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11  A i korero a Ihowa ki a Mohi raua ko Arona, i mea ki a raua,

Korero ki nga tama a Iharaira, mea atu, Ko nga kirehe enei e kainga e koutou o nga kararehe katoa i runga i te whenua.

Ko nga mea katoa i roto i nga kararehe e tararua ana te matimati, e tino mawehe ana hoki te titorehanga, e whakahoki ake ana hoki i te kai, ko tena ta koutou e kai ai.

Otiia kaua e kainga enei o nga mea e whakahoki ake ana i te kai, o nga mea hoki e tararua ana te matimati: ko te kamera, no te mea e whakahoki ake ana ano ia i te kai, otiia kahore i tararua te matimati; hei mea poke tena ki a koutou.

Me te koni, no te mea e whakahoki ake ana ano ia i te kai, otiia kahore i tararua te matimati; hei mea poke ia ki a koutou.

Me te hea, no te mea e whakahoki ake ana ano ia i te kai, otiia kahore i tararua te matimati; hei mea poke ia ki a koutou.

Me te poaka, ahakoa e tararua ana te matimati, e tino mawehe ana hoki te titorehang, kahore e whakahokia ake te kai; hei mea poke ia ki a koutou.

Kaua e kainga tetahi wahi o o ratou kikokiko, kaua ano e pa ki o ratou tinana mate; hei poke ena ki a koutou.

Ko enei a koutou e kai ai o nga mea katoa o roto o nga wai: ko nga mea katoa o nga wai, o nga moana, o nga awa, he tara o ratou, he unahi, ko ena a koutou e kai ai.

10 A, ko nga mea katoa kahore he tara, kahore he unahi, o nga moana, o nga awa, o roto o nga mea katoa e tere ana i nga wai, o nga mea ora katoa o nga wai; hei mea whakarihariha ena ki a koutou:

11 Ina, hei mea whakarihariha ano ena ki a koutou: kei kainga tetahi wahi o o ratou kikokiko e koutou, a me whakarihariha atu ki o ratou tinana mate.

12 Ko nga mea katoa o nga wai kahore he tara, kahore he unahi, hei mea whakarihariha ena ki a koutou.

13 Ko enei ano o nga manu a koutou e whakarihariha ai; e kore e kainga, he whakarihariha hoki: ko te ekara, ko te wawahi iwi, ko te ahipare,

14 Ko te whatura, ko te kaiaia, me nga mea pera;

15 Ko nga raweni katoa, me nga mea pera:

16 Me te otereti, me te kahu po, me te koekoea, me te kahu, me nga mea pera,

17 Me te ruru nohinohi, me te kawau, me te ruru nui,

18 Me te wani, me te perikana, me te kia ekara,

19 Me te taaka, me te heroni, me nga mea pera, me te hupou, me te pekapeka.

20 Ko nga mea ngokingoki katoa e rere a manu ana, e wha nga waewae hei haere, me whakarihariha atu e koutou.

21 Otiia me kai ano enei e koutou o nga mea ngokingoki katoa e rere a manu ana, e wha nei nga waewae hei haere, a he waewae ano o ratou kei runga ake i nga raparapa, hei mokowhiti i runga i te whenua;

22 Ko enei o ratou e kainga e koutou; ko te mawhitiwhiti, me nga mea e rite ana ki a ia, me te tatarakihi, me nga mea e rite ana ki a ia, me te pakauroharoha, me nga mea e rite ana ki a ia, me te koeke, me nga mea e rite ana ki a ia.

23 Ko nga mea ngokingoki ke atu ia, ko nga mea rere a manu, e wha nei o ratou waewae, me whakarihariha atu e koutou.

24 He mea hoki enei e poke ai koutou: ki te pa tetahi ki o ratou tinana mate, ka poke a ahiahi noa.

25 A ki te mauria e te tangata tetahi wahi o o ratou tinana mate, me horoi e ia ona kakahu, ka poke hoki ia a ahiahi noa.

26 Ko nga kararehe katoa e tararua ana te matimati, a kahore ano i tino mawehe te titorehanga, kahore ranei e whakahoki ake i te kai, hei mea poke ki a koutou: ka poke nga tangata katoa e pa ana ki a ratou.

