Beginning

11 Afterward, the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,

² “Speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘These are the animals which you shall eat among all the animals that are on the Earth:

³ ‘Whatever parts the hoof among the animals, and is cloven-footed and chews the cud, that shall you eat.

⁴ ‘But of those that chew the cud and divide the hoof, you shall not eat these. The camel, because it chews the cud and does not divide the hoof, shall be unclean to you.

⁵ ‘Likewise, the rock badger, because it chews the cud and does not divide the hoof, shall be unclean to you.

⁶ ‘Also the hare, because it chews the cud and does not divide the hoof, shall be unclean to you.

⁷ ‘And the swine, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed, but does not chew the cud, shall be unclean to you.

⁸ ‘Of their flesh you shall not eat. And their carcass you shall not touch. They shall be unclean to you.

⁹ ‘Of all that are in the waters, you shall eat these: whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, or in the rivers, you shall eat.

¹⁰ ‘But all that do not have fins or scales, in the seas or in the rivers—of all that moves in the waters and of all living things that are in the waters—they shall be an abomination to you.

¹¹ ‘They, I say, shall be an abomination to you. You shall not eat of their flesh but shall abhor their carcass.

¹² ‘Whatever in the waters that does not have fins or scales shall be abomination to you.

¹³ ‘Also, you shall hold these in abomination among the birds. They shall not be eaten. They are an abomination: the eagle and the goshawk and the osprey,

¹⁴ ‘and the vulture, and the kite (after its kind),

¹⁵ ‘the ravens (after their kind),

¹⁶ ‘the ostrich, and the night-crow, and the seamew, and the hawk (after its kind),

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

¹⁸ ‘the redshank, and the pelican, and the swan,

¹⁹ ‘the stork, the heron (after its kind), and the lapwing, and the bat,

²⁰ ‘and every insect that creeps and goes upon all fours. Such shall be an abomination to you.

²¹ ‘Of these you shall still eat: every insect that creeps and goes upon all fours which have their feet and legs all of one, with which to leap upon the Earth.

²² ‘Of those you shall eat these: the locust (after its kind) and the winged locust (after its kind), the beetle (after its kind), and the grasshopper (after its kind).

²³ ‘But all other insects which creep and have four feet shall be abomination to you.

²⁴ ‘For by such you shall be polluted. Whoever touches the carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

²⁵ ‘Also, whoever carries the carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

²⁶ ‘Every animal that has divided claws, and is not cloven-footed or chews the cud, shall be unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.

²⁷ ‘And whatever goes upon its paws among all types of animals that go on all fours shall be unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until evening.

²⁸ ‘And he who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. Such shall be unclean to you.

²⁹ ‘Also, these shall be unclean to you among the things that creep and move upon the Earth: the weasel, and the mouse, and the frog (after its kind),

³⁰ ‘the rat, and the lizard, and the chameleon, and the snail, and the mole.

³¹ ‘These shall be unclean to you among all that creeps. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening.

³² ‘Also, whatever any of the dead carcasses falls upon shall be unclean, be it a vessel of wood or raiment or skin or sack. Whatever vessel it is that is used shall be put in the water as unclean until the evening and be purified.

³³ ‘But every earthen vessel wherein any of them falls, whatever is within it shall be unclean. And you shall break it.

³⁴ ‘Also, all food that shall be eaten (if any such water comes upon it) shall be unclean. And all drink that shall be drunk in all such vessels shall be unclean.

³⁵ ‘And everything that their carcass falls upon shall be unclean. The furnace, or the pot, shall be broken. They are unclean and shall be unclean to you.

³⁶ ‘Yet the fountains and wells where there is plenty of water shall be clean. But that which touches their carcasses shall be unclean.

³⁷ ‘And if the dead carcass falls upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.

³⁸ ‘But if any water is poured upon the seed, and the dead carcass falls on it, it shall be unclean to you.

³⁹ ‘Also, if any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

⁴⁰ ‘And he who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening. Also, he who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the evening.

⁴¹ ‘Therefore, every creeping thing that creeps upon the Earth shall be an abomination, not to be eaten.

⁴² ‘Whatever goes upon its belly and whatever goes upon all fours, or that has many feet among all creeping things that creep upon the Earth, you shall not eat of them. They shall be abomination.

⁴³ ‘You shall not pollute yourselves with anything that creeps, nor make yourselves unclean with them, nor defile yourselves by them. You shall not, I say, be defiled by them.

⁴⁴ ‘For I am the LORD your God. Be sanctified, therefore, and be holy. For I am holy. And do not defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps upon the Earth.

