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Leviticus 11:13-33 English Standard Version (ESV)

13. “And these you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

14. the kite, the falcon of any kind,

15. every raven of any kind,

16. the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk of any kind,

17. the little owl, the cormorant, the short-eared owl,

18. the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture,

19. the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.

20. “All winged insects that go on all fours are detestable to you.

21. Yet among the winged insects that go on all fours you may eat those that have jointed legs above their feet, with which to hop on the ground.

22. Of them you may eat: the locust of any kind, the bald locust of any kind, the cricket of any kind, and the grasshopper of any kind.

23. But all other winged insects that have four feet are detestable to you.

24. “And by these you shall become unclean. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,

25. and whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

26. Every animal that parts the hoof but is not cloven-footed or does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.

27. And all that walk on their paws, among the animals that go on all fours, are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening,

28. and he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening; they are unclean to you.

29. “And these are unclean to you among the swarming things that swarm on the ground: the mole rat, the mouse, the great lizard of any kind,

30. the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.

31. These are unclean to you among all that swarm. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening.

32. And anything on which any of them falls when they are dead shall be unclean, whether it is an article of wood or a garment or a skin or a sack, any article that is used for any purpose. It must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening; then it shall be clean.

33. And if any of them falls into any earthenware vessel, all that is in it shall be unclean, and you shall break it.