27 Na ko nga mea katoa he tu a ringaringa nei nga waewae e haere ai ratou, o roto o nga kirehe katoa e wha nei nga waewae hei haere, hei mea poke ena ki a koutou: ki te pa tetahi ki o ratou tinana mate, ka poke ia a ahiahi noa.

28 A ki te mauria e tetahi te tinana mate o tetahi o ratou, me horoi e ia ona kakahu, ka poke hoki ia a ahiahi noa: kia poke ena ki a koutou.

29 Ka poke ano hoki enei ki a koutou o nga mea ngokingoki katoa e ngokingoki ana i runga i te whenua; ko te wihara, ko te kiore, me te tuatara, me nga mea e rite ana ki a ia,

30 Me te koka, me te korokotaera, me te mokomoko, me te moeone, me te kamiriona.

31 Kia poke enei ki a koutou o nga mea ngokingoki katoa: ki te pa atu tetahi ki a ratou, ina mate, ka poke ia a ahiahi noa.

32 A ki te taka tetahi o ratou, ina mate, ki runga ki tetahi mea, ka poke taua mea; ahakoa he oko rakau, he mea kakahu, hiako ranei, peke ranei; ahakoa he oko aha ranei, aha ranei, e meatia ai tetahi mea, me maka ki te wai, a ka poke a ahiahi noa; katahi ka kore te poke.

33 A ki te taka tetahi o ratou ki roto ki tetahi oko oneone, ahakoa he aha ranei, he aha ranei, kei roto, kua poke; a me wahi.

34 Ki te maringi taua wai ki runga ki tetahi o nga kai e kainga ana, ka poke: ka poke ano hoki nga wai katoa e inumia ana i roto i aua oko katoa.

35 Ka poke ano hoki nga mea katoa kua taka nei tetahi wahi o o ratou tinana mate ki runga: ahakoa oumu, turanga kohua ranei, me wahi kia ngotangota: he mea poke hoki, a ka poke ano ki a koutou.

36 Otiia ki te mea he puna, he poka ranei, he nui nei te wai, kahore ona poke: ki te pa ia tetahi ki o ratou tinana mate, ka poke.

37 Ki te taka ano hoki tetahi wahi o o ratou tinana mate ki nga purapura e whakatokia ana, e kore e poke.

38 Otiia ki te mea kua oti te purapura te mea ki te wai, a ka taka tetahi wahi o o ratou tinana mate ki runga, ka poke ena ki a koutou.

39 A ki te mate maori tetahi o nga kararehe e kainga ana e koutou; ki te pa tetahi ki tona tinana mate, ka poke ia a ahiahi noa.

40 A ki te kai tetahi i tetahi wahi o tona tinana, me horoi e ia ona kakahu, ka poke hoki ia a ahiahi noa; ki te mauria hoki e tetahi tona tinana, me horoi e ia ona kakahu, ka poke hoki ia a ahiahi noa.

41 Hei mea whakarihariha nga mea ngokingoki katoa e ngokingoki ana i runga i te whenua; e kore e kainga.

42 Ko nga mea katoa ko te kopu hei haere, me nga mea katoa ko taua tu haere o nga wae e wha, ara ko nga mea katoa he maha nga waewae, i roto i nga mea ngoki katoa e ngoki nei i runga i te whenua, kaua ena e kainga; he mea whakarihariha hoki.

43 Kei waiho tetahi mea ngokingoki, hei take e whakariharihangia ai koutou, hei mea ranei e poke ai, e noa ai.

44 No te mea hoki ko Ihowa ahau, ko to koutou Atua; mo reira me whakatapu koutou e koutou, a ka tapu; he tapu hoki ahau: kaua ano hoki e whakapokea koutou ki tetahi mea ngokingoki e ngokingoki ana i runga i te whenua.

45 Ko Ihowa hoki ahau, i kawe mai nei i a koutou i te whenua o Ihipa, kia waiho ai ahau hei Atua mo koutou: mo reira kia tapu koutou, he tapu hoki ahau.

46 Ko te ture tenei mo te kararehe, mo te manu, mo nga mea ora katoa e tere ana i nga wai, mo nga mea katoa hoki e ngoki ana i runga i te whenua:

47 Kia wehea ai te poke me te pokekore, te kararehe e kainga me te kararehe e kore e kainga.

12  I Korero ano a Ihowa ki a Mohi, i mea,

Korero ki nga tama a Iharaira, mea atu, Ki te hapu tetahi wahine, a ka whanau he tane, na kia whitu nga ra e poke ai ia; kia rite tona pokenga ki nga ra o tona mate paheke.

