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Yahweh continues telling Moses and Aaron which animals the people are to consider unclean.
Every animal ... is unclean to you
These animals that God declared to be unfit for the people to eat are spoken of as if they were physically dirty. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
split hoof
This means a hoof that is split into two parts instead of being one whole. See how you translated these in Leviticus 11:3.
chew the cud
This means an animal that brings its food up from its stomach and chews it again. See how you translated these in Leviticus 11:3.
Everyone who touches them will be unclean
A person who is unacceptable for God's purposes because he has touched one of these animals is spoken of as if he were physically unclean. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)