1. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron:
2. Speak to the Israelites and tell them: Of all land animals these are the ones you may eat:
3. Any animal that has hoofs you may eat, provided it is cloven-footed and chews the cud.
4. But you shall not eat any of the following from among those that only chew the cud or only have hoofs: the camel, which indeed chews the cud, but does not have hoofs and is therefore unclean for you;
5. the rock hyrax, which indeed chews the cud, but does not have hoofs and is therefore unclean for you;