Leviticus 11:43

Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

Cross-reference

Leviticus 11:41 states the same prohibition against eating swarming things, immediately preceding this verse.

Verse 42 lists the specific crawling creatures that defile, which verse 43 warns against. Direct contextual specification.

Leviticus 20:25 echoes the same command to distinguish clean/unclean and avoid defilement, reinforcing the dietary laws.

Leviticus 22:5 mentions touching crawling things as a source of uncleanness, directly relating to the creatures in Leviticus 11:43.

Deuteronomy 14:3 gives a similar prohibition against eating detestable things, paralleling the command in Leviticus 11:43.