I believe I asked a Question on this but didn't get much of a straight answer. The Unclean foods, are they unhealthy foods is that why God said not to eat
unclean animals?
Vayikra - Chapter 11 |
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1. And the Lord spoke to Moses and to Aaron, to say to them:
2. Speak to the children of Israel, saying: These are the creatures that you
may eat among all the animals on earth:
3. Any animal that has a cloven hoof that is completely split into double hooves, and which brings up its cud
that one you may eat.
4. But these you shall not eat among those that bring up the cud and those that have a cloven hoof: the camel,
because it brings up its cud, but does not have a [completely] cloven hoof; it is unclean for you.
5. And the hyrax, because it brings up its cud, but will not have a [completely] cloven hoof; it is unclean for
you;
6. And the hare, because it brings up its cud, but does not have a [completely] cloven hoof; it is unclean for
you;
7. And the pig, because it has a cloven hoof that is completely split, but will not regurgitate its cud; it is
unclean for you.
8. You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall not touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.
9. Among all [creatures] that are in the water, you may eat these: Any [of the creatures] in the water that has
fins and scales, those you may eat, whether [it lives] in the seas or in the rivers.
10. But any [creatures]that do not have fins and scales, whether in the seas or in the rivers, among all the
creeping creatures in the water and among all living creatures that [live] in the water, are an abomination for you.
11. And they shall be an abomination for you. You shall not eat of their flesh, and their dead bodies you shall
hold in abomination.
12. Any [creature] that does not have fins and scales in the water is an abomination for you.
13. And among birds, you shall hold these in abomination; they shall not be eaten; they are an abomination: The
eagle [or the griffin vulture], the kite, the osprey,
14. the kestrel, and the vulture after its species,
15. and the raven after its species,
16. the ostrich, the jay, and the sparrow hawk, and the goshawk after its species;
17. The owl, the gull, the little owl;
18. The bat, the starling, the magpie;
19. the stork, the heron after its species; the hoopoe and the atalef [bat?];
20. Any flying insect that walks on four, is an abomination for you.
21. However, among all the flying insects that walk on four [legs], you may eat [from] those that have jointed
[leg like] extensions above its [regular] legs, with which they hop on the ground.
22. From this [locust] category, you may eat the following: The red locust after its species, the yellow locust
after its species, the spotted gray locust after its species and the white locust after its species.
23. But any [other] flying insect that has four legs, is an abomination for you.
24. And through these you will become unclean; anyone who touches their dead bodies will be unclean until
evening;
25. And anyone who carries their carcass shall immerse his garments, and he shall be unclean until evening:
26. Any animal that has a cloven hoof that is not completely split, and which does not bring up its cud, is
unclean for you. Anyone who touches them shall become unclean.
27. And among all the animals that walk on four legs, any [animal] that walks on its paws is unclean for you.
Anyone who touches their carcass will be unclean until evening.
28. And one who carries their carcass shall immerse his garments, and he will be unclean until evening. They
are unclean for you.
29. And this is unclean for you among creeping creatures that creep on the ground: The weasel, the mouse, and
the toad after its species;
30. The hedgehog, the chameleon, the lizard, the snail, and the mole.
31. These are the ones that are unclean for you, among all creeping creatures; anyone who touches them when
they are dead will be unclean until evening.
32. And if any of these dead [creatures] falls upon anything, it will become unclean, whether it is any wooden
vessel, garment, hide or sack, any vessel with which work is done; it shall be immersed in water, but will remain unclean until evening, and it
will become clean.
33. But any earthenware vessel, into whose interior any of them falls, whatever is inside it shall become
unclean, and you shall break [the vessel] itself.
34. Of any food that is [usually] eaten, upon which water comes will become unclean, and any beverage that is
[usually] drunk, which is in any vessel, shall become unclean.
35. And anything upon which any of their carcasses of these [animals] fall, will become unclean. [Thus,] an
oven or stove shall be demolished; they are unclean, and, they shall be unclean for you.
36. But a spring or a cistern, a gathering of water remains clean. However, one who touches their carcass shall
become unclean.
37. And if of their carcass falls upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it remains clean.
38. But if water is put upon seeds, and any of their carcass falls on them, they are unclean for you.
39. If an animal that you [normally] eat, dies, one who touches its carcass shall be unclean until evening.
40. And one who eats of its carcass shall immerse his garments, and he shall be unclean until evening. And one
who carries its carcass shall immerse his garments, and he shall be unclean until evening.
41. And any creeping creature that creeps on the ground is an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
42. Any [creature] that goes on its belly, and any [creature] that walks on four [legs] to any [creature] that
has many legs, among all creeping creatures that creep on the ground, you shall not eat, for they are an abomination.
43. You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping creature that creeps, and you shall not defile
yourselves with them, that you should become unclean through them.
44. For I am the Lord your God, and you shall sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am holy, and you shall
not defile yourselves through any creeping creature that crawls on the ground.
45. For I am the Lord Who has brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God. Thus, you shall be holy,
because I am holy.
46. This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in water and all creatures that
creep on the ground,
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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