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Leviticus 11:41-44

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.

44Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;consecrate yourselves, thereforeוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.hit.ka.dish.TemH6942,and beוִהְיִיתֶ֣םvih.yi.TemH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588Iאָ֑נִי'A.niH589am holyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.You must notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808defileתְטַמְּאוּ֙te.ta.me.'UH2930אֶת־'et-H853yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315by anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605creatureהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that crawlsהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430alongעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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