36. “A spring or a well that collects water will remain clean, but anyone who touches the dead bodies of any unclean animal in that water will become unclean.
37. If any part of a dead, unclean animal falls on seed that is to be planted, that seed is still clean.
38. But if you put water on some seed and if any part of a dead, unclean animal falls on those seeds, they are unclean for you.
39. “Also, if an animal which you use for food dies, whoever touches its dead body will be unclean until evening.
40. If you eat meat from this animal’s body, you must wash your clothes. You will be unclean until evening. If you pick up the dead body of the animal, you must wash your clothes. You will be unclean until evening.
41. “You must treat all the crawling animals that live on the dirt as disgusting things that you must not eat.
42. You must not eat any of the reptiles that crawl on their bellies or that walk on all four feet or that have many feet. Don’t eat these animals!
43. Don’t let them make you filthy. You must not become unclean,
44. because I am the Lord your God. I am holy, so you should keep yourselves holy. Don’t make yourselves unclean with these crawling things.
45. I, the Lord, brought you out of Egypt so that you could be my special people and I could be your God. I am holy, so you must be holy too.”
46. These are the rules about all the tame animals, birds, all the animals in the sea, and all the animals that crawl on the ground.
47. These rules will help the people know which animals are unclean and which animals they are allowed to eat and which ones they cannot eat.