for these laws, Leviticus 11:45-47 .