A i te waru o nga ra ka kotia te kiri matamata o te tamaiti.

A me noho te wahine ki te toto o tona purenga, kia toru tekau ma toru nga ra: kaua ia e pa ki tetahi mea tapu, e haere ranei ki te wahi tapu, kia taka ra ano nga ra mo tona purenga.

Ki te mea ia ka whanau he kotiro, kia rua nga wiki e poke ai, kia rite ki o tona paheketanga: a kia ono tekau ma ono nga ra e noho ai ia ki te toto o tona purenga.

A ka rite nga ra mo tona purenga mo te tama, mo te kotiro ranei, me kawe mai e ia he reme, hei te tau tahi, hei tahunga tinana, me te pi kukupa, me te kukupa ranei, hei whakahere hara ki te whatitoka o te tapenakara o te whakaminenga, ki te tohun ga:

A mana e whakahere ki te aroaro o Ihowa, a ka meinga he whakamarie mona; a ka kore ona poke i te rerenga o ona toto. Ko te ture tenei mo te wahine kua whanau nei tana tama, kotiro ranei.

A ki te kahore e taea e ia i ona rawa te kawe mai he reme, me kawe mai nga kukupa e rua, nga pi kukupa ranei e rua; ko tetahi hei tahunga tinana, ko tetahi hei whakahere hara: a ma te tohunga e whakamarie mona, a ka kore ona poke.

13  A i korero a Ihowa ki a Mohi raua ko Arona, i mea,

Ki te mea he puku to te kiri o te kikokiko o tetahi tangata, he paku ranei, he wahi tu a kanapa ranei, a ka rite, i te kiri o tona kikokiko, ki te panga mai o te repera; na me kawe ia ki a Arona tohunga, ki tetahi ranei o ana tama, o nga tohunga:

Na ka tirohia e te tohunga te mea i pa ki te kiri o te kikokiko: a ki te mea kua puta ke, kua ma te huruhuru o te wahi i pangia, a ki te titiro atu, kua hohonu iho te mea i pa mai i te kiri o tona kikokiko, he panga mai tena no te repera: a ka ti tiro te tohunga ki a ia, a ka mea he poke ia.

A ki te mea e ma ana te wahi tu a kanapa o te kiri o tona kikokiko, a ki te titiro atu kihai i hohonu iho i te kiri, a kihai i puta ke, kihai i ma te huruhuru o reira; na ka tutakina atu e te tohunga te tangata i pangia, kia whitu nga ra:

A ka tirohia ia e te tohunga i te whitu o nga ra: na kua tuturu te mea i pa mai ra, ki tana titiro iho, a kihai i horapa atu te mate ki te kiri; katahi ka tutakina atu ano ia e te tohunga, kia whitu atu ano ra:

A ka tirohia ano ia e te tohunga i te whitu o nga ra: a ki te mea kua ahua mangu te mea i pa mai ra, a kihai i horapa atu te mate ki te kiri, na ka mea te tohunga, kahore ona poke: he paku kau: a ka horoia e ia ona kakahu, a ka kore ona poke.

Mehemea ia kua nui te horapatanga atu o te paku ki te kiri, i muri i te tirohanga a te tohunga i a ia kia purea ai ia, me titiro ano te tohunga ki a ia:

A ki te mea ka kite iho te tohunga, na kua horapa atu te paku ki te kiri, katahi ka mea te tohunga, he poke ia: he repera tena.

Ki te pangia te tangata e te repera, na me kawe ia ki te tohunga:

10 A ka tirohia e te tohunga: a ki te mea kua ma te puku o te kiri; a kua puta ke te huruhuru, kua ma, he wahi ora ano no te kikokiko ora kei te puku;

11 He repera tawhito tena i te kiri o tona kikokiko, me mea te tohunga he poke ia; e kore ano hoki ia e tutakina atu: e poke ana hoki.