⁴⁵ ‘For I am the LORD Who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God, and that you should be holy. For I am holy.

⁴⁶ ‘This is the law of beasts and of birds and of every living thing that moves in the waters and of everything that creeps upon the Earth,

⁴⁷ ‘so that there may be a difference between the unclean and clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that ought not to be eaten.’”

12 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,

² “Speak to the children of Israel, and say, ‘When a woman has brought forth seed, and borne a male child, she shall be unclean for seven days, just as she is unclean when she is isolated for her disease.

³ ‘And on the eighth day, the foreskin of the flesh shall be circumcised.

⁴ ‘And she shall continue for 33 days in the blood of her purifying. She shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the Sanctuary, until the time of her purifying is complete.

⁵ ‘But if she bears a female child, then she shall be unclean for two weeks (as when she has her menstruation). And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying for 36 days.

⁶ ‘Now when the days of her purifying are completed (whether it be for a son or for a daughter) she shall bring a lamb of one year old to the Priest for a Burnt Offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a Sin Offering, to the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation,

⁷ ‘who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an atonement for her. So shall she be purged of the issue of her blood. This is the law for she who has borne a male or female.

⁸ ‘But if she is not able to bring a lamb, she shall bring two turtledoves or two young pigeons, the one for a Burnt Offering and the other for a Sin Offering. And the Priest shall make an atonement for her. So shall she be clean.’”

13 Moreover, the LORD spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying,

² “The man that shall have a swelling or a scab in the skin of his flesh, or a white spot, so that it is like the plague of leprosy in the skin of his flesh. Then he shall be brought to Aaron the Priest, or to one of his sons the priests.

³ “And the priest shall look at the sore on the skin of his flesh. If the hair on the sore has turned white, and the sore is seen to be lower than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy. Therefore the priest shall look at him and pronounce him unclean.

⁴ “But if the white spot is on the skin of his flesh and seems not to be lower than the skin nor its hair turned white, then the priest shall shut up he who has the plague for seven days.

⁵ “Afterward, the priest shall examine him on the seventh day. And if the plague seems to abide in him still, and the plague has not grown on the skin, the priest shall isolate him for seven more days.

⁶ “Then the priest shall examine him again on the seventh day. And if the plague is dark, and the sore has not grown on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him clean. It is a scab. Therefore, he shall wash his clothes and be clean.

⁷ “If the scab grows more on the skin after he has been seen by the priest to be purged, he shall be seen by the priest again.

⁸ “Then the priest shall look, and if the scab grows on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is leprosy.

⁹ “When the plague of leprosy is in a man, he shall be brought to the priest.

¹⁰ “And the priest shall see him. And if the swelling is white on the skin, and has made the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,

¹¹ “it is an old leprosy on the skin of his flesh. And the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not isolate him, for he is unclean.

¹² “Also, if the leprosy breaks out on the skin, and the leprosy covers all the skin of the plague, from his head to his feet, wherever the priest looks,

¹³ “then the priest shall look, and if the leprosy covers all his flesh, he shall pronounce the plague to be clean, because it is all turned into whiteness. So he shall be clean.

¹⁴ “But if there is raw flesh on him when he is seen, he shall be unclean.

¹⁵ “For the priest shall see the raw flesh and declare him to be unclean. The raw flesh is unclean. It is the leprosy.

¹⁶ “Or if the raw flesh changes and turns white, then he shall come to the priest

¹⁷ “and the priest shall examine him. And if the sore turns white, then the priest shall pronounce the plague clean, for it is clean.

¹⁸ “Also, the flesh in whose skin there is a boil, and is healed,

¹⁹ “and in the place of the boil there is a white swelling or a white spot, somewhat reddish, it shall be seen by the priest.

²⁰ “And when the priest sees it, if it appears lower than the skin and its hair has turned white, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a plague of leprosy, broken out in the boil.

²¹ “But if the priest examines it and it has no white hairs (and if it is not lower than the skin, but is darker) then the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

²² “And if it spreads on the flesh, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a sore.

²³ “But if the spot stays in its place, and does not grow, it is a burning boil. Therefore, the priest shall declare him to be clean.

²⁴ “If there is any flesh in whose skin there is a hot burning, and the raw flesh of the burning has a white spot (somewhat reddish or pale),

²⁵ “then the priest shall examine it. And if the hair in that spot has turned white, and it appears lower than the skin, it is a leprosy broken out in the burning. Therefore, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy.

²⁶ “But if the priest examines it, and there is no white hair in the spot. And it is no lower than the skin, but has faded, then the priest shall isolate him for seven days.

