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11 1 Of beasts, fishes and birds, which be clean, and which be unclean.
1 After, the Lord spake to Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say, (A)These are the beasts which ye [a]shall eat, among all the beasts that are on the earth.
3 Whatsoever parteth the [b]hoof, and is cloven footed, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat:
4 But of them that chew the cud, or divide the hoof only, of them ye shall not eat: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, and divideth not the hoof, he shall be unclean unto you.
5 Likewise the coney, because he cheweth the cud, and divideth not the hoof, he shall be unclean to you.
6 Also the hare, because he cheweth the cud, and divideth not the hoof, he shall be unclean to you.
7 And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is cloven footed, but cheweth not the cud, he shall be unclean to you.
8 Of their [c]flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch: for they shall be unclean to you.
9 ¶ These shall ye eat, of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, or in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
10 But all that have not fins nor scales in the seas, or in the rivers, of all that [d]moveth in the waters, and of all [e]living things that are in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you.
11 They, I say, shall be an abomination to you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, but shall abhor their carcass.
12 Whatsoever hath not fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be abomination unto you.
13 ¶ These shall ye have also in abomination among the fowls, they shall not be eaten, for they are an abomination, the eagle, and the [f]goshawk, and the osprey:
14 Also the vulture, and the kite after his kind,
15 Also the ravens after their kind:
16 The ostrich also, and the night-crow, and the [g]seamew, and the hawk after his kind.
17 The little owl also, and the cormorant, and the great owl:
18 Also the [h]redshank, and the pelican, and the swan:
19 The stork also, the heron after his kind, and the lapwing and the [bat]:
20 Also every fowl that creepeth and goeth upon all four, such shall be an abomination unto you.
21 Yet these shall ye eat: of every fowl that creepeth, and goeth upon all four which [i]have their feet and legs all of one to leap withal upon the earth.
22 Of them ye shall eat these, the grasshopper after his kind, and the [j]solean after his kind, the hargol after his kind, and the hagab after his kind.
23 But all other fowls that creep and have four feet, they shall be abomination unto you.
24 For by such ye shall be polluted: whosoever toucheth the carcass, shall be unclean unto the evening.
25 Whosoever also [k]beareth of their carcass, shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until even.
26 Every beast that hath claws divided, and is [l]not cloven footed, nor cheweth the cud, such shall be unclean unto you: everyone that toucheth them, shall be unclean.
27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws among all manner beasts that goeth on all four, such shall be unclean unto you: who so doth touch their carcass, shall be unclean until the even.
28 And he that beareth their carcass, shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: for such shall be unclean unto 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 [m][n]frog, after his kind:
30 Also the rat, and the lizard, and the chameleon, and the stellio, and the mole.
31 These shall be unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
32 Also whatsoever any of the dead carcasses of them doth fall upon, shall be unclean, whether it be vessel of wood, or raiment, or [o]skin, or sack: whatsoever vessel it be that is occupied, it shall be put in the water as unclean until the even, and so be purified.
33 But every earthen vessel, wherein any of them falleth, whatsoever is within it shall be unclean, and (B)ye shall break it.
34 All meat also that shall be eaten, if any such water come 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 fall upon, shall be unclean: the furnace or the pot shall be broken: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
36 Yet the fountains and wells where there is plenty of water shall be clean: but that which [p]toucheth their carcasses, shall be unclean.
37 And if there fall of the dead carcass upon any seed, which useth to be sown, it shall be unclean.
38 But if any [q]water be poured upon the seed, and there fall of the dead carcass thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
39 If also any beast, whereof ye may eat, die, he that toucheth the carcass thereof, shall be unclean until the even.
40 And he that eateth of the carcass of it, shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcass of it, shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
41 Every creeping thing therefore that creepeth upon the earth, shall be an abomination, and not be eaten.
42 Whatsoever goeth upon the breast, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or that hath many feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, ye shall not eat of them, for they shall be abomination.
43 Ye shall not pollute yourselves with anything that creepeth, neither make yourselves unclean with them, neither defile yourselves thereby: ye shall not, I say, be defiled by them.
44 For I am the Lord your God: be sanctified therefore, and be [r]holy, for I am holy, and defile not yourselves with any creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
45 For I am the Lord that 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 fowls, and of every living thing that moveth in the waters, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth:
47 That there may be a difference between the unclean and clean, and between the beast that may be eaten, and the beast that ought not to be eaten.