12 A ki te horapa noa atu te repera ki te kiri, a ka ngaro i te repera te kiri katoa o te tangata i pangia, o tona mahunga iho, a tae noa ki tona waewae, o nga wahi katoa e titiro ai te tohunga;

13 Na ka titiro iho te tohunga: a ki te mea kua kapi katoa ona kikokiko i te repera, na ka mea ia, kahore he poke o te tangata i pangia; kua puta ke, kua ma katoa: kahore ona poke.

14 Otiia ka poke ia i te ra e kitea ai e ora ana tetahi wahi o ona kikokiko.

15 A me titiro iho ano te tohunga ki te kiko ora, a ka mea, he poke ia: he mea poke hoki te kikokiko ora: he repera hoki.

16 Otiia ki te hoki ano ki te ma te kikokiko ora, me haere ia ki te tohunga;

17 A ka titiro te tohunga ki a ia, a ki te mea kua puta ke te wahi i pangia, kua ma, na ka mea te tohunga, he pokekore te tangata i pangia: kahore ona poke.

18 Me te kikokiko hoki, he whewhe nei to tona kiri i mua, a kua ora,

19 A ka puta ake i te wahi o te whewhe he puku ma, he wahi tu a kanapa ranei, he mea ma, ahua puwhero, a ka whakakitea ki te tohunga;

20 A ki te mea, i te tirohanga a te tohunga, na kei raro iho i te kiri, ki te titiro atu, a kua puta ke, kua ma te huruhuru o reira; katahi ka mea te tohunga, he poke ia, he panga mai tena no te repera: e tupu ana i runga i te whewhe.

21 Ki te tirohia ia e te tohunga, na, kahore he huruhuru ma o reira, a kahore i raro i te kiri, engari e ahua mangu ana, na, me tutaki atu ia e te tohunga, kia whitu nga ra:

22 A ki te mea kua horapa nui atu ki te kiri, na ka mea te tohunga, he poke ia: he panga mate tena.

23 Ki te tuturu ia te wahi tu a kanapa ki taua wahi, a kahore e horapa atu, he nawe whewhe tena; a ka mea te tohunga, kahore ona poke.

24 Ki te mea ranei he wera ano na te ahi kei te kiri o tetahi kikokiko, a he wahi ma kanapa, he mea ahua whero, he mea ma ranei kei te kikokiko ora i wera nei;

25 Na me titiro e te tohunga: na, ki te mea kua puta ke, kua ma te huruhuru o te wahi kanapa, a ka hohonu iho i te kiri ki te titiro atu; he repera tena e tupu ake ana i runga i te wera: a me mea te tohunga, he poke ia: he panga tena no te repera.

26 Otiia ki te tirohia e te tohunga, na, kahore he huruhuru ma o te wahi kanapa, a kahore i raro i te kiri, otiia e ahua pouri ana; na me tutaki ia e te tohunga kia whitu nga ra:

27 A i te whitu o nga ra me titiro te tohunga ki a ia: a ki te mea kua horapa nui atu ki te kiri, katahi ka kiia ia e te tohunga ki a ia: a ki te mea kua horapa nui atu ki te kiri, katahi ka kiia ia e te tohunga, he poke: he panga tena no te repera.

28 A ki te tuturu te wahi tu a kanapa ki tena wahi, a kahore e horapa atu ki te kiri, otiia he ahua pouri; he puku tena no te weranga, a ka kiia ia e te tohunga he pokeore: he nawe wera hoki.

29 Na he tane, he wahine i pangia te matenga, te pahau ranei;

30 Me titiro te tohunga ki te mea i pa mai: a ki te mea he hohonu iho i te kiri ki tana titiro; a he ahua ma kowahi nei, he ririki te huruhuru; katahi ka kiia ia e te tohunga, he poke: he patito tena, he repera no te matenga, no te pahau.

31 A ki te titiro te tohunga ki te patito i pa nei, a kihai i hohonu iho i te kiri ki te titiro, a kahore o reira huruhuru mangu; na ka tutakina atu e te tohunga te tangata i pangia nei e te patito, kia whitu nga ra:

32 A i te whitu o nga ra ka titiro te tohunga ki te mate: a ki te kahore i horapa atu te patito, a kahore ona huruhuru ma kowhai nei, a ki te titiro kahore te patito i hohonu iho i te kiri:

33 Na ka heua ia, ko te patito ia e kore e heua; a ka tutakinga atu e te tohunga te tangata i te patito, kia whitu atu nga ra:

34 A i te whitu o nga ra, me titiro te tohunga ki te patito, a ki te kahore i horapa te patito ki te kiri, a kahore ano e hohonu iho i te kiri ki te titiro; katahi ka kiia ia e te tohunga, he pokekore: a ka horoia e ia ona kakahu, a ka kore te poke.

