2 “Tell the Israelites, ‘These are the living creatures of the earth* that you may eat:+ 3 Every animal that has a split hoof and a cleft in its hooves and that chews the cud may be eaten.

4 “‘But you must not eat these animals that chew the cud or have a split hoof: the camel, which chews the cud but does not have a split hoof. It is unclean for you.+