Leviticus 11:44-47

Contemporary English Version

^44 (A) I am the Lord your God, and you must dedicate yourselves to me and be holy, just as I am holy. Don't become disgusting by eating any of these unclean creatures. ⁴⁵ I brought you out of Egypt so that I could be your God. Now you must become holy, because I am holy!

^46-47 I have given these laws so that you will know what animals, birds, and fish are clean and may be eaten, and which ones are unclean and may not be eaten.