²⁷ “Afterward, the priest shall examine him on the seventh day. If it has spread on the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is the plague of leprosy.

²⁸ “And if the spot stays in one place, not growing on the skin, but has faded, it is a swelling from the burning. The priest shall therefore declare him clean, for it is the scar of the burning.

²⁹ “Also, if a man or woman has a sore on the head or in the beard,

³⁰ “then the priest shall examine the sore. And if it appears lower than the skin, and there is a small yellow hair in it, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a black spot, and leprosy of the head or of the beard.

³¹ “And if the priest examines the sore of the black spot, and if it does not seem lower than the skin, nor to have any black hair in it, then the priest shall isolate he who has the sore of the black spot for seven days.

³² “Afterward, on the seventh day, the priest shall examine the sore. And if the black spot has not grown, and there is no yellow hair in it, and the black spot does not seem lower than the skin,

³³ “then he shall be shaven. But he shall not shave the black spot. Rather, the priest shall isolate him who has the black spot for seven more days.

³⁴ “And the seventh day, the priest shall examine the black spot. And if the black spot has not grown on the skin and does not seem lower than the skin, then the priest shall cleanse him. And he shall wash his clothes and be clean.

³⁵ “But if the black spot has grown throughout the flesh after his cleansing,

³⁶ “then the priest shall examine it. And if the black spot has grown on the skin, the priest shall not look for the yellow hair. It is unclean.

³⁷ “But if the black spot seems to him unchanged, and that black hair grows therein, the black spot is healed. He is clean. And the priest shall declare him to be clean.

³⁸ “Furthermore, if there are any white spots on the skin of the flesh of man or woman,

³⁹ “then the priest shall examine them. And if the spots on the skin of the flesh are dull white, it is but a white spot broken out on the skin. It is clean.

⁴⁰ “And the man whose hair has fallen from his head, and is bald, is clean.

⁴¹ “And if his head loses the hair on his forehead, and is bald there, he is clean.

⁴² “But if there is on the bald head, or on the bald forehead, a white reddish sore, it is a leprosy springing on his bald head, or on his bald forehead.

⁴³ “Therefore, the priest shall examine it. And if the swelling of the sore is white reddish on his bald head, or on his bald forehead, appearing like leprosy on the skin of the flesh,

⁴⁴ “he is a leper and unclean. The priest shall pronounce him entirely unclean. For the sore is on his head.

⁴⁵ “Also, the leper in whom the plague is shall have his clothes torn, and his head shaved, and shall put a covering upon his lips, and shall cry, “I am unclean! I am unclean!”.

⁴⁶ “As long as the disease shall be upon him, he shall be polluted. He is unclean. He shall dwell alone. His habitation shall be outside the camp.

⁴⁷ “Also, the garment that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it is a woolen garment or a linen garment,

⁴⁸ “whether it is in the warp or in the woof of linen or of woolen, either on a skin, or on anything made of skin,

⁴⁹ “¬(and if the sore is green or somewhat reddish on the garment or on the skin, or in the warp or in the woof, or on anything that is made of skin) it is a plague of leprosy and shall be shown to the priest.

⁵⁰ “Then the priest shall examine the plague and isolate that which has the plague for seven days,

⁵¹ “And he shall examine the plague on the seventh day. If the plague has grown in the garment or in the warp, or in the woof, or on the skin, or on anything that is made of skin, that plague is a fretting leprosy and unclean.

⁵² “And he shall burn the garment or the warp or the woof—whether it is woolen or linen or anything that is made of skin—wherein the plague is. For it is a fretting leprosy. It shall be burnt in the fire.

⁵³ “But if the priest sees that the plague has not grown on the garment, or in the woof, or on whatever thing of skin it is,

⁵⁴ “then the priest shall command them to wash the thing in which the plague is; and he shall isolate it for seven more days.

⁵⁵ “Again, the priest shall examine the plague after it is washed. And if the plague has not changed its color, even though the plague has spread no further, it is unclean. You shall burn it in the fire. It is a leprous decay, whether outside or inside.

⁵⁶ “And if the priest sees that the plague is darker after it is washed, he shall cut it out of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out of the woof.

⁵⁷ “And if it still appears on the garment or in the warp, or in the woof, or on anything made of skin, it is a spreading leprosy. You shall burn the plague-infested thing in the fire.

⁵⁸ “If you have washed the garment, or the warp, or the woof, or whatever thing of skin it is—if the plague has departed from it—then it shall be washed a second time and be clean.

⁵⁹ “This is the Law of the Plague of Leprosy in a garment of woolen or linen, or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything of skin, to make it clean or unclean.”