1. The Lord told Moses and Aaron
2. to say to the community of Israel:You may eat
3. any animal that has divided hoofs and chews the cud.
13-19. Eagles, vultures, buzzards, crows, ostriches, hawks, seagulls, owls, pelicans, storks, herons, hoopoes, and bats are also disgusting, and you are forbidden to eat any of them.
20-23. The only winged insects you may eat are locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets. All other winged insects that crawl are too disgusting for you to eat.
24-28. Don't even touch the dead bodies of animals that have divided hoofs but don't chew the cud. And don't touch the dead bodies of animals that have paws. If you do, you must wash your clothes, but you are still unclean until evening.
29-30. Moles, rats, mice, and all kinds of lizards are unclean.
31. Anyone who touches their dead bodies or anything touched by their dead bodies becomes unclean until evening.
32. If something made of wood, cloth, or leather touches one of their dead bodies, it must be washed, but it is still unclean until evening.