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Leviticus 11:1-8

1And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696unto Mosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and to Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559unto them,

2Speakדַּבְּר֛וּda.be.RuH1696unto the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Theseזֹ֤אתzotH2063arethe beastsהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416which ye shall eatתֹּאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398among all the beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929that areon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3Whatsoever partethמַפְרֶ֣סֶתmaf.Re.setH6536the hoofH6541,and is clovenfootedוְשֹׁסַ֤עַת שֶׁ֙סַע֙ve.sho.Sa.'at she.sa'H8157 H8156, andchewethמַעֲלַ֥תma.'a.LatH5927the cudגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1625,among the beastsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929,that shall ye eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

4Neverthelessאַ֤ךְ'akhH389these shall ye not eatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398of them that chewמִֽמַּעֲלֵי֙mi.ma.'a.LeiH5927the cudהַגֵּרָ֔הha.ge.RahH1625,or of them that divideוּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֖יu.mi.maf.ri.SeiH6536the hoofהַפַּרְסָ֑הha.par.SahH6541: asthe camelהַ֠גָּמָלHa.ga.molH1581,because he chewethמַעֲלֵ֨הma.'a.LehH5927the cudגֵרָ֜הge.RahH1625,but dividethמַפְרִ֔יסmaf.RisH6536not the hoofוּפַרְסָה֙u.far.SahH6541; he isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931unto you.

5And the coneyהַשָּׁפָ֗ןha.sha.FanH8227,because he chewethמַעֲלֵ֤הma.'a.LehH5927the cudגֵרָה֙ge.RahH1625,but dividethיַפְרִ֑יסyaf.RisH6536not the hoofוּפַרְסָ֖הu.far.SahH6541; he isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931unto you.

6And the hareהָאַרְנֶ֗בֶתha.'ar.Ne.vetH768,because he chewethמַעֲלַ֤תma.'a.LatH5927the cudגֵּרָה֙ge.RahH1625,but dividethהִפְרִ֑יסָהhif.Ri.sahH6536not the hoofוּפַרְסָ֖הu.far.SahH6541; he isuncleanטְמֵאָ֥הte.me.'AhH2931unto you.

7And the swineהַ֠חֲזִירHa.cha.zirH2386,though he divideמַפְרִ֨יסmaf.RisH6536the hoofH6541,and be clovenfootedוְשֹׁסַ֥ע שֶׁ֙סַע֙ve.sho.Sa' she.sa'H8157 H8156,yet he chewethיִגָּ֑רyi.GarH1641not the cudגֵּרָ֣הge.RahH1625; he isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931to you.

8Of their fleshמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mi.be.sa.RamH1320shall ye not eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398,and their carcaseוּבְנִבְלָתָ֖םu.ve.niv.la.TamH5038shall ye not touchתִגָּ֑עוּti.Ga.'uH5060; they areuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931to you.

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