35 Otiia ki te horapa nui te patito ki te kiri i muri i te whakakorenga o tona poke;

36 Na me titiro ano te tohunga ki a ia: a ki te mea kua horapa tena te patito ki te kiri, e kore e rapua e te tohunga te huruhuru ma kowhai; he poke ia.

37 Ki te tuturu ia te patito ki tana titiro, a kua tupu te huruhuru mangu ki reira; kua mahu te patito, kahore ona poke: a ka kiia e te tohunga he pokekore.

38 Ki te mea he wahi kanapa to te kiri o te kikokiko o tetahi tangata, o tetahi wahine ranei, ara he wahi kanapa mea nei;

39 Na me titiro e te tohunga: a ki te mea he ma mangu nei nga wahi kanapa o te kiri o to ratou kikokiko; he papaka tena e tupu ana i te kiri; kahore ona poke.

40 Me te tangata hoki kua horo nga huruhuru o tona matenga, he pakira ia, kahore ona poke.

41 Me te tangata hoki kua horo nga huruhuru o te wahi o tona matenga whaka tona mata, he rae pakira ia; kahore ona poke.

42 A ki te mea kua pangia tetahi wahi o te matenga pakira, o te rae pakira ranei, he mea ma ahua whero nei, he repera tena e tupu ana i tona matenga pakira, i tona rae pakira ranei.

43 Na me titiro ia e te tohunga: na, ki te ma ahua whero te puku i pa ki tona matenga pakira, ki tona rae pakira ranei, ki te rite ki te putanga o te repera ki te kiri o te kikokiko;

44 He repera ia, he poke: me tino mea te tohunga, he poke ia; ko tona matenga i pangia.

45 A ko te repera i pangia nei, me haehae ona kakahu, kia roha noa atu nga makawe o tona mahunga, ka arai i tona ngutu o runga, a ka karanga, He poke, he poke.

46 Ka poke ia i nga ra katoa e pangia ai; he poke ia; me noho ko ia anake; ko waho o te puni te nohoanga mona.

47 Me te kakahu ano hoki i pangia e te repera, ahakoa he kakahu huruhuru, he kakahu rinena ranei;

48 Ahakoa i te whenu, i te aho ranei; i nga mea rinena, huruhuru ranei; ahakoa i te hiako, i tetahi mea hiako ranei;

49 Ki te mea ha ma kakariki, he puwhero ranei te wahi i pangia o te kakahu, o te hiako ranei, o te whenu ranei, o te aho ranei, o tetahi mea hiako ranei, he panga tena no te repera, a me whakakite ki te tohunga:

50 Na ka tirohia e te tohunga te wahi i pangia, a ka tutakina atu e ia te mea i pangia, kia whitu nga ra:

51 A i te whitu o nga ra ka tirohia e ia te wahi pangia: ki te mea kua horapa te mea i pa ki te kakahu, ki te whenu ranei, ki te aho ranei, ki tetahi hiako, ki tetahi mea ranei i hanga ki te hiako: he repara ngau kino te mea i pa; he mea poke tena.

52 Na ka tahuna e ia taua kakahu, ahakoa he whenu, he aho ranei, ahakoa he huruhuru, he rinena ranei, ahakoa he mea hiako te mea i pangia; he repara ngau kino tena; me tahu ki te ahi.

53 A ki te titiro te tohunga, na, kihai te mea i pa i horapa atu ki te kakahu, ki te whenua, ki te aho, ki tetahi mea hiako ranei;

54 Katahi ka whakahau te tohunga kia horoia te mea i pangia, a ka tutakina atu e ia, kia whitu atu ano nga ra:

55 A me titiro e te tohunga te mea i pa mai, i muri i te horoinga: a ki te mea kihai i rere ke te kara o te wahi i pangia, a kihai i horapa atu te mea i pa mai; he poke tena; me tahu e koe ki te ahi; kua ngaua a roto, ahakoa i tiwha te taha ki roto, te taha ranei ki waho.

