1. The Lord said to Moses and Aaron,
2. “Tell the Israelites this: ‘These are the land animals you may eat:
3. You may eat any animal that has split hoofs completely divided and that chews the cud.
4. “ ‘Some animals only chew the cud or only have split hoofs, and you must not eat them. 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 or even touch their dead bodies; they are unclean for you.
9. “ ‘Of the animals that live in the sea or in a river, if the animal has fins and scales, you may eat it.
10. But whatever lives in the sea or in a river and does not have fins and scales—including the things that fill the water and all other things that live in it—you should hate.