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Leviticus 11:29-43

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.

42Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכְל֖וּםtokh.LumH398any creatureהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that movesהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317alongעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,whetherכֹּל֩kolH3605it crawlsהוֹלֵ֨ךְho.LekhH1980onעַל־'al-H5921its bellyגָּח֜וֹןga.ChonH1512orוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605walksהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980onעַל־'al-H5921fourאַרְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702orעַ֚ד כָּל־'ad kol-H5704 H3605moreמַרְבֵּ֣הmar.BehH7235feetרַגְלַ֔יִם לְכָל־rag.La.yim le.kholH7272 H3605;forכִּי־ki-H3588suchהֵֽם׃HemH1992creaturesare detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263.

43Do notאַל־'al-H408defileתְּשַׁקְּצוּ֙te.sha.ke.TzuH8262אֶת־'et-H853yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315by anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605crawling creatureהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ הַשֹּׁרֵ֑ץha.She.retz ha.sho.RetzH8318 H8317;do notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808become uncleanתִֽטַּמְּאוּ֙ti.ta.me.'UH2930or defiledוְנִטְמֵתֶ֖םve.nit.me.TemH2930by them.

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