56 A ki te mea ka kite te tohunga, na kau tapouri te wahi i pangia i muri i te horoinga; katahi ka haea atu e ia i roto i te kakahu, i te hiako ranei, i te whenu ranei, i te aho ranei:

57 A ki te kitea ano i te kakahu, i te whenu ranei, i te aho ranei, i tetahi mea hiako ranei; he mea tupu tena; me tahu e koe ki te ahi taua mea i pangia.

58 Ko te kakahu hoki, ko te whenu ranei, ko te aho ranei, ko te mea hiako ranei i horoia e koe, a kua riro te mate, na ka horoia ano, a ka kore ona poke.

59 Ko te ture tenei mo te panga mai o te repera ki te kakahu huruhuru, ki te kakahu rinena ranei, ki te whenu, ki te aho ranei, ki tetahi mea hiako ranei, mo te ki he pokekore, mo te ki ranei he poke.

Clean and Unclean Food(A)

11 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Say to the Israelites: ‘Of all the animals that live on land, these are the ones you may eat:(B) You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.

“‘There are some that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, but you must not eat them.(C) The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is ceremonially unclean for you. The hyrax, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you. And the pig,(D) though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you. You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.(E)

“‘Of all the creatures living in the water of the seas and the streams you may eat any that have fins and scales. 10 But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales—whether among all the swarming things or among all the other living creatures in the water—you are to regard as unclean.(F) 11 And since you are to regard them as unclean, you must not eat their meat; you must regard their carcasses as unclean.(G) 12 Anything living in the water that does not have fins and scales is to be regarded as unclean by you.(H)

13 “‘These are the birds you are to regard as unclean and not eat because they are unclean: the eagle,[a] the vulture, the black vulture, 14 the red kite, any kind(I) of black kite, 15 any kind of raven,(J) 16 the horned owl, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk, 17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl, 18 the white owl,(K) the desert owl, the osprey, 19 the stork,(L) any kind(M) of heron, the hoopoe and the bat.(N)

20 “‘All flying insects that walk on all fours are to be regarded as unclean by you.(O) 21 There are, however, some flying insects that walk on all fours that you may eat: those that have jointed legs for hopping on the ground. 22 Of these you may eat any kind of locust,(P) katydid, cricket or grasshopper. 23 But all other flying insects that have four legs you are to regard as unclean.

24 “‘You will make yourselves unclean by these;(Q) whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening.(R) 25 Whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash their clothes,(S) and they will be unclean till evening.(T)

26 “‘Every animal that does not have a divided hoof or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you; whoever touches the carcass of any of them will be unclean. 27 Of all the animals that walk on all fours, those that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean till evening. 28 Anyone who picks up their carcasses must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.(U) These animals are unclean for you.

29 “‘Of the animals that move along the ground, these are unclean for you:(V) the weasel, the rat,(W) any kind of great lizard, 30 the gecko, the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink and the chameleon. 31 Of all those that move along the ground, these are unclean for you. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean till evening. 32 When one of them dies and falls on something, that article, whatever its use, will be unclean, whether it is made of wood, cloth, hide or sackcloth.(X) Put it in water; it will be unclean till evening, and then it will be clean. 33 If one of them falls into a clay pot, everything in it will be unclean, and you must break the pot.(Y) 34 Any food you are allowed to eat that has come into contact with water from any such pot is unclean, and any liquid that is drunk from such a pot is unclean. 35 Anything that one of their carcasses falls on becomes unclean; an oven or cooking pot must be broken up. They are unclean, and you are to regard them as unclean. 36 A spring, however, or a cistern for collecting water remains clean, but anyone who touches one of these carcasses is unclean. 37 If a carcass falls on any seeds that are to be planted, they remain clean. 38 But if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.