12 2 A law how women should be purged after their deliverance.
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say, When a woman hath brought forth seed, and borne a man-child, she shall be unclean [s]seven days, like as she is unclean when she is put apart for her [t](C)disease.
3 ((D)And in the eighth day the foreskin of the children’s flesh shall be circumcised.)
4 And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying three [u]and thirty days: she shall touch no [v]hallowed thing, nor come into the [w]Sanctuary, until the time of her purifying be out.
5 But if she bear a maid-child, then she shall be unclean two [x]weeks, as when she hath her disease: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.
6 Now when the days of her purifying are out (whether it be for a son or for a daughter) she shall bring to the Priest a lamb of one year old for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon or a turtledove for a sin offering, unto the door of the [y]Tabernacle of the Congregation,
7 Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her: so she shall be purged of the issue of her blood: this is the law for her that hath borne a male or female.
8 But if she [z]be not able to bring a lamb, she shall bring two (E)turtles, 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 she shall be clean.
13 2 What considerations the Priests ought to have in judging the leprosy, 29 the black spot, or scab, 47 and the leprosy of the garment.
1 Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,
2 The man that shall have in the skin of his flesh a swelling or a scab, or a white spot, so that in the skin of his flesh [aa]it be like the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought unto Aaron the Priest, or unto one of his sons the Priests,
3 And the Priest shall look on the sore in the skin of his flesh: if the hair in the sore be turned into white, and the sore seen to be [ab]lower than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: therefore the Priest shall look on him, and [ac]pronounce him unclean.
4 But if the white spot be in the skin of his flesh, and seem not to be lower than the skin, nor the hair thereof be turned unto white, then the Priest shall shut up him that hath the plague, seven days.
5 After, the Priest shall look upon him the seventh day: and if the plague seem [ad]to him to abide still, and the plague grow not in the skin, the Priest shall shut him up yet seven days more.
6 Then the Priest shall look on him again the seventh day, and if the plague [ae]be dark, and the sore grow not in the skin, then the Priest shall [af]pronounce him clean, for it is a scab: therefore he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
7 But if the scab grow more in the skin, after that he is seen of the Priest for to be purged, he shall be seen of the Priest yet again.
8 Then the Priest shall consider, and if the scab [ag]grow in the skin, then the Priest shall pronounce him [ah]unclean: for it is leprosy.
9 ¶ When the plague of leprosy is in a man, he shall be brought unto the Priest,
10 And the Priest shall see him: and if the swelling be white in the skin, and have made the hair white, and there be raw flesh in the swelling,
11 It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh: and the Priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up, for he is unclean.
12 Also if the leprosy [ai]break out in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of the plague, from his head even to his feet, wheresoever the Priest looketh,
13 Then the Priest shall consider: and if the leprosy cover all his flesh, he shall pronounce the plague to be [aj]clean, because it is all turned into whiteness: so he shall be clean.
14 But if there be 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: for the raw flesh is [ak]unclean, therefore it is the leprosy.
16 Or if the raw flesh change and be turned into white, then he shall come to the Priest,
17 And the Priest shall behold him: and if the sore be changed into white, then the Priest shall pronounce the plague clean, for it is clean.
18 ¶ The flesh also in whose skin there is [al]a boil, and is healed
19 And in the place of the boil there be a white swelling, or a white spot somewhat reddish, it shall be seen of the Priest.
20 And when the Priest seeth it, if it appear lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be changed into white, the Priest then shall pronounce him [am]unclean: for it is a plague of leprosy, broken out in the boil.
21 But if the Priest look on it, and there be no white hairs therein, and if it be not lower than the skin, but be darker, then the Priest shall shut him up seven days.
22 And if it spread abroad in the flesh, the Priest shall pronounce him unclean, for it is a sore.
23 But if the spot continue in his place, and grow not, it is a burning boil: therefore the Priest shall declare him to be clean.
24 ¶ If there be any flesh, in whose skin there is an hot burning, and the quick flesh of the burning have a [an]white spot, somewhat reddish or pale,
25 Then the Priest shall look upon it: and if the hair in that spot be changed into white, and it appear lower than the skin, it is a leprosy broken out in the burning: therefore the Priest shall pronounce him unclean: for it is the plague of leprosy.
