1. You are the children of the Lord your God. When someone dies, do not cut yourselves or shave your heads to show your sadness.
2. You are holy people. You belong to the Lord your God. He has chosen you from all the people on earth to be his very own.
3. Do not eat anything the Lord hates.
4. These are the animals you may eat: ox, sheep, goats,
5. deer, gazelle, roe deer, wild goats, ibex, antelope and mountain sheep.
6. You may eat any animal that has a split hoof and chews the cud.