39 “‘If an animal that you are allowed to eat dies,(Z) anyone who touches its carcass(AA) will be unclean till evening. 40 Anyone who eats some of its carcass(AB) must wash their clothes, and they will be unclean till evening.(AC) 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.(AD) Do not make yourselves unclean by means of them or be made unclean by them. 44 I am the Lord your God;(AE) consecrate yourselves(AF) and be holy,(AG) because I am holy.(AH) Do not make yourselves unclean by any creature that moves along the ground.(AI) 45 I am the Lord, who brought you up out of Egypt(AJ) to be your God;(AK) therefore be holy, because I am holy.(AL)

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.(AM)’”

Purification After Childbirth

12 The Lord said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites: ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremonially unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean during her monthly period.(AN) On the eighth day(AO) the boy is to be circumcised.(AP) Then the woman must wait thirty-three days to be purified from her bleeding. She must not touch anything sacred or go to the sanctuary until the days of her purification are over. If she gives birth to a daughter, for two weeks the woman will be unclean, as during her period. Then she must wait sixty-six days to be purified from her bleeding.

“‘When the days of her purification for a son or daughter are over,(AQ) she is to bring to the priest at the entrance to the tent of meeting a year-old lamb(AR) for a burnt offering and a young pigeon or a dove for a sin offering.[b](AS) He shall offer them before the Lord to make atonement for her, and then she will be ceremonially clean from her flow of blood.

“‘These are the regulations for the woman who gives birth to a boy or a girl. But if she cannot afford a lamb, she is to bring two doves or two young pigeons,(AT) one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering.(AU) In this way the priest will make atonement for her, and she will be clean.(AV)’”

Regulations About Defiling Skin Diseases

13 The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “When anyone has a swelling(AW) or a rash or a shiny spot(AX) on their skin that may be a defiling skin disease,[c](AY) they must be brought to Aaron the priest(AZ) or to one of his sons[d] who is a priest. The priest is to examine the sore on the skin, and if the hair in the sore has turned white and the sore appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling skin disease. When the priest examines that person, he shall pronounce them ceremonially unclean.(BA) If the shiny spot(BB) on the skin is white but does not appear to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has not turned white, the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days.(BC) On the seventh day(BD) the priest is to examine them,(BE) and if he sees that the sore is unchanged and has not spread in the skin, he is to isolate them for another seven days. On the seventh day the priest is to examine them again, and if the sore has faded and has not spread in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them clean;(BF) it is only a rash. They must wash their clothes,(BG) and they will be clean.(BH) But if the rash does spread in their skin after they have shown themselves to the priest to be pronounced clean, they must appear before the priest again.(BI) The priest is to examine that person, and if the rash has spread in the skin, he shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease.

“When anyone has a defiling skin disease, they must be brought to the priest. 10 The priest is to examine them, and if there is a white swelling in the skin that has turned the hair white and if there is raw flesh in the swelling, 11 it is a chronic skin disease(BJ) and the priest shall pronounce them unclean. He is not to isolate them, because they are already unclean.

12 “If the disease breaks out all over their skin and, so far as the priest can see, it covers all the skin of the affected person from head to foot, 13 the priest is to examine them, and if the disease has covered their whole body, he shall pronounce them clean. Since it has all turned white, they are clean. 14 But whenever raw flesh appears on them, they will be unclean. 15 When the priest sees the raw flesh, he shall pronounce them unclean. The raw flesh is unclean; they have a defiling disease.(BK) 16 If the raw flesh changes and turns white, they must go to the priest. 17 The priest is to examine them, and if the sores have turned white, the priest shall pronounce the affected person clean;(BL) then they will be clean.

18 “When someone has a boil(BM) on their skin and it heals, 19 and in the place where the boil was, a white swelling or reddish-white(BN) spot(BO) appears, they must present themselves to the priest. 20 The priest is to examine it, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it has turned white, the priest shall pronounce that person unclean. It is a defiling skin disease(BP) that has broken out where the boil was. 21 But if, when the priest examines it, there is no white hair in it and it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to isolate them for seven days. 22 If it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling disease. 23 But if the spot is unchanged and has not spread, it is only a scar from the boil, and the priest shall pronounce them clean.(BQ)

24 “When someone has a burn on their skin and a reddish-white or white spot appears in the raw flesh of the burn, 25 the priest is to examine the spot, and if the hair in it has turned white, and it appears to be more than skin deep, it is a defiling disease that has broken out in the burn. The priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease.(BR) 26 But if the priest examines it and there is no white hair in the spot and if it is not more than skin deep and has faded, then the priest is to isolate them for seven days.(BS) 27 On the seventh day the priest is to examine that person,(BT) and if it is spreading in the skin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease. 28 If, however, the spot is unchanged and has not spread in the skin but has faded, it is a swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce them clean; it is only a scar from the burn.(BU)