26 But if the Priest look on it, and there be no white hair in the spot, and be no lower than the other skin, but be darker, then the Priest shall shut him up seven days.
27 After, the Priest shall look on him the seventh day: if it be grown abroad in the skin, then the Priest shall pronounce him unclean: for it is the plague of leprosy.
28 And if the spot abide in his place, not growing in the skin, but is dark, it is a [ao]rising of the burning: the Priest shall therefore declare him clean: for it is the drying up of the burning.
29 ¶ If also a man or a woman hath a sore on the head or in the beard,
30 Then the Priest shall see the sore: and if it appears lower than the skin, and there be in it a small yellow [ap]hair, then the Priest shall pronounce him unclean: for it is a black spot, and leprosy of the head or of the beard.
31 And if the Priest look on the sore of the black spot, and if it seem not lower than the skin, nor have any black hair in it, then the Priest shall shut up him that hath the sore of the black spot, seven days.
32 After, in the seventh day the Priest shall look on the sore: and if the black spot grow not, and there be in it no yellow hair, and the black spot seem not lower than the skin,
33 Then he shall be shaven, but the place of the black spot shall he not shave: but the Priest shall shut up him that hath black spot, seven days more.
34 And the seventh day the Priest shall look on the black spot: and if the black spot grow not in the skin, nor seem lower than the other skin, then the Priest shall cleanse him, and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.
35 But if the black spot grow abroad in the flesh after his cleansing,
36 Then the Priest shall look on it, and if the black spot grow in the skin, the Priest shall not [aq]seek for the yellow hair: for it is unclean.
37 But if the black spot seem to him to abide, and that black hair grow therein, the black spot is healed, he is clean, and the Priest shall declare him to be clean.
38 ¶ Furthermore if there be any white spots in the skin of the flesh of man or woman,
39 Then the Priest shall consider: and if the spots in the skin of their flesh be somewhat dark and white withal, it is but a white spot broken out in the skin: therefore he is clean.
40 And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, and is bald, is clean.
41 And if his head lose the [ar]hair on the forepart, and be bald before, he is clean.
42 But if there be in the bald head, or in the bald forehead a white reddish sore, it is a leprosy springing in his bald head, or in his bald forehead.
43 Therefore the Priest shall look upon it, and if the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, appearing like leprosy in the skin of the flesh,
44 He is a leper and unclean: therefore the Priest shall pronounce him altogether unclean: for the sore is in his head.
45 The leper also in whom the plague is, shall have his clothes [as]rent, and his head bare, and shall put a covering upon his [at]lips, and shall cry, I am unclean, I am unclean.
46 As long as the disease shall be upon him, he shall be polluted, for he is unclean: he shall dwell alone, (F)without the camp shall his habitation be.
47 ¶ Also the garment that the plague of leprosy is in, whether it be a woolen garment or a linen garment,
48 Whether it be in the warp or in the woof of linen or of woolen, either in a skin, or in anything made of skin,
49 And if the sore be green or somewhat reddish in the garment or in the skin, or in the warp or in the woof, or in anything that is made of [au]skin, it is a plague of leprosy, and shall be showed unto the Priest.
50 Then the Priest shall see the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague, seven days,
51 And shall look on the plague the seventh day: if the plague grow in the garment or in the warp, or in the woof, or in the skin, or in 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 be woolen or linen, or anything that is made of skin, wherein the plague is: for it is a fretting leprosy, therefore it shall be burnt in the fire.
53 If the Priest yet see that the plague [av]grow not in the garment, or in the woof, or in whatsoever thing of skin it be,
54 Then the Priest shall command them to wash the thing wherein the plague is, and he shall shut it up seven days more.
55 Again the Priest shall look on the plague, after it is washed: and if the plague have not changed his [aw]color, though the plague spread no further, it is unclean: thou shalt burn it in the fire, for it is a fret inward, [ax]whether the spot be in the bare place of the whole, or in part thereof.
56 And if the Priest see that the plague be darker, after that 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 appear still in the garment or in the warp, or in the woof, or in anything made of skin, it is a spreading leprosy: thou shalt burn the thing wherein the plague is, in the fire.
58 If thou hast washed the garment, or the warp, or the woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, if the plague be departed therefrom, then shall it be washed [ay]the 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.
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