1. People of Israel, you are the Lord's children, so when you mourn for the dead, you must not cut yourselves or shave your forehead.
2. Out of all the nations on this earth, the Lord your God chose you to be his own. You belong to the Lord, so don't behave like those who worship other gods.
3. Don't eat any disgusting animals.
4-5. You may eat the meat of cattle, sheep, and goats; wild sheep and goats; and gazelles, antelopes, and all kinds of deer.
6. It is all right to eat meat from any animals that have divided hoofs and also chew the cud.
7. But don't eat camels, rabbits, and rock badgers. These animals chew the cud but do not have divided hoofs. You must treat them as unclean.
8. And don't eat pork, since pigs have divided hoofs, but they do not chew their cud. Don't even touch a dead pig!
9. You can eat any fish that has fins and scales. But there are other creatures that live in the water,
10. and if they do not have fins and scales, you must not eat them. Treat them as unclean.
11. You can eat any clean bird.
12-18. But don't eat the meat of any of the following birds: eagles, vultures, falcons, kites, ravens, ostriches, owls, seagulls, hawks, pelicans, ospreys, cormorants, storks, herons, and hoopoes. You must not eat bats.
19. Swarming insects are unclean, so don't eat them.
20. However, you are allowed to eat certain kinds of winged insects.
21. You belong to the Lord your God, so if you happen to find a dead animal, don't eat its meat. You may give it to foreigners who live in your town or sell it to foreigners who are visiting your town.Don't boil a young goat in its mother's milk.