Take seven pairs of every kind of‘ clean’ animal with you. Take a male and a female of each kind. Take one pair of every kind of animal that is not‘ clean.’ Take a male and a female of each kind.

凡洁净的畜类，你要带七公七母；不洁净的畜类，你要带一公一母；

凡洁净的牲畜，你要各取七公七母；不洁净的牲畜，你要各取一公一母；

凡洁净的牲畜，你要各取七公七母；不洁净的牲畜，你要各取一公一母；

洁净的动物，你要每样带七公七母，不洁净的动物每样带一公一母，

洁净的牲畜，你要各带七公七母；不洁净的牲畜，你要各带一公一母；

你要从所有洁净的牲畜中各带七公七母，从不洁净的牲畜中各带一公一母，

凡潔淨的畜類，你要帶七公七母；不潔淨的畜類，你要帶一公一母；

凡潔淨的牲畜，你要各取七公七母；不潔淨的牲畜，你要各取一公一母；

凡潔淨的牲畜，你要各取七公七母；不潔淨的牲畜，你要各取一公一母；

潔淨的動物，你要每樣帶七公七母，不潔淨的動物每樣帶一公一母，

潔淨的牲畜，你要各帶七公七母；不潔淨的牲畜，你要各帶一公一母；

凡潔淨的畜類、你要七隻七隻地帶着：公的和牠的匹配；畜類不潔淨的要帶兩隻：一隻公的和牠的匹配；

你要從所有潔淨的牲畜中各帶七公七母，從不潔淨的牲畜中各帶一公一母，

取畜之潔者、牝牡各七、不潔者、牝牡二、

畜中潔者、取牝牡七、不潔者、取牝牡二。

凡畜之潔者取七牝七牡、不潔之類取一牝一牡、

Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate,

Take with you seven pairs of all clean animals, the male and his mate, and a pair of the animals that are not clean, the male and his mate,

Take with you seven pairs— male and female— of each animal I have approved for eating and for sacrifice, and take one pair of each of the others.

You are to take with you seven pairs, a male and its female, of all the clean animals, and two of the animals that are not clean, a male and its female,

You shall take with you seven pairs of every clean animal, a male and his female; and two of the animals that are not clean, a male and his female;

You shall take with you seven each of every clean animal, a male and his female; two each of animals that are unclean, a male and his female;

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female:

You are to take with you seven pairs, a male and its female, of all the clean animals, and two of the animals that are not clean, a male and its female,

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that[ are] not clean by two, the male and his female.

You must take with you seven of every kind of clean animal, the male and its mate, two of every kind of unclean animal, the male and its mate,

You shall take seven pairs of every clean animal with you, the male and his female. Of the animals that are not clean, take two, the male and his female.

Then Noah built an altar to honor the Lord. He took some of the“ clean” animals and birds. He sacrificed them on the altar as burnt offerings.

The Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron. He said to them,“ Speak to the Israelites. Tell them,‘ Many animals live on land. Here are the only ones you can eat.You can eat any animal that has hooves that are separated completely in two. But it must also chew the cud.“‘ Some animals only chew the cud. Some only have hooves that are separated in two. You must not eat those animals. Camels chew the cud. But their hooves are not separated in two. So they are“ unclean” for you.Rock badgers chew the cud. But their hooves are not separated in two. So they are“ unclean” for you.Rabbits chew the cud. But their hooves are not separated in two. So they are“ unclean” for you.Pigs have hooves that are separated completely in two. But they do not chew the cud. So they are“ unclean” for you.You must not eat the meat of those animals. You must not even touch their dead bodies. They are“ unclean” for you.“‘ Many creatures live in the water of the oceans and streams. You can eat all those that have fins and scales.Treat as“ unclean” all the creatures in the oceans or streams that do not have fins and scales. That includes all those that move together in groups and all those that do not.Treat them as“ unclean.” Do not eat their meat. Treat their dead bodies as“ unclean.”Regard as“ unclean” everything that lives in the water that does not have fins and scales.“‘ Here are the birds you must treat as“ unclean.” Do not eat them because they are“ unclean.” The birds include eagles, vultures and black vultures.They include red kites and all kinds of black kites.They include all kinds of ravens.They include horned owls, screech owls, gulls and all kinds of hawks.They include little owls, cormorants and great owls.They include white owls, desert owls and ospreys.They also include storks, hoopoes, bats and all kinds of herons.“‘ Treat as“ unclean” every flying insect that walks on all fours.But you can eat some flying insects that walk on all fours. Their legs have joints so they can hop on the ground.Here are the insects you can eat. You can eat all kinds of locusts, katydids, crickets and grasshoppers.Treat as“ unclean” every other creature with wings and four legs.“‘ You will make yourselves“ unclean” if you eat these things. If you touch their dead bodies, you will be“ unclean” until evening.If a person picks up one of their dead bodies, that person must wash their clothes. They will be“ unclean” until evening.“‘ Suppose an animal has hooves that are not separated completely in two. Or suppose an animal does not chew the cud. Then these animals are“ unclean” for you. If you touch the dead body of any of them, you will be“ unclean.”Many animals walk on all fours. But those that walk on their paws are“ unclean” for you. Anyone who touches their dead bodies will be“ unclean” until evening.If a person picks up their dead bodies, that person must wash their clothes. They will be“ unclean” until evening. These animals are“ unclean” for you.“‘ Many animals move along the ground. Here are the ones that are“ unclean” for you. They include weasels, rats and all kinds of large lizards.They also include geckos, monitor lizards, wall lizards, skinks and chameleons.These are the animals that move around on the ground that are“ unclean” for you. If you touch their dead bodies, you will be“ unclean” until evening.Suppose one of them dies and falls on something. Then that thing will be“ unclean.” It does not matter what it is used for. It does not matter whether it is made out of wood, cloth, hide or rough cloth. Put it in water. It will be“ unclean” until evening. After that, it will be“ clean.”Suppose one of these animals falls into a clay pot. Then everything in the pot will be“ unclean.” You must break the pot.Any food that could be eaten but has water on it that came from that pot is“ unclean.” And any liquid that could be drunk from it is“ unclean.”Anything that the dead body of one of these animals falls on becomes“ unclean.” If it is an oven or cooking pot, break it. It is“ unclean.” And you must consider it“ unclean.”But a spring or a well for collecting water remains“ clean.” That is true even if the dead body of one of these animals falls into it. But anyone who touches the dead body is not“ clean.”If the dead body falls on any seeds that have not been planted yet, the seeds remain“ clean.”But suppose water has already been put on the seeds. And suppose the dead body falls on them. Then they are“ unclean” for you.“‘ Suppose an animal you are allowed to eat dies. If anyone touches its dead body, they will be“ unclean” until evening.If they eat part of the dead body, they must wash their clothes. They will be“ unclean” until evening. If they pick up the dead body, they must wash their clothes. They will be“ unclean” until evening.“‘ Treat as“ unclean” every creature that moves along the ground. Do not eat it.Do not eat any of these creatures. It does not matter whether they move on their bellies. It does not matter whether they walk on all fours or on many feet. It is“ unclean.”Do not make yourselves“ unclean” by eating any of these animals. Do not make yourselves“ unclean” because of them. Do not let them make you“ unclean.”I am the Lord your God. Set yourselves apart. Be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves“ unclean” by eating any creatures that move around on the ground.I am the Lord. I brought you up out of Egypt to be your God. So be holy, because I am holy.“‘ These are the rules about animals and birds. These are the rules about every living thing that moves around in the water. And these are the rules about every creature that moves along the ground.You must be able to tell the difference between what is“ clean” and what is not. You must also be able to tell the difference between living creatures that can be eaten and those that can’t.’ ”

