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These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth: Among the animals, whatever divides the _____________________, having cloven hooves and chewing the _________________- that you may eat.
hoof, cud
Nevertheless these you shall not eat among those that chew the cud or those that have cloven hooves: the ____________________, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, it is __________________ to you.
camel, unclean
The _______________________, because it chews the cud but does have cloven hooves is unclean to you; the _________________________ because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves is unclean to you.
rock hyrax, hare
The ____________________, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud is unclean to you. Their flesh you shall not eat, and their _______________________ you shall not touch.
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These you may eat of all that are in the water: whatever in the water has ________________________ and _______________________, whether in the seas or in the rivers --that you may eat.
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But all in the seas or rivers that do not have fins and scales, all that move in the water or any living thing which is in the _________________________, they are an _____________________ to you.
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And these you shall regard as an abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the ____________________, the vulture, the buzzard, the ___________________, and the falcon after its kind.
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(Other birds that shall not be eaten) every raven after its kind, the ____________________, the short-eared _________________, the sea gull, and the __________________ after its kind, the little owl, the ______________________owl, and the screech owl, the white owl, the _____________________, and the carrion ________________________, the stork, the heron after its kind, the ___________________ and the bat.
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All ___________________ insects that creep on all _______________________ shall be an abomination to you.
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Yet these you may eat of every flying insect that creeps on all fours: those which have ___________________legs above their feet with which to __________________ on the earth.
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These you may eat: the ___________________________ after its kind, the destroying locust after its kind, the ____________________ after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.
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All other ____________________ insects with ________________ feet shall be an abomination to you.
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Whoever touches the carcass of anything unclean shall become unclean until _________________________; whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his _________________________ and become unclean until evening.
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The carcass of any animal which divides the foot but is not __________________________ or does not ________________ the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches it shall be unclean.
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Whatever goes on its _________________________, among all kinds of animals that go on all ________________, those are unclean to you.
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Study Notes
Dietary Laws in Leviticus 11
- Animals permissible to eat must have cloven hooves and chew the cud (v3).
- The camel is unclean; it chews the cud but lacks cloven hooves (v4).
- The rock hyrax and hare are both unclean; the former chews the cud but has no cloven hoof, while the latter also chews the cud but lacks cloven hooves (v5-6).
- Swine are considered unclean; they have cloven hooves but do not chew the cud. Their carcasses should not be touched (v7-8).
- Aquatic creatures eligible for consumption must possess fins and scales, whether from seas or rivers (v9).
- Any sea or river creature without fins and scales is deemed an abomination (v11).
Forbidden Birds
- Certain birds are classified as abominations and should not be consumed: eagle, vulture, buzzard, and various types of falcons (v13-14).
- Additional prohibited birds include: ostrich, short-eared owl, sea gull, various owls, jackdaw, and stork (v15-19).
Insects and Creeping Creatures
- All flying insects that move on all fours are abominations (v20).
- Allowed insects are those with jointed legs above their feet, used for leaping (v21).
- Edible insects include locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers (v22).
- Other flying insects with four feet are considered unclean and abominable (v23).
Ritual Purity Laws
- Touching the carcass of anything unclean results in ritual impurity until evening; one must cleanse their clothes after contact (v24).
- Carcasses of animals that are not cloven-hoofed or do not chew the cud are also deemed unclean (v26).
- Any animal that moves on paws (all kinds of animals that go on all fours) is unclean (v26).
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