29 “If a man or woman has a sore on their head(BV) or chin, 30 the priest is to examine the sore, and if it appears to be more than skin deep and the hair in it is yellow and thin, the priest shall pronounce them unclean; it is a defiling skin disease on the head or chin. 31 But if, when the priest examines the sore, it does not seem to be more than skin deep and there is no black hair in it, then the priest is to isolate the affected person for seven days.(BW) 32 On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore,(BX) and if it has not spread and there is no yellow hair in it and it does not appear to be more than skin deep, 33 then the man or woman must shave themselves, except for the affected area, and the priest is to keep them isolated another seven days. 34 On the seventh day the priest is to examine the sore,(BY) and if it has not spread in the skin and appears to be no more than skin deep, the priest shall pronounce them clean. They must wash their clothes, and they will be clean.(BZ) 35 But if the sore does spread in the skin after they are pronounced clean, 36 the priest is to examine them, and if he finds that the sore has spread in the skin, he does not need to look for yellow hair; they are unclean.(CA) 37 If, however, the sore is unchanged so far as the priest can see, and if black hair has grown in it, the affected person is healed. They are clean, and the priest shall pronounce them clean.

38 “When a man or woman has white spots on the skin, 39 the priest is to examine them, and if the spots are dull white, it is a harmless rash that has broken out on the skin; they are clean.

40 “A man who has lost his hair and is bald(CB) is clean. 41 If he has lost his hair from the front of his scalp and has a bald forehead, he is clean. 42 But if he has a reddish-white sore on his bald head or forehead, it is a defiling disease breaking out on his head or forehead. 43 The priest is to examine him, and if the swollen sore on his head or forehead is reddish-white like a defiling skin disease, 44 the man is diseased and is unclean. The priest shall pronounce him unclean because of the sore on his head.

45 “Anyone with such a defiling disease must wear torn clothes,(CC) let their hair be unkempt,[e] cover the lower part of their face(CD) and cry out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’(CE) 46 As long as they have the disease they remain unclean. They must live alone; they must live outside the camp.(CF)

Regulations About Defiling Molds

47 “As for any fabric that is spoiled with a defiling mold—any woolen or linen clothing, 48 any woven or knitted material of linen or wool, any leather or anything made of leather— 49 if the affected area in the fabric, the leather, the woven or knitted material, or any leather article, is greenish or reddish, it is a defiling mold and must be shown to the priest.(CG) 50 The priest is to examine the affected area(CH) and isolate the article for seven days. 51 On the seventh day he is to examine it,(CI) and if the mold has spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather, whatever its use, it is a persistent defiling mold; the article is unclean.(CJ) 52 He must burn the fabric, the woven or knitted material of wool or linen, or any leather article that has been spoiled; because the defiling mold is persistent, the article must be burned.(CK)

53 “But if, when the priest examines it, the mold has not spread in the fabric, the woven or knitted material, or the leather article, 54 he shall order that the spoiled article be washed. Then he is to isolate it for another seven days. 55 After the article has been washed, the priest is to examine it again, and if the mold has not changed its appearance, even though it has not spread, it is unclean. Burn it, no matter which side of the fabric has been spoiled. 56 If, when the priest examines it, the mold has faded after the article has been washed, he is to tear the spoiled part out of the fabric, the leather, or the woven or knitted material. 57 But if it reappears in the fabric, in the woven or knitted material, or in the leather article, it is a spreading mold; whatever has the mold must be burned. 58 Any fabric, woven or knitted material, or any leather article that has been washed and is rid of the mold, must be washed again. Then it will be clean.”

59 These are the regulations concerning defiling molds in woolen or linen clothing, woven or knitted material, or any leather article, for pronouncing them clean or unclean.

Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 11:13 The precise identification of some of the birds, insects and animals in this chapter is uncertain.
  2. Leviticus 12:6 Or purification offering; also in verse 8
  3. Leviticus 13:2 The Hebrew word for defiling skin disease, traditionally translated “leprosy,” was used for various diseases affecting the skin; here and throughout verses 3-46.
  4. Leviticus 13:2 Or descendants
  5. Leviticus 13:45 Or clothes, uncover their head