Male and female pairs of“ clean” animals and pairs of animals that were not“ clean” came to Noah. So did male and female pairs of birds and of all the creatures that move along the ground.

This is so that you can tell the difference between what is holy and what is not. You must be able to tell the difference between what is‘ clean’ and what is not.

Bring a male and a female of every living thing into the ark. They will be kept alive with you.Two of every kind of bird will come to you. Two of every kind of animal will also come to you. And so will two of every kind of creature that moves along the ground. All of them will be kept alive with you.Take every kind of food that you will need. Store it away as food for you and them.”

The priests must teach my people the difference between what is holy and what is not. They must show them how to tell the difference between what is‘ clean’ and what is not.

He saw heaven open up. There he saw something that looked like a large sheet. It was being let down to earth by its four corners.It had all kinds of four- footed animals in it. It also had reptiles and birds in it.Then a voice told him,“ Get up, Peter. Kill and eat.”“ No, Lord! I will not!” Peter replied.“ I have never eaten anything that is not pure and‘ clean.’ ”The voice spoke to him a second time. It said,“ Do not say anything is not pure that God has made‘ clean.’ ”

You are the children of the Lord your God. Don’t cut yourselves to honor the dead. Don’t shave the front of your heads to honor the dead.You are a holy nation. The Lord your God has set you apart for himself. He has chosen you to be his special treasure. He chose you out of all the nations on the face of the earth.Don’t eat anything the Lord hates.Here are the only animals you can eat. You can eat oxen, sheep, goats,deer, gazelles, roe deer, wild goats, ibexes, antelope and mountain sheep.You can eat any animal that has a divided hoof. But it must also chew the cud.Some animals only chew the cud. Others only have a divided hoof. The camel, rabbit and rock badger chew the cud, but they don’t have a divided hoof. So you can’t eat them. They are not“ clean” for you.Pigs aren’t“ clean” for you either. They have a divided hoof, but they don’t chew the cud. So don’t eat their meat. And don’t touch their dead bodies.Many creatures live in water. You can eat all the ones that have fins and scales.But don’t eat anything that doesn’t have fins and scales. It isn’t“ clean” for you.You can eat any“ clean” bird.But there are many birds you can’t eat. They include eagles, vultures, and black vultures.They include red kites, black kites and all kinds of falcons.They include all kinds of ravens.They include horned owls, screech owls, gulls and all kinds of hawks.They include little owls, great owls, white owlsand desert owls. They include ospreys and cormorants.They include storks and all kinds of herons. They also include hoopoes and bats.All flying insects are“ unclean” for you. So don’t eat them.But you can eat any creature that has wings and is“ clean.”If you find something that’s already dead, don’t eat it. You can give it to an outsider living in any of your towns. They may eat it. Or you can sell it to someone from another country. But you are a holy nation. The Lord your God has set you apart for himself. Don’t cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.