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Leviticus 11

1AndJehovahspokeH1696toMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872andtoAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559tothem,

2Speakדַּבְּר֛וּda.be.RuH1696untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thesearetheanimalsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929whichyeshalleatתֹּאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofallthebeastswhichareontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3Whateverhath clovenhoofsH6541,andfeet quitesplitopen,andcheweththecudגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1625, amongthebeasts—thatshallyeeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

4OnlyH389theseshallyenoteatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofthosethatchewthecudהַגֵּרָ֔הha.ge.RahH1625,orofthosewithclovenhoofsהַפַּרְסָ֑הha.par.SahH6541:thecamelהַ֠גָּמָלHa.ga.molH1581,foritcheweththecudגֵרָ֜הge.RahH1625,buthathnotclovenhoofsוּפַרְסָה֙u.far.SahH6541—itshallbeuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyou;

5andtherock-badger,foritcheweththecudגֵרָה֙ge.RahH1625,buthathnotclovenhoofsוּפַרְסָ֖הu.far.SahH6541—itshallbeuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyou;

6andthehareהָאַרְנֶ֗בֶתha.'ar.Ne.vetH768,foritcheweththecudגֵּרָה֙ge.RahH1625,buthathnotclovenhoofsוּפַרְסָ֖הu.far.SahH6541—itshallbeuncleanטְמֵאָ֥הte.me.'AhH2931untoyou;

7andtheswine,forithath clovenhoofsH6541,andfeet quitesplitopen,butitchewethnotthecudגֵּרָ֣הge.RahH1625—itshallbeuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyou.

8OftheirfleshH1320shallyenoteatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398,andtheircarcaseshallyenottouchתִגָּ֑עוּti.Ga.'uH5060:theyshallbeuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untoyou.

9Theseshallyeeatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofallthatareinthewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325:whateverhathfinsסְנַפִּ֨ירse.na.PirH5579andscalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193inwatersבַּמַּ֗יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,inseasבַּיַּמִּ֛יםbai.ya.MimH3220andinrivers,theseshallyeeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398;

10butallthathavenotfinsסְנַפִּ֣ירse.na.PirH5579andscalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֗שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193inseasבַּיַּמִּים֙bai.ya.MimH3220andinrivers,ofallthatswarminthewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andofeverylivingsoulH5315whichisinthewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325—theyshallbeanabomination untoyou.

11Theyshallbeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961evenanabomination untoyou:oftheirfleshH1320shallyenoteatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398,andtheircarcase yeshallhaveinabomination.

12Whateverinthewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325hathnofinsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579andscalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193,thatshallbeanabomination untoyou.

13Andtheseshallyehaveinabominationofthefowls;theyshallnotbeeatenH398;anabominationshalltheybe:theeagleהַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ne.sherH5404,andtheossifrage,andthesea-eagle,

14andthefalcon,andthekite,afteritskindלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327;

15everyravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158afteritskindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327;

16andthefemaleostrichהַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הhai.ya.'a.NahH3284andthemaleostrichH3284,andthesea-gull,andthehawk,afteritskindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327;

17andtheowlהַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃hai.yan.ShufH3244,andthegannet,andtheibis,

18andtheswan,andthepelican,andthecarrionvultureהָרָחָֽם׃ha.ra.ChamH7360,

19andthestorkהַחֲסִידָ֔הha.cha.si.DahH2624;theheronהָאֲנָפָ֖הha.'a.na.FahH601afteritskindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327,andthehoopoeהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תha.du.khi.FatH1744,andthebatהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

20Everywingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775crawlingthingשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318thatgoethuponallfourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702shallbeanabomination untoyou.

21Yettheseshallyeeatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofeverywingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775crawlingthingthatgoethuponallfourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702:thosewhichhavelegsכְרָעַ֙יִם֙khe.ra.'A.yimH3767abovetheirfeetH7272withwhichtoleapupontheearthH776.

22Theseshallyeeatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398ofthem:thearbehafteritskindלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327,andthesolamafteritskindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,andthehargolafteritskindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,andthehargabafteritskindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327.

23Buteverywingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775crawlingthingשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318thathathfourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702feetH7272shallbean abomination untoyou.

24Andbytheseyeshallmakeתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930yourselvesH2930uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930;whoevertoucheththeircarcaseshallbeuncleanH2930untiltheeven.

25Andwhoevercarrieth [ought]oftheircarcaseshallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,andbeuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untiltheeven.

26Everybeastthathath clovenhoofsפַּרְסָ֜הpar.SahH6541,butnotfeet quitesplitopen,norcheweththecudוְגֵרָה֙ve.ge.RahH1625,shallbeuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untoyou:everyonethattoucheththemshallbeuncleanH2931.

