Verses 39-40 repeat the content of verses 24-25 and clarify their meaning.

Any animal of which you may eat: this refers to any animal that the Jewish people were permitted to eat by their dietary laws. Again, it may be necessary to say “any animal not forbidden to you under ordinary circumstances.” Compare verse 34.

Quoted with permission from Péter-Contesse, René and Ellington, John. A Handbook on Leviticus. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 1990. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .