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Now the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying to them,
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"Speak to the children of Israel, saying, 'These are the animals which you may eat among all the animals that are on the earth:
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Among the animals, whatever divides the hoof, having cloven hooves and chewing the cud--that you may eat.
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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;
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the rock hyrax, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;
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the hare, because it chews the cud but does not have cloven hooves, is unclean to you;
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and the swine, though it divides the hoof, having cloven hooves, yet does not chew the cud, is unclean to you.
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Their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch. They are unclean to you.
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'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.