The LORDspokeagain to Mosesand to Aaron,sayingto them,
"You shall takewith you of everycleananimalby sevens,a maleand his female;and of the animalsthat are not cleantwo,a maleand his female;
Then Noahbuiltan altarto the LORD,and tookof everycleananimaland of everycleanbirdand offeredburntofferingson the altar.
"Everymovingthingthat is aliveshall be foodfor you; I giveallto you, as [I gave] the greenplant.
When Mosesheard[that], it seemedgoodin his sight.
"Speakto the sonsof Israel,saying,Theseare the creatureswhichyou may eatfrom allthe animalsthat are on the earth.
The LORDalso spoketo Mosesand to Aaron,saying,
You are therefore to makea distinctionbetweenthe cleananimaland the unclean,and betweenthe uncleanbirdand the clean;and you shall not makeyourselvesdetestableby animalor by birdor by anythingthat creepson the ground,whichI have separatedfor you as unclean.
But Petersaid,"By no means,Lord,for I have nevereatenanythingunholyand unclean."
"Theseare the animalswhichyou may eat:the ox,the sheep,the goat,
Do not be carried awayby variedand strangeteachings;for it is goodfor the heartto be strengthenedby grace,not by foods,throughwhichthosewho were so occupiedwere not benefited.
