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But of those that chew the cud or have split hooves, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you.

The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you.

The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a split hoof; it is unclean for you.

And the pig, though it has a split hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.

However, you may eat the following kinds of winged creatures that walk on all fours: those having jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground-

All animals that have hooves that are split but not completely divided and do not chew the cud are unclean for you. Whoever touches them will be unclean.

All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.

The following creatures that move along the ground are unclean for you: the mole, the mouse, any kind of great lizard,

These animals are unclean for you among all the crawling creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead shall be unclean until evening.

When one of them dies and falls on something, it becomes unclean; any article of wood, clothing, leather, sackcloth, or any implement used for work must be rinsed with water and will remain unclean until evening; then it will be clean.

Anything upon which one of their carcasses falls will be unclean. If it is an oven or cooking pot, it must be smashed; it is unclean and will remain unclean for you.

If a carcass falls on any seed for sowing, the seed is clean;

but if water has been put on the seed and a carcass falls on it, it is unclean for you.

Do not eat any creature that moves along the ground, whether it crawls on its belly or walks on four or more feet; for such creatures are detestable.

For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

"Say to the Israelites, 'A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.

The woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.