Leviticus 11:44-46

Common English Bible

⁴⁴ I am the Lord your God. You must keep yourselves holy and be holy, because I am holy. You must not make yourselves unclean by any swarming creature that crawls on the ground. ⁴⁵ I am the Lord, who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God. You must be holy, because I am holy.

Conclusion concerning animals and diet

⁴⁶ This concludes the Instruction concerning animals, birds, all creatures that live in water, and all the creatures that swarm on the earth,