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.