4. “‘Some animals only chew the cud or only have split hooves. Don’t eat these animals. The camel chews the cud but does not have a split hoof. It is unclean for you.
5. The rock badger chews the cud but does not have a split hoof. It is unclean for you.
6. The rabbit chews the cud but does not have a split hoof. It is unclean for you.
7. Now the pig has a split hoof that is completely divided. But it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you.
8. You must not eat the meat from these animals. Don’t even touch their dead bodies. They are unclean for you.
9. “‘Some animals live in the sea or in a river. If the animal has fins and scales, you may eat it.
10. But some animals live in the sea or in a river and do not have fins and scales. This includes the things that fill the water. And it includes all other things that live in the water. You should hate them.
11. You must not eat any meat from them. Don’t even touch their dead bodies. This is because you should hate them.
12. You must hate any animal in the water that does not have fins and scales.
13. “‘Also, some birds should not be eaten. They should be hated. You must not eat any of these birds: eagles, vultures, black vultures,
14. kites or any kind of falcon.
15. Don’t eat any kind of raven,
16. horned owls, screech owls, sea gulls or any kind of hawk.
17. Don’t eat little owls, cormorants, great owls,
18. white owls, desert owls or ospreys.
19. Don’t eat storks, any kind of heron, hoopoes or bats.
20. “‘Don’t eat insects that have wings and walk on all four feet. They are also to be hated.
21. “‘But you may eat certain insects that have wings and walk on four feet. You may eat those that have legs with joints above their feet so they can jump.