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Deuteronomy 14:3-20

3You must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכַ֖לto.KhalH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605detestable thingתּוֹעֵבָֽה׃to.'e.VahH8441.

4Theseזֹ֥אתzotH2063are the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you may eatתֹּאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398:The oxשׁ֕וֹר שֵׂ֥הShor sehH7794 H7716,the sheepכְשָׂבִ֖ים וְשֵׂ֥הkhe.sa.Vim ve.SehH3775 H7716,the goatעִזִּֽים׃'i.ZimH5795,

5the deerאַיָּ֥ל'ai.YalH354,the gazelleוּצְבִ֖יu.tze.ViH6643,the roe deerוְיַחְמ֑וּרve.yach.MurH3180,the wild goatוְאַקּ֥וֹve.'a.KoH689,the ibexוְדִישֹׁ֖ןve.di.ShonH1788,the antelopeוּתְא֥וֹu.te.'OH8377,and the mountain sheepוָזָֽמֶר׃va.Za.merH2169.

6You may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605animalבְּהֵמָ֞הbe.he.MahH929that has a splitמַפְרֶ֣סֶת שֶׁ֙סַע֙maf.Re.set she.sa'H8157 H6536hoofפַּרְסָ֗הpar.SahH6541dividedוְשֹׁסַ֤עַתve.sho.Sa.'atH8156in twoשְׁתֵּ֣י פְרָס֔וֹתshe.Tei fe.ra.SotH8147 H6541and that chewsמַעֲלַ֥תma.'a.LatH5927the cudגֵּרָ֖ה בַּבְּהֵמָ֑הge.Rah ba.be.he.MahH1625 H929אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853.

7Butאַ֣ךְ'akhH389אֶת־'et-H853of those that chewH5927the cudH1625or have a completely dividedהַשְּׁסוּעָ֑הha.she.su.'AhH6536 H8156אֶֽת־'et-H853hoofH6541,you are notH3808to eatתֹֽאכְלוּ֙to.khe.LuH398the followingזֶ֞הzehH2088:the camelהַ֠גָּמָלHa.ga.molH1581וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the rabbitהָאַרְנֶ֨בֶתha.'ar.Ne.vetH768, orוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the rock badgerהַשָּׁפָ֜ןha.sha.FanH8227.

8AlthoughH3588theyH1992chewH5927the cudגֵרָ֔הge.RahH1625,they do notH3808have a dividedמַפְרִ֨יסmaf.RisH6536hoofפַּרְסָ֥הpar.SahH6541.TheyH1992are uncleanH2931for you,as well asוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the pigהַ֠חֲזִירHa.cha.zirH2386 H3588;though itהוּא֙hu'H1931has a dividedH6536hoofH6541,it does notH3808chew the cudH1625.Itה֖וּאhu'H1931is uncleanH2931for you.You must notH3808eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398its meatמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mi.be.sa.RamH1320or touchתִגָּֽעוּ׃ סti.Ga.'uH5060its carcassוּבְנִבְלָתָ֖םu.ve.niv.la.TamH5038 H3808.

9אֶת־'et-H853זֶה֙zehH2088Of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the creaturesthatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834livein the waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,you may eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398anythingכֹּ֧לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with finsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ve.kas.Ke.set to.Khe.luH7193 H398,

10but you may notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵ֑לוּto.Khe.luH398anythingוְכֹ֨לve.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834does notאֵֽין־'ein-H369have finsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193;itה֖וּאhu'H1931is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931for you.

11You may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605cleanטְהֹרָ֖הte.ho.RahH2889birdצִפּ֥וֹרtzi.PorH6833,

12but theseוְזֶ֕הve.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you may notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatתֹאכְל֖וּto.khe.LuH398:the eagleהַנֶּ֥שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404,the bearded vultureוְהַפֶּ֖רֶסve.ha.Pe.resH6538,the black vultureוְהָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ve.Ha.'a.ze.ni.YahH5822,

13the red kiteוְהָרָאָה֙ve.ha.ra.'AhH7201וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the falconהָ֣אַיָּ֔הha.'ai.YahH344,any kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327of kiteוְהַדַּיָּ֖הve.ha.dai.YahH1772,

14וְאֵ֥תve.'EtH853anyכָּל־kol-H3605kindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327of ravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158,

15וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853the ostrichבַּ֣ת הַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הbat hai.ya.'a.NahH1323 H3284,וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the screech owlהַתַּחְמָ֖סha.tach.MasH8464וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the gullהַשָּׁ֑חַףha.Sha.chafH7828וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,any kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327of hawkהַנֵּ֖ץha.NetzH5322,

16אֶת־'et-H853the little owlהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the great owlהַיַּנְשׁ֖וּףhai.yan.ShufH3244,the white owlוְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ve.ha.tin.Sha.metH8580,

17the desert owlוְהַקָּאָ֥תve.ha.ka.'AtH6893וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853,the ospreyהָרָחָ֖מָהha.ra.Cha.mahH7360וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the cormorantהַשָּׁלָֽךְ׃ha.sha.LakhH7994,

18the storkוְהַ֣חֲסִידָ֔הve.Ha.cha.si.DahH2624,any kindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327of heronוְהָאֲנָפָ֖הve.ha.'a.na.FahH601,the hoopoeוְהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תve.ha.du.khi.FatH1744,or the batוְהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ve.ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

19Allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605flyingהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318are uncleanטָמֵ֥א ה֖וּאta.Me' hu'H2931 H1931for you;they may notלֹ֖אlo'H3808be eatenיֵאָכֵֽלוּ׃ye.'a.Khe.luH398.

20But you may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398anyכָּל־kol-H3605cleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889birdע֥וֹףofH5775.

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