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Leviticus 11:29-44

29These also shall beuncleanהַטָּמֵ֔אha.ta.Me'H2931unto you among the creeping thingsבַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץba.She.retzH8318that creepהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;the weaselהַחֹ֥לֶדha.Cho.ledH2467,and the mouseוְהָעַכְבָּ֖רve.ha.'akh.BarH5909,and the tortoiseוְהַצָּ֥בve.ha.TzavH6632after his kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327,

30And the ferretוְהָאֲנָקָ֥הve.ha.'a.na.KahH604,and the chameleonוְהַכֹּ֖חַve.ha.Ko.achH3581,and the lizardוְהַלְּטָאָ֑הve.ha.le.ta.'AhH3911,and the snailוְהַחֹ֖מֶטve.ha.Cho.metH2546,and the moleוְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ve.ha.tin.Sha.metH8580.

31These areuncleanהַטְּמֵאִ֥יםha.te.me.'ImH2931to you among all that creepהַשָּׁ֑רֶץha.Sha.retzH8318:whosoever doth touchהַנֹּגֵ֧עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060them, when they be deadבְּמֹתָ֖םbe.mo.TamH4194,shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

32And upon whatsoever anyof them, when they are deadבְּמֹתָ֜םbe.mo.TamH4194,doth fallיִפֹּל־yi.pol-H5307,it shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֗אyit.Ma'H2930; whether it beany vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627of woodעֵץ֙'etzH6086,or raimentבֶ֤גֶדVe.gedH899,or skinעוֹר֙'OrH5785,or sackשָׂ֔קSakH8242,whatsoever vesselכְּלִ֕יke.LiH3627it be, wherein anyworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399is doneיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213,it must be putיוּבָ֛אyu.Va'H935into waterבַּמַּ֧יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and it shall be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153;so it shall be cleansedוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

33And every earthenחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627, whereinto anyof them fallethיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH8432 H5307, whatsoever isin it shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930;and ye shall breakתִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ׃tish.Bo.ruH7665it.

34Of all meatהָאֹ֜כֶלha.'O.khelH400which may be eatenיֵאָכֵ֗לye.'a.KhelH398, that on which suchwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325comethיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930:and all drinkמַשְׁקֶה֙mash.KehH4945that may be drunkיִשָּׁתֶ֔הyi.sha.TehH8354in every suchvesselכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

35And every thing whereupon any partof their carcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֥ם׀mi.niv.la.TamH5038fallethיִפֹּ֨לyi.PolH5307shall be uncleanיִטְמָא֒yit.Ma'H2930; whether it beovenתַּנּ֧וּרta.NurH8574,or rangesוְכִירַ֛יִםve.khi.Ra.yimH3600for pots, they shall be broken downיֻתָּ֖ץyu.TatzH5422: for they areuncleanטְמֵאִ֣יםte.me.'ImH2931,and shall be uncleanוּטְמֵאִ֖יםu.te.me.'ImH2931unto you.

36Nevertheless a fountainמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599or pitוּב֛וֹרu.VorH953, wherein there isplentyמִקְוֵה־mik.veh-H4723of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,shall be cleanטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889:but that which touchethוְנֹגֵ֥עַve.no.Ge.a'H5060their carcaseבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

37And if any partof their carcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֔םmi.niv.la.TamH5038fallיִפֹּל֙yi.PolH5307upon any sowingזֵר֖וּעַze.Ru.a'H2221seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233which is to be sownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232, it shall becleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889.

38But if anywaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325be putיֻתַּן־yu.tan-H5414upon the seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233, and any partof their carcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֖םmi.niv.la.TamH5038fallוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307thereon, it shall beuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931unto you.

39And if any beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929,of which ye may eatלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402,dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191;he that touchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the carcaseבְּנִבְלָתָ֖הּbe.niv.la.TahH5038thereof shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

40And he that eatethוְהָֽאֹכֵל֙ve.ha.'o.KhelH398of the carcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֔הּmi.niv.la.TahH5038of it shall washיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֣אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153:he also that bearethוְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ve.ha.no.Se'H5375the carcaseנִבְלָתָ֔הּniv.la.TahH5038of it shall washיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

41And every creeping thingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that creepethהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall bean abominationשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263;it shall not be eatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398.

42Whatsoever goethהוֹלֵ֨ךְho.LekhH1980upon the bellyגָּח֜וֹןga.ChonH1512,and whatsoever goethהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980upon allfourאַרְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702,or whatsoever hath moreמַרְבֵּ֣הmar.BehH7235feetרַגְלַ֔יִםrag.La.yimH7272among all creeping thingsהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that creepהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317upon the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,them ye shall not eatתֹאכְל֖וּםtokh.LumH398; for they arean abominationשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263.

43Ye shall not makeתְּשַׁקְּצוּ֙te.sha.ke.TzuH8262yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315abominableH8262with any creeping thingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that creepethהַשֹּׁרֵ֑ץha.sho.RetzH8317,neither shall ye make yourselves uncleanH2933with them, that ye should be defiledH2930thereby.

44For I amthe Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:ye shall therefore sanctify yourselvesוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.hit.ka.dish.TemH6942,and ye shall be holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918; for I amholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918:neither shall ye defileתְטַמְּאוּ֙te.ta.me.'UH2930yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315with any manner of creeping thingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that creepethהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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