Chapter 11

11. [Lev 11:1-47 NKJV] 1 Now YHWH spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them, 2 “Speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘These [are] the animals which you may eat among all the animals that [are] on the earth: 3 ‘Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves [and] chewing the cud—that you may eat. 4 ‘Nevertheless these you shall not eat among those that chew the cud or those that have cloven hooves: the camel, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you; 5 ‘the rock hyrax, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, [is] unclean to you; 6 ‘the hare, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, [is] unclean to you; 7 ‘and the swine, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, [is] unclean to you. 8 ‘Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. They [are] unclean to you. 9 ‘These you may eat of all that [are] in the water: whatever in the water has fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers—that you may eat. 10 ‘But all in the seas or in the rivers that do not have fins and scales, all that move in the water or any living thing which [is] in the water, they [are] an abomination to you. 11 ‘They shall be an abomination to you; you shall not eat their flesh, but you shall regard their carcasses as an abomination. 12 ‘Whatever in the water does not have fins or scales—that [shall be] an abomination to you. 13 ‘And these you shall regard as an abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they [are] an abomination: the eagle, the vulture, the buzzard, 14 ‘the kite, and the falcon after its kind; 15 ‘every raven after its kind, 16 ‘the ostrich, the short-eared owl, the sea gull, and the hawk after its kind; 17 ‘the little owl, the fisher owl, and the screech owl; 18 ‘the white owl, the jackdaw, and the carrion vulture; 19 ‘the stork, the heron after its kind, the hoopoe, and the bat. 20 ‘All flying insects that creep on [all] fours [shall be] an abomination to you. 21 ‘Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps on [all] fours: those which have jointed legs above their feet with which to leap on the earth. 22 ‘These you may eat: the locust after its kind, the destroying locust after its kind, the cricket after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind. 23 ‘But all [other] flying insects which have four feet [shall be] an abomination to you. 24 ‘By these you shall become unclean; whoever touches the carcass of any of them shall be unclean until evening; 25 ‘whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening: 26 ‘[The carcass] of any animal which divides the foot, but is not cloven-hoofed or does not chew the cud, [is] unclean to you. Everyone who touches it shall be unclean. 27 ‘And whatever goes on its paws, among all kinds of animals that go on [all] fours, those [are] unclean to you. Whoever touches any such carcass shall be unclean until evening. 28 ‘Whoever carries [any such] carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. It [is] unclean to you. 29 ‘These also [shall be] unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the mole, the mouse, and the large lizard after its kind; 30 ‘the gecko, the monitor lizard, the sand reptile, the sand lizard, and the chameleon. 31 ‘These [are] unclean to you among all that creep. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening. 32 ‘Anything on which [any] of them falls, when they are dead shall be unclean, whether [it is] any item of wood or clothing or skin or sack, whatever item [it is], in which [any] work is done, it must be put in water. And it shall be unclean until evening; then it shall be clean. 33 ‘Any earthen vessel into which [any] of them falls you shall break; and whatever [is] in it shall be unclean: 34 ‘in such a vessel, any edible food upon which water falls becomes unclean, and any drink that may be drunk from it becomes unclean. 35 ‘And everything on which [a part] of [any such] carcass falls shall be unclean; [whether it is] an oven or cooking stove, it shall be broken down; [for] they [are] unclean, and shall be unclean to you. 36 ‘Nevertheless a spring or a cistern, [in which there is] plenty of water, shall be clean, but whatever touches any such carcass becomes unclean. 37 ‘And if a part of [any such] carcass falls on any planting seed which is to be sown, it [remains] clean. 38 ‘But if water is put on the seed, and if [a part] of [any such] carcass falls on it, it [becomes] unclean to you. 39 ‘And if any animal which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening. 40 ‘He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening. 41 ‘And every creeping thing that creeps on the earth [shall be] an abomination. It shall not be eaten. 42 ‘Whatever crawls on its belly, whatever goes on [all] fours, or whatever has many feet among all creeping things that creep on the earth—these you shall not eat, for they [are] an abomination. 43 ‘You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps; nor shall you make yourselves unclean with them, lest you be defiled by them. 44 ‘For I [am] YHWH your God. You shall therefore consecrate yourselves, and you shall be holy; for I [am] holy. Neither shall you defile yourselves with any creeping thing that creeps on the earth. 45 ‘For I [am] YHWH who brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I [am] holy. 46 ‘This [is] the law of the animals and the birds and every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth, 47 ‘to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.’ ”

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Bible Cross-References [Infographic]

1. [Act 10:1-48 NKJV] 1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, 2 a devout [man] and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always. 3 About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, “Cornelius!” 4 And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, “What is it, YHWH?” So he said to him, “Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. 5 “Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. 6 “He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do.” 7 And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually. 8 So when he had explained all [these] things to them, he sent them to Joppa. 9 The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour. 10 Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance 11 and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth. 12 In it were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. 13 And a voice came to him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” 14 But Peter said, “Not so, YHWH! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean.” 15 And a voice [spoke] to him again the second time, “What God has cleansed you must not call common.” 16 This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again. 17 Now while Peter wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate. 18 And they called and asked whether Simon, whose surname was Peter, was lodging there. 19 While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, “Behold, three men are seeking you. 20 “Arise therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them.” 21 Then Peter went down to the men who had been sent to him from Cornelius, and said, “Yes, I am he whom you seek. For what reason have you come?” 22 And they said, “Cornelius [the] centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you.” 23 Then he invited them in and lodged [them]. On the next day Peter went away with them, and some brethren from Joppa accompanied him. 24 And the following day they entered Caesarea. Now Cornelius was waiting for them, and had called together his relatives and close friends. 25 As Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshiped [him]. 26 But Peter lifted him up, saying, “Stand up; I myself am also a man.” 27 And as he talked with him, he went in and found many who had come together. 28 Then he said to them, “You know how unlawful it is for a Jewish man to keep company with or go to one of another nation. But God has shown me that I should not call any man common or unclean. 29 “Therefore I came without objection as soon as I was sent for. I ask, then, for what reason have you sent for me?” 30 So Cornelius said, “Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, 31 “and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your alms are remembered in the sight of God. 32 ‘Send therefore to Joppa and call Simon here, whose surname is Peter. He is lodging in the house of Simon, a tanner, by the sea. When he comes, he will speak to you.’ 33 “So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God.” 34 Then Peter opened [his] mouth and said: “In truth I perceive that God shows no partiality. 35 “But in every nation whoever fears Him and works righteousness is accepted by Him. 36 “The word which [God] sent to the children of Israel, preaching peace through Yahusha Ha’Mashiach—He is YHWH of all— 37 “that word you know, which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: 38 “how God anointed Yahusha of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit .and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. 39 “And we are witnesses of all things which He did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem, whom they killed by hanging on a tree. 40 “Him God raised up on the third day, and showed Him openly, 41 “not to all the people, but to witnesses chosen before by God, [even] to us who ate and drank with Him after He arose from the dead. 42 “And He commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is He who was ordained by God [to be] Judge of the living and the dead. 43 “To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.” 44 While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who heard the word. 45 And those of the circumcision who believed were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also. 46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnify God. Then Peter answered, 47 “Can anyone forbid water, that these should not be baptized who have received the Holy Spirit just as we [have]?” 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of YHWH. Then they asked him to stay a few days.