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Leviticus 11:2-31

2Speakדַּבְּר֛וּda.be.RuH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thesearethelivingthingswhichyemayeatתֹּאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398amongallthebeaststhatareontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3WhatsoeverparteththehoofH6541,andisclovenfooted,andcheweththecudגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1625, amongthebeasts,thatmayyeeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

4Neverthelessאַ֤ךְ'akhH389theseshallyenoteatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofthemthatchewthecudהַגֵּרָ֔הha.ge.RahH1625,orofthemthatpartthehoofהַפַּרְסָ֑הha.par.SahH6541:thecamelהַ֠גָּמָלHa.ga.molH1581,becausehecheweththecudגֵרָ֜הge.RahH1625butpartethnotthehoofוּפַרְסָה֙u.far.SahH6541,heisuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyou.

5Andtheconey,becausehecheweththecudגֵרָה֙ge.RahH1625butpartethnotthehoofוּפַרְסָ֖הu.far.SahH6541,heisuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyou.

6Andthehareהָאַרְנֶ֗בֶתha.'ar.Ne.vetH768,becauseshecheweththecudגֵּרָה֙ge.RahH1625butpartethnotthehoofוּפַרְסָ֖הu.far.SahH6541,sheisuncleanטְמֵאָ֥הte.me.'AhH2931untoyou.

7Andtheswine,becauseheparteththehoofH6541,andisclovenfooted,butchewethnotthecudגֵּרָ֣הge.RahH1625,heisuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyou.

8OftheirfleshH1320yeshallnoteatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398,andtheircarcassesוּבְנִבְלָתָ֖םu.ve.niv.la.TamH5038yeshallnottouchתִגָּ֑עוּti.Ga.'uH5060;theyareuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untoyou.

9Thesemayyeeatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofallthatareinthewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325:whatsoeverhathfinsסְנַפִּ֨ירse.na.PirH5579andscalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193inthewatersבַּמַּ֗יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,intheseasבַּיַּמִּ֛יםbai.ya.MimH3220,andintherivers,thatmayyeeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

10Andallthathavenotfinsסְנַפִּ֣ירse.na.PirH5579andscalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֗שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193intheseasבַּיַּמִּים֙bai.ya.MimH3220,andintherivers,ofallthatmoveinthewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andofallthelivingcreaturesנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315thatareinthewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,theyareanabomination untoyou,

11andtheyshallbeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961anabomination untoyou; yeshallnoteatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398oftheirfleshH1320,andtheircarcassesנִבְלָתָ֖םniv.la.TamH5038yeshallhaveinabomination.

12Whatsoeverhathnofinsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579norscalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193inthewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,thatisanabomination untoyou.

13Andtheseyeshallhaveinabominationamongthebirdsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775;theyshallnotbeeatenH398,theyareanabomination:theeagleהַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ne.sherH5404,andthegier-eagle,andtheospray,

14andthekite,andthefalconafteritskindלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327,

15everyravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158afteritskindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327,

16andtheostrichהַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הhai.ya.'a.NahH3284,andthenight-hawk,andthesea-mew,andthehawkafteritskindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327,

17andthelittleowlהַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃hai.yan.ShufH3244,andthecormorantהַשָּׁלָ֖ךְha.sha.LakhH7994,andthegreatH3244owlH3244,

18andthehornedowlהַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶתha.tin.She.metH8580,andthepelican,andthevultureהָרָחָֽם׃ha.ra.ChamH7360,

19andthestorkהַחֲסִידָ֔הha.cha.si.DahH2624,theheronהָאֲנָפָ֖הha.'a.na.FahH601afteritskindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327,andthehoopoeהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תha.du.khi.FatH1744,andthebatהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

20Allwingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775creepingthingsthatgoH1980uponallfoursאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702areanabomination untoyou.

21Yetthesemayyeeatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofallwingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775creepingthingsthatgoH1980uponallfoursאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702,whichhavelegsכְרָעַ֙יִם֙khe.ra.'A.yimH3767abovetheirfeetH7272, wherewithtoleapupontheearthH776;

22eventheseofthemyemayeatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398:thelocustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֣הha.'ar.BehH697afteritskindלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327,andthebaldlocustH697afteritskindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,andthecricketafteritskindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,andthegrasshopperהֶחָגָ֖בhe.cha.GavH2284afteritskindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327.

23Butallwingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775creepingthings,whichhavefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702feetH7272,arean abomination untoyou.

24AndbytheseyeshallbecomeH2930uncleanתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930: whosoever toucheththecarcassבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038ofthemshallbeuncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untiltheeven;

25andwhosoever beareth aughtofthecarcassמִנִּבְלָתָ֑םmi.niv.la.TamH5038ofthemshallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesH899,andbeuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untiltheeven.

26Everybeastwhichparteththehoofפַּרְסָ֜הpar.SahH6541,andisnotclovenfooted,norcheweththecudוְגֵרָה֙ve.ge.RahH1625,isuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untoyou:everyonethattoucheththemshallbeuncleanH2931.

27Andwhatsoevergoethuponitspaws,amongallbeaststhatgoH1980onallfoursאַרְבַּ֔ע'ar.Ba'H702,theyareuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untoyou: whoso toucheththeircarcassבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038shallbeuncleanH2931untiltheeven.

28Andhethatbeareththecarcassנִבְלָתָ֔םniv.la.TamH5038ofthemshallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesH899,andbeuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untiltheeven:theyareuncleanH2931untoyou.

29Andthesearetheywhichareuncleanהַטָּמֵ֔אha.ta.Me'H2931untoyouamongthecreepingthingsבַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץba.She.retzH8318thatcreepupontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:theweasel,andthemouseוְהָעַכְבָּ֖רve.ha.'akh.BarH5909,andthegreat lizardafteritskindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327,

30andthegecko, andtheland-crocodile, andthelizard, andthesand-lizard, andthechameleon.

31Thesearetheywhichareuncleanהַטְּמֵאִ֥יםha.te.me.'ImH2931toyouamongallthatcreep: whosoever dothtouchהַנֹּגֵ֧עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060them,whentheyaredead,shallbeuncleanH2931untiltheeven.

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