whoever carrieth any of their carcases shall wash his clothes, 26 and be unclean until evening. And among all the beasts whatever hath a hoof parted in two-a hoof divided into two hoofs, 27 but cheweth not the cud, shall be unclean to you. And whoever toucheth their carcases shall be unclean until evening. And every beast which walketh on paws among all the beasts which 28 walk on four feet, is unclean to you. Whoever toucheth their carcases shall be unclean until the evening. And he who carrieth any of their carcases shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until 29 the evening. These are unclean to you. And of the reptiles

which are on the earth, these are unclean to you—the weasel, and 30 the mouse, and the lizzard, and the toad, and the chamelion, and 31 the spider, and the rat, and the mole. These are unclean to

you above all the reptiles which are on the earth. Whoever toucheth them when dead, shall be unclean until the evening. 32 And upon whatsoever any of them, when dead, shall fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be a vessel of wood, or a garment, or a sack, every utensil in which any work is done shall be plunged in water, and shall be unclean until evening. Then it shall be 33 clean. And if any of them fall into a vessel made of clay, all 34 that is in it shall be unclean, and it shall be broken; and every

kind of meat which is eatable, upon which water out of it shall come, shall be unclean; and every kind of drink which may be 35 drunk in every such earthen vessel shall be unclean. And every thing upon which any of their dead carcases may fall shall be unclean. Ovens, and stands for pots, shall be broken 36 down: they are unclean, and shall be unclean to you. But fountains of water, and a lake, or collection of water, shall be clean. 37 And he who toucheth their carcases shall be unclean. If any

of their carcases fall on seed which is to be sown it shall be 38 clean. But if water hath been poured on any kind of grain, and any of their carcases fall upon it, it shall be unclean to you. 39 Now if any of those beasts which you may lawfully eat

should happen to die, he who toucheth their dead carcases shall 40 be unclean until evening. And he who eateth of their carcases shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until evening. And he who carrieth any of their carcases shall wash his clothes, and wash himself with water, and be unclean until evening.

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Moreover every creeping thing which creepeth on the

earth shall be an abomination to you. It shall not be eaten. 42 Whether it runneth on its belly, or goeth continually on four,

whatever among the reptiles, which creep on the earth, hath 43 many feet, this you shall not eat; for it is an abomination to you; and you should not pollute yourselves with any of the reptiles which creep on the earth. You indeed are not to pol44 lute yourselves with them, nor be made unclean by them. Because I am the Lord your God, therefore you must hallow yourselves, and be holy, because I the Lord your God am holy. And you must not defile yourselves with any of the rep45 tiles, which creep on the earth, because I am the Lord who

brought you up out of Egypt, to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, because I the Lord am holy.

46 This is the law respecting beasts, and fowls, and every living

creature which moveth in the water, and every living creature 47 which creepeth on the earth, to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, and between the viviparous animals which may be eaten, and the viviparous which are not to be eaten. XII. Again the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the 2 children of Israel, and say unto them, When a woman hath conceived, and brought forth a male, she shall be unclean seven days. During her days of separation for her lying in she shall 3 be unclean. And on the eighth day she shall circumcise the 4 flesh of his foreskin, and continue thirty three days in her impurity. She shall not touch any thing that is hallowed, nor come to the sanctuary, until the days of her purification be 5 compleated. But if she hath brought forth a female, she shall be unclean twice seven days for her lying in, and shall con6 tinue sixty six days in her impurity. And when the days of her purification are compleated, either for a son or a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year, without blemish, for a whole burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtle dove, for a sin offering, to the door of the tabernacle of the testimo7 ny, to the priest, and present it before the Lord. And the priest shall make atonement for her, and purify her from the issue of 8 her blood. This is the law touching her who beareth a male or a female child. But if she be not in circumstances to furnish a lamb, she shall take two turtle doves, or two young pigeons, one for a whole burnt offering, and one for a sin offering, and

the priest shall make atonement for her and she shall be cleansed. XIII. Again the Lord spoke to Moses and Aaron, saying, If 2 any man hath, on the outer coat of the skin, a remarkable swelling, very white, and there be a touch of the leprosy on the outer coat of his skin, he shall be brought to 3 Aaron the priest, or to one of his sons, the priests: and the priest shall look at the touch on the outer coat of his skin; and if the hair in the touch be turned white, and the appearance of the touch be deeper than the outer skin, it is a touch of the leprosy. And when the priest shall see this, he shall pronounce 4 him unclean. But though the whiteness be exceedingly bright

on the outer coat of the skin, if the appearance of it be not deeper than the outer coat, and the hair thereof be not turned 5 white, but is of a duskish colour; the priest shall set apart the patient seven days. And on the seventh day the priest shall view the touch; and if the touch still remaineth before him, but hath not spread on the outer skin, the priest shall set him 6 apart seven days more. And on the seventh day the priest shall look on him again, and if the touch be languid, and hath not spread on the outer skin, the priest shall pronounce him 7 clean; for it is but a mark. And having washed his clothes, he shall be clean. But if the mark on the outer skin shall change, and spread, after the priest viewed him for the purpose 8. of pronouncing him clean, he shall again appear before the priest, and the priest shall view him; and if the mark hath spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It 9 is a leprosy. And when any man hath a touch of the leprosy, 10 he shall come to the priest; and the priest shall view it: and

