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Leviticus 11:10-41

10But the followingהֵ֖םhemH1992among allוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605the teemingשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318lifeהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834הַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325and creaturesנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315in the waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325are detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263to you:everythingמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605in the seasבַּיַּמִּים֙bai.ya.MimH3220or streamsוּבַנְּחָלִ֔יםu.va.ne.cha.LimH5158thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834does notאֵֽין־'ein-H369have finsסְנַפִּ֣ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֗שֶׂת וּמִכֹּ֛לve.kas.Ke.set u.mi.KolH7193 H3605.

11They shall beיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961an abominationוְשֶׁ֖קֶץve.She.ketzH8263to you;you must notלֹ֣אlo'H3808eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853their meatמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mi.be.sa.RamH1320,and you must detestתְּשַׁקֵּֽצוּ׃te.sha.Ke.tzuH8262their carcassesנִבְלָתָ֖םniv.la.TamH5038.

12Everythingכֹּ֣לkolH3605in the waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834does notאֵֽין־'ein-H369havefinsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193shall be detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץ ה֖וּאShe.ketz hu'H8263 H1931to you.

13Additionallyוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,you are to detestתְּשַׁקְּצ֣וּ מִן־te.sha.ke.Tzu min-H8262 H4480the followingאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428birdsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775,and they must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be eatenיֵאָכְל֖וּye.'a.khe.LuH398because theyהֵ֑םHemH1992אֶת־'et-H853are detestableשֶׁ֣קֶץShe.ketzH8263:the eagleהַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ne.sherH5404וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the bearded vultureהַפֶּ֔רֶסha.Pe.resH6538וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,the black vultureהָעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ha.'a.ze.ni.YahH5822,

14וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the kiteהַ֨דָּאָ֔הha.da.'AhH1676וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,any kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327of falconהָאַיָּ֖הha.'ai.YahH344,

15אֵ֥ת'etH853anyכָּל־kol-H3605kindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327of ravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158,

16וְאֵת֙ve.'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,

17וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the little owlהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the cormorantהַשָּׁלָ֖ךְha.sha.LakhH7994וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the great owlהַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃hai.yan.ShufH3244,

18וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the white owlהַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶתha.tin.She.metH8580וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the desert owlהַקָּאָ֖תha.ka.'AtH6893וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the ospreyהָרָחָֽם׃ha.ra.ChamH7360,

19וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853the storkהַחֲסִידָ֔הha.cha.si.DahH2624,any kindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853of heronהָאֲנָפָ֖הha.'a.na.FahH601,the hoopoeהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תha.du.khi.FatH1744,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the batהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

20Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605flyingהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318that walkהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980onעַל־'al-H5921allfoursאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702are detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץ ה֖וּאShe.ketz hu'H8263 H1931to you.

21Howeverאַ֤ךְ'akhH389אֶת־'et-H853,you may eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398the followingזֶה֙zehH2088kinds ofמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605flyingהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318that walkהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980onעַל־'al-H5921all foursאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702:thoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834H3808having jointed legsכְרָעַ֙יִם֙khe.ra.'A.yimH3767aboveמִמַּ֣עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605their feetלְרַגְלָ֔יוle.rag.LavH7272for hoppingלְנַתֵּ֥רle.na.TerH5425onעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22אֶת־'et-H853Of theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428you may eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398אֶת־'et-H853any kindלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853of locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֣הha.'ar.BehH697,katydidהַסָּלְעָ֖ם לְמִינֵ֑הוּha.sal.'Am le.mi.Ne.huH5556 H4327וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,cricketהַחַרְגֹּ֣ל לְמִינֵ֔הוּha.char.Gol le.mi.Ne.huH2728 H4327וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,or grasshopperהֶחָגָ֖ב לְמִינֵֽהוּ׃he.cha.Gav le.mi.Ne.huH2284 H4327.

23Allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605otherflyingהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834havefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702legsרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272are detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץ ה֖וּאShe.ketz hu'H8263 H1931to you.

24Theseוּלְאֵ֖לֶּהu.le.'E.lehH428creatureswill make you uncleanתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930.Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060their carcassesבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038will be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153,

25and whoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3605picks upהַנֹּשֵׂ֖אha.no.Se'H5375one of their carcassesמִנִּבְלָתָ֑םmi.niv.la.TamH5038must washיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,and he will be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

26Everyלְֽכָל־le.kholH3605animalהַבְּהֵמָ֡הha.be.he.MahH929withאֲשֶׁ֣ר הִוא֩'a.Sher hi'H834 H1931hoovesפַּרְסָ֜ה וְשֶׁ֣סַע׀par.Sah ve.She.sa'H8157 H6541notאֵינֶ֣נָּה'ei.Ne.nahH369completely dividedמַפְרֶ֨סֶת שֹׁסַ֗עַתmaf.Re.set sho.Sa.'atH6536 H8156or that does notאֵינֶ֣נָּה'ei.Ne.nahH369chewמַעֲלָ֔הma.'a.LahH5927the cudוְגֵרָה֙ve.ge.RahH1625is uncleanטְמֵאִ֥ים הֵ֖םte.me.'Im hemH2931 H1992for you.Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060any of themwill be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

27Allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the four-footedהוֹלֵ֣ךְ עַל־ אַרְבַּ֔עho.Lekh 'al- 'ar.Ba'H1980 H5921 H702animalsהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416that walkהַהֹלֶ֣כֶתha.ho.Le.khetH1980onעַל־'al-H5921their pawsכַּפָּ֗יו בְּכָל־ka.Pav be.kholH3709 H3605are uncleanטְמֵאִ֥ים הֵ֖םte.me.'Im hemH2931 H1992for you;whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060their carcassesבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038will be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153,

28and anyone who picks upוְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ve.ha.no.Se'H5375אֶת־'et-H853a carcassנִבְלָתָ֔םniv.la.TamH5038must washיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,and he will be uncleanוְטָמֵ֣אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153.Theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992are uncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931for you.