27Andwhatevergoethonitspaws,amongallmannerofbeaststhatgoH1980uponallfourאַרְבַּ֔ע'ar.Ba'H702,thoseareuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untoyou:whoevertoucheththeircarcaseshallbeuncleanH2931untiltheeven.

28Andhethatcarrieththeircarcaseshallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,andbeuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untiltheeven:theyshallbeuncleanH2931untoyou.

29Andtheseshallbeuncleanהַטָּמֵ֔אha.ta.Me'H2931untoyouamongthecrawlingthingsבַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץba.She.retzH8318whichcrawlontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:themole,andthefield-mouse,andthelizard,afteritskindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327;

30andthegroaninglizard, andthegreat redlizard, andtheclimbinglizard, andthechomet, andthechameleon.

31Theseshallbeuncleanהַטְּמֵאִ֥יםha.te.me.'ImH2931untoyouamongallthatcrawl:whoevertoucheththemwhentheyaredead,shallbeuncleanH2931untiltheeven.

32AndonwhateveranyofthemwhenH834theyaredeaddothfallיִפֹּל־yi.pol-H5307,itshallbeuncleanיִטְמָ֗אyit.Ma'H2930;allvesselsכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627ofwoodעֵץ֙'etzH6086,orgarmentבֶ֤גֶדVe.gedH899,orskinH5785,orsackH8242,everyvesselכְּלִ֕יke.LiH3627wherewithworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399isdone—itshallbeputintowaterבַּמַּ֧יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,andbeuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untiltheeven;thenshallitbecleanH2891.

33Andeveryearthenvesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627intowhich[any]ofthemfalleth —whateverisinitshallbeuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930;andyeshallbreakתִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ׃tish.Bo.ruH7665it.

34Allfoodהָאֹ֜כֶלha.'O.khelH400thatiseatenH398onwhich[such]waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325hathcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935shallbeuncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930;andalldrinkH8354thatisdrunkיִשָּׁתֶ֔הyi.sha.TehH8354shallbeuncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930,inevery[such]vesselכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627.

35AndeverythingH3605whereH834upon[anypart]oftheircarcase fallethshallbeיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961uncleanטְמֵאִ֣יםte.me.'ImH2931;ovenתַּנּ֧וּרta.NurH8574andhearthshallbeH1961brokenH5422downH5307:theyareuncleanוּטְמֵאִ֖יםu.te.me.'ImH2931,andshallbeH1961uncleanH2931untoyou.

36Neverthelessאַ֣ךְ'akhH389,aspringמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599orawell,aquantityofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,shallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961cleanH2889.ButhethattoucheththeircarcaseshallbeH1961uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

37Andifanypartoftheircarcasefallיִפֹּל֙yi.PolH5307uponanysowing-seedwhichistobesownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232,itshallbecleanH2889;

38butifwaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325havebeenputיֻתַּן־yu.tan-H5414ontheseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233,andanypartoftheircarcasefallוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307thereon,itshallbeuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyou.

39Andifanybeastwhichistoyouforfoodלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191,hethattoucheththecarcase thereofshallbeuncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untiltheeven.

40Andhethateatethofitscarcaseshallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,andbeuncleanוְטָמֵ֣אve.ta.Me'H2930untiltheeven:healsothatcarriethitscarcaseshallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisgarmentsבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,andbeuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untiltheeven.

41Andeverycrawlingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318whichcrawlethontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbeanabomination;itshallnotbeeatenH398.

42Whatevergoethonthebelly,andwhatevergoethonallfourאַרְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702,andallthathaveagreatmanyH7235feetH7272,ofeverymannerofcrawlingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318whichcrawlethontheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776—theseyeshallnoteatתֹאכְל֖וּםtokh.LumH398;fortheyareanabomination.

43Yeshallnotmakeתִֽטַּמְּאוּ֙ti.ta.me.'UH2930yourselvesabominablethroughanycrawlingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318whichcrawleth,neithershallyemakeוְנִטְמֵתֶ֖םve.nit.me.TemH2930yourselvesuncleanH2930withthem,thatye shouldbedefiledH2930thereby.

44ForIamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;andyeshallhallowyourselves,andyeshallbeוִהְיִיתֶ֣םvih.yi.TemH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918;forIamholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918;andyeshallnotmakeתְטַמְּאוּ֙te.ta.me.'UH2930yourselvesuncleanH2930throughanymannerofcrawlingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318whichcreepethontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

45ForIamJehovahwhobroughtH5927youupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,tobeH1961yourGodלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: yeshallthereforebeH1961holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918,forIamholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

46ThisisthelawH8451ofcattleH929,andoffowl,andofeverylivingsoulH5315thatmovethinthewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,andofeverysoulH5315thatcrawlethontheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

47tomakeadifferencebetweentheuncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931andthecleanH2889,andbetweenthebeastthatistobeeatenH398andthebeastthatisnottobeeatenH398.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11

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