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45 I am the Lord who brought you away from Egypt. I became your God. So be holy because I am holy.” ’

46 These rules are about animals, birds and all animals that move in water or on the ground. 47 The people must learn to know which animals are clean. They must recognize which animals they can eat. And they must recognize which animals they must not eat.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 11:47 The Lord gave clear rules about clean and unclean foods. Not to obey these rules made a person unclean. This meant that the person was not able to get near to God. His sin kept him away from the Lord.