if there be a white swelling on the outer skin, and it hath 11 changed the hair, and there be some raw flesh in the swelling,

it is an inveterate leprosy in the outer skin of the flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and set him apart, for he is 12 unclean. But if the leprosy hath formed an efflorescence on

the outer skin, and covered the whole skin of the patient from head to foot, wherever the priest looketh: and the priest shall 13 look and see that the leprosy hath covered the whole skin of 14 the flesh, the priest shall pronounce him clean. Because it hath

turned all white it is clean. But whenever raw flesh appeareth 15 on him he shall become unclean. When the priest shall see the

raw flesh, that raw flesh shall announce him unclean; for he 16 is unclean. It is a leprosy. But if the raw flesh stop, and turn 17 white, he shall come to the priest. And when the priest shall

look, and see that the touch is turned white, the priest shall 18 pronounce him clean. In regard to the touch he is clean. And 19 if the flesh at the outer skin hath been a boil, and healed, and in the place of the boil there be a white swelling of a very shin20 ing whiteness or redness, he shall appear before the priest; and when the priest shall see that the appearance is deeper than the outer skin, and that the hair is changed white, the priest shall pronounce him unclean, for it is a leprosy; it hath broken out 21 in the boil. But if the priest shall see that there is no white hair in it, and that it is not deeper than the outer skin, and the hair is of a duskish colour, the priest shall set him apart seven days. 22 And if it actually spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce

him unclean. It is a touch of the leprosy. It hath broken out 23 in the boil. But if the brightness continueth in its place and is

not spread; it is the effect of the boil and the priest shall pro24 nounce him clean. And if the flesh hath been a burn of fire,

and the burn when healed become remarkably splendent, 25 whitish, reddish, or very white, the priest shall view it: and if

the white hair hath changed to a shining whiteness, and the appearance is deeper than the skin, it is a leprosy. It hath broken out in the burn. So the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It 26 is a touch of the leprosy. But if the priest see that there is no

white hair in the bright spot, and that it is not deeper than the skin, but is of a brownish colour, the priest shall set him apart. 27 seven days; and on the seventh day the priest shall view him; and if it hath actually spread on the skin, the priest shall pronounce him unclean. It is a touch of the leprosy. It hath 28 broken out in the blister. But if the shining spot remaineth in

its place, and hath not spread on the skin, and the hair be of a brownish colour, it is the effect of the burn, and the priest shall 29 pronounce him clean; for it is the scar of the burn. And if 30 any man or woman hath a touch of the leprosy in the head or on the chin, the priest shall view the touch; and if he perceive that the appearance of the touch is deeper than the skin, and that the hair in it is thin, and of a yellowish colour, the priest shall pronounce the person unclean. It is a scaid, a leprosy of

31 the head, or a leprosy of the chin. But if the priest, upon viewing the touch of the scald, see that the appearance of it is not deeper than the skin, and that the hair in it is not of a yellowish colour, the priest shall set apart the person who hath the touch 32 of the scald, seven days. And on the seventh day the priest shall view the touch; and if the scald hath not spread, and there be no yellowish hair in it, and the appearance of the scald 33 is not deeper than the skin; then the skin must be shaved; but the scald must not be shaved, and the priest shall set apart 34 the scald seven days more. And on the seventh day, if the priest, upon viewing the scald see that the scald hath not spread on the skin after the patient was shaved, and that the appearance of the scald is not deeper than the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean; and, having washed his clothes, he shall 35 be clean. But if the scald spread on the skin after the person 36 hath been pronounced clean, and the priest, upon viewing it,

shall see that the scald hath spread on the skin, the priest shall examine no farther about the yellow hair, for he is unclean. 37 But, if upon his viewing it, the scald continueth in its place, and the black hair grow in it,the scald is healed. He is clean, and the 38 priest shall pronounce him clean. And if any man or woman

hath shining spots on the skin of the flesh, of a shining white39 ness; and the priest, upon viewing it, see in the skin of the flesh spots of a shining whiteness, it is a kind of leucophlegmacy; 40 it springeth up in the skin of the flesh; he is clean. And if any

person's head shed its hair, though he be bald he is clean. And 41 if his head shed its hair before, he is forehead bald, yet he is 42 clean. But, if on the bald head, or bald forehead, there come a

white or red spot, it is a leprosy in the bald head, or bald fore43 head. And if the priest, upon viewing, see that the appearance

of the spot is white, or reddish, in the bald head, or bald forehead, like the appearance of the leprosy in the skin of the flesh, he is 44 a leprous man, the priest shall instantly pronounce him unclean. The touch is in his head.

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Now the leper who hath the touch, must have his clothes rent, and his head uncovered, but he must cover his mouth, and 46 he shall be proclaimed unclean. All the time the touch shall be upon him, being unclean, he shall be unclean, he shall dwell alone by himself. His abode shall be without the camp.