New American Standard Bible

Leviticus 11:12-30 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

12. Whatever in the water does not have fins and scales is abhorrent to you.

13. 'These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they are abhorrent, not to be eaten: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard,

14. and the kite and the falcon in its kind,

15. every raven in its kind,

16. and the ostrich and the owl and the sea gull and the hawk in its kind,

17. and the little owl and the cormorant and the great owl,

18. and the white owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture,

19. and the stork, the heron in its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

20. 'All the winged insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

21. Yet these you may eat among all the winged insects which walk on all fours: those which have above their feet jointed legs with which to jump on the earth.

22. These of them you may eat: the locust in its kinds, and the devastating locust in its kinds, and the cricket in its kinds, and the grasshopper in its kinds.

23. But all other winged insects which are four-footed are detestable to you.

24. 'By these, moreover, you will be made unclean: whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening,

25. and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

26. Concerning all the animals which divide the hoof but do not make a split hoof, or which do not chew cud, they are unclean to you: whoever touches them becomes unclean.

27. Also whatever walks on its paws, among all the creatures that walk on all fours, are unclean to you; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening,

28. and the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; they are unclean to you.

29. 'Now these are to you the unclean among the swarming things which swarm on the earth: the mole, and the mouse, and the great lizard in its kinds,

30. and the gecko, and the crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand reptile, and the chameleon.