New American Bible, Revised Edition

Leviticus 11:12-26 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

12. Every water creature that lacks fins or scales is loathsome for you.

13. Of the birds, these you shall loathe; they shall not be eaten, they are loathsome: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

14. the kite, the various species of falcons,

15. the various species of crows,

16. the eagle owl, the kestrel, the long-eared owl, the various species of hawks,

17. the little owl, the cormorant, the screech owl,

18. the barn owl, the horned owl, the osprey,

19. the stork, the various species of herons, the hoopoe, and the bat.

20. The various winged insects that walk on all fours are loathsome for you.

21. But of the various winged insects that walk on all fours you may eat those that have legs jointed above their feet for leaping on the ground;

22. hence of these you may eat the following: the various kinds of locusts, the various kinds of bald locusts, the various kinds of crickets, and the various kinds of grasshoppers.

23. All other winged insects that have four legs are loathsome for you.

24. You become unclean by the following—anyone who touches their carcasses shall be unclean until evening,

25. and anyone who carries any part of their carcasses shall wash his garments and be unclean until evening—

26. by all hoofed animals that are not cloven-footed or do not chew the cud; they are unclean for you; anyone who touches them becomes unclean.