1. And Hashem spoke unto Moshe and to Aharon, saying unto them,
2. Speak unto the Bnei Yisroel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on ha'aretz.
3. Whatsoever spliteth the hoof, and separateth into double hooves, and cheweth the cud, among the behemah (animals), that shall ye eat.
4. Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that separateth the hoof; as the gamal (camel), because he cheweth the cud, but separateth not the hoof; he is tamei unto you.
5. And the hyrax, because he cheweth the cud, but separateth not the hoof; he is tamei unto you.
6. And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but separateth not the hoof; he is temeiah (unclean) unto you.
7. And the chazir (swine), though he separate the hoof, and be separated into double hooves, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is tamei to you.
8. Of their basar shall ye not eat, and their nevelah shall ye not touch; they are temei'im (unclean ones) to you.
9. These shall ye eat of all that are in the mayim; whatsoever hath fins and scales in the mayim, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
10. And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that swarm in the mayim, and of any nefesh hachayyah which is in the mayim, they shall be sheketz (abomination, detestable) unto you;
11. They shall be even sheketz unto you; ye shall not eat of their basar, but ye shall have their nevelah in sheketz.
12. Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the mayim, that shall be sheketz unto you.
13. And these are they which ye shall have in sheketz among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are sheketz: the nesher (eagle), and the vulture, and the whitetailed eagle,