34. If water from the unclean clay bowl gets on any food, that food will become unclean.
35. If any dead, unclean animal falls on something, that thing becomes unclean. The animal may fall on a clay oven or a clay baking pan. If so, it must be broken into pieces. These things will be unclean. They are unclean for you.
36. “‘A spring or well that collects water will stay clean. But anyone who touches the dead body of any unclean animal will become unclean.
37. A dead, unclean animal might fall on a seed to be planted. That seed is still clean.
38. But you might put water on some seeds. If a dead, unclean animal falls on those seeds, they are unclean for you.
39. “‘Also, an animal which you use for food may die. If it does, anyone who touches its body will be unclean until evening.
40. Anyone who eats meat from this animal’s dead body must wash his clothes. He will be unclean until evening. Anyone who picks up the animal’s dead body must wash his clothes. He will be unclean until evening.
41. “‘Every animal that crawls on the ground is one of the hated animals. It must not be eaten. Anyone who picks up the animal’s dead body must wash his clothes. He will be unclean until evening.
42. You must not eat any of the animals that crawl on the ground. This includes animals that crawl on their stomachs. And it includes animals that walk on all four feet or on many feet. Those are hated animals to you.
43. Do not make yourself unclean by these hated animals. You must not become unclean by them.
44. I am the Lord your God. Keep yourselves holy for me because I am holy. Don’t make yourselves unclean with these hated, crawling animals.
45. I am the Lord who brought you out of Egypt. I did it so I could be your God. You must be holy because I am holy.
46. “‘These are the teachings about all of the cattle, birds and other animals on earth. These are the teachings about the animals in the sea. And these are the teachings about the animals that crawl on the ground.
47. These teachings help people know the difference between unclean animals and clean animals. They help people know which animals may be eaten and which ones must not be eaten.’”