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Leviticus 11:44-47

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.

45Forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,who brought you upהַֽמַּעֲלֶ֤הha.ma.'a.LehH5927אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714so that I would beלִהְיֹ֥תlih.YotH1961yourGodלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430;therefore beוִהְיִיתֶ֣םvih.yi.TemH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588Iאָֽנִי׃'A.niH589am holyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

46Thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063is the lawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451regarding animalsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929,birdsוְהָע֔וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775,allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605livingהַֽחַיָּ֔הha.chai.YahH2416creaturesנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that moveהָרֹמֶ֖שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430in the waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605creaturesנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that crawlהַשֹּׁרֶ֥צֶתha.sho.Re.tzetH8317alongעַל־'al-H5921the groundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

47You must distinguishלְהַבְדִּ֕ילle.hav.DilH914betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanוּבֵ֣ין הַטָּהֹ֑רu.Vein ha.ta.HorH2889 H996,betweenוּבֵ֤יןu.VeinH996animalsהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416that may be eatenהַֽנֶּאֱכֶ֔לֶת וּבֵין֙ha.ne.'e.Khe.let u.VeinH398 H996and thoseהַֽחַיָּ֔הha.chai.YahH2416thatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834may notלֹ֥אlo'H3808תֵאָכֵֽל׃ פte.'a.KhelH398.’”

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