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Deuteronomy 14:6-16 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

6. You can eat any animal that has hoofs that are separated completely in two. But it must also chew the cud.

7. Some animals only chew the cud. Others only have hoofs that are completely separated in two. The camel, rabbit and rock badger chew the cud, but they don't have hoofs that are completely separated. So you can't eat them. They are not "clean" for you.

8. Pigs aren't "clean" for you either. They have hoofs that are completely separated, but they don't chew the cud. So don't eat their meat. And don't touch their dead bodies.

9. Many creatures live in water. You can eat all of the ones that have fins and scales.

10. But don't eat anything that doesn't have fins and scales. It isn't "clean" for you.

11. You can eat any "clean" bird.

12. But there are many birds you can't eat. They include eagles, vultures, and black vultures.

13. They include red kites, black kites and all kinds of falcons.

14. They include all kinds of ravens.

15. They include horned owls, screech owls, gulls and all kinds of hawks.

16. They include little owls, great owls, white owls

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