29The followingוְזֶ֤הve.ZehH2088creaturesבַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץba.She.retzH8318that moveהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317alongעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776are uncleanהַטָּמֵ֔אha.ta.Me'H2931for you:the moleהַחֹ֥לֶדha.Cho.ledH2467,the mouseוְהָעַכְבָּ֖רve.ha.'akh.BarH5909,any kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327of great lizardוְהַצָּ֥בve.ha.TzavH6632,

30the geckoוְהָאֲנָקָ֥הve.ha.'a.na.KahH604,the monitor lizardוְהַכֹּ֖חַve.ha.Ko.achH3581,the common lizardוְהַלְּטָאָ֑הve.ha.le.ta.'AhH3911,the skinkוְהַחֹ֖מֶטve.ha.Cho.metH2546,and the chameleonוְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ve.ha.tin.Sha.metH8580.

31Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428animalsare uncleanהַטְּמֵאִ֥יםha.te.me.'ImH2931for youamong allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the crawling creaturesהַשָּׁ֑רֶץha.Sha.retzH8318.Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605touchesהַנֹּגֵ֧עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060themwhen they are deadבְּמֹתָ֖םbe.mo.TamH4194shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

32Whenוְכֹ֣לve.KholH3605one of themאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834diesבְּמֹתָ֜םbe.mo.TamH4194and fallsיִפֹּל־yi.pol-H5307onעָלָיו֩'a.LavH5921something, that articlebecomes uncleanיִטְמָ֗אyit.Ma'H2930;anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605articleכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of woodעֵץ֙ א֣וֹ'etz 'oH6086 H176,clothingבֶ֤גֶד אוֹ־Ve.ged 'ov-H899 H176,leatherעוֹר֙ א֣וֹ'Or 'oH5785 H176,sackclothשָׂ֔קSakH8242,or anyכָּל־kol-H3605implementכְּלִ֕יke.LiH3627אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834usedיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213for workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399must be rinsed with waterבַּמַּ֧יִם יוּבָ֛אba.Ma.yim yu.Va'H4325 H935and will remain uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153;then it will be cleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

33If any of themfallsיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307intoאֶל־ תּוֹכ֑וֹ'el- to.KhoH413 H8432aוְכָל־ve.kholH3605clayחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834potכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627,everythingכֹּ֣לkolH3605אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834inבְּתוֹכ֛וֹbe.to.KhoH8432it will be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930וְאֹת֥וֹve.'o.ToH853;you must breakתִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ׃tish.Bo.ruH7665the pot.

34Anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605foodהָאֹ֜כֶל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵאָכֵ֗לha.'O.khel 'a.Sher ye.'a.KhelH398 H834 H400אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834comingיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into contactעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921with waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from that potwill be uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930,and anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605drinkמַשְׁקֶה֙ יִשָּׁתֶ֔הmash.Keh yi.sha.TehH8354 H4945אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in such aבְּכָל־be.kholH3605containerכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627will be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

35Anythingוְ֠כֹלVe.kholH3605upon whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834one of their carcassesמִנִּבְלָתָ֥ם׀mi.niv.la.TamH5038fallsיִפֹּ֨לyi.PolH5307עָלָיו֮'a.LavH5921will be uncleanיִטְמָא֒yit.Ma'H2930.If it is an ovenתַּנּ֧וּרta.NurH8574or cooking potוְכִירַ֛יִםve.khi.Ra.yimH3600,it must be smashedיֻתָּ֖ץyu.TatzH5422;itהֵ֑םHemH1992is uncleanטְמֵאִ֣יםte.me.'ImH2931and will remainיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961uncleanוּטְמֵאִ֖יםu.te.me.'ImH2931for you.

36Neverthelessאַ֣ךְ'akhH389,a springמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599or cisternוּב֛וֹרu.VorH953containingמִקְוֵה־mik.veh-H4723waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325will remainיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961cleanטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889,but one who touchesוְנֹגֵ֥עַve.no.Ge.a'H5060a carcass in itבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038will be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

37Ifוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588a carcassמִנִּבְלָתָ֔םmi.niv.la.TamH5038fallsיִפֹּל֙yi.PolH5307onעַל־'al-H5921anyכָּל־kol-H3605seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233for sowingזֵר֖וּעַze.Ru.a'H2221אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834יִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232, the seedהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is cleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889;

38but ifוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325has been putיֻתַּן־yu.tan-H5414onעַל־'al-H5921the seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233and a carcassמִנִּבְלָתָ֖םmi.niv.la.TamH5038fallsוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307on itעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921,itה֖וּאhu'H1931is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931for you.

39Ifוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588anמִן־min-H4480animalהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929thatאֲשֶׁר־ הִ֥יא'a.Sher- hi'H834 H1931youmay eatלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402diesיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191,anyone who touchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the carcassבְּנִבְלָתָ֖הּbe.niv.la.TahH5038will be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

40Whoever eatsוְהָֽאֹכֵל֙ve.ha.'o.KhelH398from the carcassמִנִּבְלָתָ֔הּmi.niv.la.TahH5038must washיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899and will be uncleanוְטָמֵ֣אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153,and anyone who picks upוְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ve.ha.no.Se'H5375אֶת־'et-H853the carcassנִבְלָתָ֔הּniv.la.TahH5038must washיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899and will be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilעַד־'ad-H5704eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

41Everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605creatureהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that movesהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317alongעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263;itה֖וּאhu'H1931must notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be eatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398.

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