But I said, ‘Oh, Lord God, I have never been defiled. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts. And impure meat has never entered my mouth.’
Leviticus 11:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Tell the Israelites: You may eat all these kinds of land animals. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Say to the Israelites: These are the animals which you may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. [Mark 7:15-19.] American Standard Version (1901) Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the living things which ye may eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. Common English Bible Say to the Israelites: These are the creatures that you are allowed to eat from the land animals: Catholic Public Domain Version Say to the sons of Israel: These are the animals that you ought to eat out of all the living things of the earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Say to the children of Israel: These are the animals which you are to eat of all the living things of the earth. |
But I said, ‘Oh, Lord God, I have never been defiled. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts. And impure meat has never entered my mouth.’
Daniel determined that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or with the wine he drank. So he asked permission from the chief eunuch not to defile himself.
They are to remain abhorrent to you; you must not eat any of their meat, and you must abhor their carcasses.
‘You are to abhor these birds. They must not be eaten because they are abhorrent: eagles, , bearded vultures, Egyptian vultures,
But you may eat these kinds of all the winged insects that walk on all fours: those that have jointed legs above their feet for hopping on the ground.
‘These creatures that swarm on the ground are unclean for you: weasels, mice, any kind of large lizard,
Any edible food coming into contact with that unclean water will become unclean, and any drinkable liquid in any container will become unclean.
‘If one of the animals that you use for food dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean until evening.
But among the ones that chew the cud or have divided hooves you are not to eat these: camels, though they chew the cud, do not have divided hooves #– #they are unclean for you;
‘This is what you may eat from all that is in the water: you may eat everything in the water that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or streams.
It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth #– #this defiles a person.’
Don’t be led astray by various kinds of strange teachings; for it is good for the heart to be established by grace and not by food regulations, since those who observe them have not benefited.
They are physical regulations and only deal with food, drink, and various washings imposed until the time of the new order.