The Byble in Englyshe that is to saye, the content of all the holye scrypture, bothe of the olde and newe Testament, truly translated after the veryte of the Hebrue and Greke textes, by the diligent studye of dyuers excellent lerned [men e]xperte in the fore[saide] tongues.

¶ Of beastes, which be cleane, and which vncleane.

CAPI. XI.

ANd the Lorde spake vnto Moses, and [unspec A] Aaron, and sayd vnto them: speake vn∣to the chyldren of Israell, & saye * 1.1 these are the beastes whiche ye shall eate, amonge all the cattell that are on the earth: whatso∣euer parteth the hoofe, and deuideth it in to two clawes, & choweth cud amonge the bea∣stes, that shall ye eate. Neuerthelesse, these shall ye not eate, of them that chewe cud / and deuydeth the hoofes, as is the Camell, which choweth cud, but he deuydeth not the hoofe / therfore is he vncleane vnto you. Euē so the cunnye, which choweth the cud but deuydeth not the hoofe: He is vncleane to you. And the hare though he chowe the cud, yet bycause he deuydeth not the hoofe, he is therfore vn∣cleane to you. And agayne, the swine, though he deuyde the hoofe in to two clowes, yet he choweth not the cud. He is vncleane to you. Of theyr flesshe shall ye not eate, & theyr car∣kasses shal ye not touche, but let them be vn∣cleane to you.

These shall ye eate of all that are in the [unspec B] waters: what soeuer hath fynnes, & skales in the waters, sees / & ryuers, that shall ye eate. And all that haue not fynnes / & skales in the see, and ryuers / of all that moue & lyue in the waters, let them be abhominacyon vnto you: Ye shall not eate of theyr flesshe, but abhorre theyr carkasses. Let all that haue no fynnes nor skales in the waters, be abhominable vn to you. These are they which ye shall abhorre amonge the fowles, and that ought not to be eaten, for they are an abhominacyon.

The Egle, the goshawke, & the cormoraūt [unspec C] the Uultur, & the kyte after his kynd, & al ra∣uens after theyr kynde, the estrich, the nyght crowe, the coockowe, and the Owle after his kynde: the falcon, the storke, the great owle / the backe, the pellicane, the pye, the heron, the

ioye after his kynde, the lapwynge / and the swalowe. Let all fowles that creepe and go vpon all foure, be an abhominaciō vnto you Yet these may ye eate of euery creping thyng [unspec D] that hath wynges / and go vpon foure fete: euen those that haue knees aboue vpō theyr fete / to leape withall vpon the earth / euen these of them ye maye eate ☞ * 1.2 the Arbe af∣ter his kynde: * 1.3 Selaam after his kynde: the * 1.4 Hargol after his kynde / and the * 1.5 Hagab after his kynde. All other fowles that moue and haue foure fete / shall be abhominacyon vnto you. In suche ye be vncleane / and who soeuer toucheth the carkas of them / shall be vncleane vnto the euen: and who soeuer bea∣reth the carkas of them / shall washe his clo∣thes, and be vncleane vntyll euen.

And euery beast that hath hoofe / and de∣uideth it not in to two clowes, nor choweth [unspec E] cud / such are vncleane vnto you: euery one that toucheth them / shall be vncleane. And what soeuer goeth vpon his handes among all maner beastes that go on all foure feete, suche are vncleane vnto you: & who so doeth touche theyr carkas * 1.6 shalbe vncleane vntyl the euen. And he that beareth the carkas of them, shall wasshe his clothes, & be vncleane vntyll the euen, for suche are vncleane vnto you. And let these also be vncleane to you, a∣monge the thynges that crepe vpō the earth, the weysell, and the mowse, and the toode, af∣ter theyr kynde, the hedgehog, the stellio / the lycerte, the snayle, and the molle: these are vn¦cleane to you amonge all that crepe: who so∣euer dothe touche them when they be deade, shalbe vncleane vntyl the euen. And what so¦euer any of the dead carkasses of them doeth fall vpon, shalbe vncleane: whyther it be ves∣sel of wood / or rayment, or skyn, or bagge, or what soeuer vessell it be, that anye worke is wrought in. And it muste be piunged in the water, and it shalbe vncleane vntyl the euen and so shall it be clensed.

All maner of carthen vessel wherin to any of them falleth, shalbe vncleane / with al that [unspec F] therin is: and * 1.7 it shal be broken. All maner meate also that is vsed to be eaten ☞ yf any such water come vpon it, it shalbe vncleane. And al maner drynk that is vsed to be dronk in all maner suche vessels / shalbe vncleane. and euery thynge that theyr carkas falleth vpon, shalbe vncleane: Whyther it be ouen or kettel, let it be broken. For they are vn∣cleane, and shalbe vncleane vnto you: Neuer the latter, yet the fountaynes and welles, and collection of waters shalbe cleane styll. And who so toucheth theyr carkas / shall be vn∣cleane. Yf the deade carkas of any suche fall vpon any seede vsed be sowen, it shall yet be cleane styll: but and yf any water be powred vpon the seede, and a deade carkas fall ther∣on / it shalbe vncleane vnto you. If any beast of whiche ye maye eate, dye & any man touch the deade carkas therof, he shalbe vncleane vntyl the euen. He that eateth of the dead car¦kas of it, shal wasshe his clothes / and be vn∣cleane vntyll the euen. And he also that bea∣reth the carkas of it, shal wasshe his clothes / and be vncleane vntyll euen.

Let euery crepynge thynge that crepeth vpon the earth be an abhominacion, and not [unspec G] be eaten. What soeuer goeth vpon the brest / and what soeuer goeth vpon foure, or that hath mo feete amonge all crepynge thynges that crepe vpō the earth, of that se ye eate not for they are abhomynable. Ye shal not make your soules abhominable with a thynge that crepeth / neyther make your selues vncleane with them: that ye shulde be defyled therby.

For I am the Lorde your god. Be sanctifyed therfore, and ye shalbe holy * 1.8 for I am holye: and ye shal not defyle your soules with any maner of crepynge thyng / that crepeth vpon the earth. For I am the Lorde, that brought you out of the land of Egypt / to be your god ye shalbe holye therfore, for I am holye

This is the lawe of beastes, and fowles, and of euery lyuyng creature that moueth in the waters, & of euery creature that crepeth vpon the earth, that there be a dyfference by∣twene the vncleane, and cleane, and bytwene the beast that maye be eaten, & the beast that ought not to be eaten.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Gene. 7. a. Deute. 14 •• Actes. ••. c
• * 1.2

  Brachus.
• * 1.3

  Scatairus
• * 1.4

  Locusta.
• * 1.5

  At••achus.
• * 1.6

  Leuiti. v. a, A••••••r. ii. c
• * 1.7

  Leuiti. vi. d and. xv. b.
• * 1.8

  Leuiti. 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ •• i. Peter. ••••