40 (A)He, too, who eats some of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening, and the one who picks up its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

41 (B)Now every swarming thing that swarms on the earth is detestable, not to be eaten. 42 Whatever crawls on its belly, and whatever walks on all fours, whatever has many feet, in regard to every swarming thing that swarms on the earth, you shall not eat them, because they are detestable. 43 (C)Do not make [a]yourselves detestable through any of the swarming things that swarm; and you shall not make yourselves unclean with them so that you become unclean. 44 For (D)I am the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and (E)be holy, because I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth. 45 (F)For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt, to be your God; so (G)you shall be holy, because I am holy.’”

46 This is the law regarding the animal and the bird, and every living thing that moves in the waters and everything that swarms on the earth, 47 (H)to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the edible creature and the creature which is not to be eaten.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 11:43 Lit your souls

40 Anyone who eats some of its carcass(A) must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.(B) Anyone who picks up the carcass must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.

41 “‘Every creature that moves along the ground is to be regarded as unclean; it is not to be eaten. 42 You are not to eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it moves on its belly or walks on all fours or on many feet; it is unclean. 43 Do not defile yourselves by any of these creatures.(C) Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them. 44 I am the Lord your God;(D) consecrate yourselves(E) and be holy,(F) because I am holy.(G) Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground.(H) 45 I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt(I) to be your God;(J) therefore be holy, because I am holy.(K)

46 “‘These are the regulations concerning animals, birds, every living thing that moves about in the water and every creature that moves along the ground. 47 You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.(L)’”

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