New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 11:2-23

2“Speakדַּבְּר֛וּda.be.RuH1696to the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘TheseH2088are the creaturesH2421whichH834you may eatתֹּאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the animalsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929that are on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3Whateverכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605hasH6536a dividedמַפְרֶ֣סֶתmaf.Re.setH6536hoofפַּרְסָ֗הpar.SahH6541,showingH8156splitH8156hoofsפְּרָסֹ֔תpe.ra.SotH6541, andchewsמַעֲלַ֥תma.'a.LatH5927the cudגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1625,among the animalsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929,that you may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

4Neverthelessאַ֤ךְ'akhH389,you are not to eatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398of theseזֶה֙zehH2088,among those which chewמִֽמַּעֲלֵי֙mi.ma.'a.LeiH5927the cudהַגֵּרָ֔הha.ge.RahH1625,or among those which haveH6536a dividedH6536hoofהַפַּרְסָ֑הha.par.SahH6541:the camelהַ֠גָּמָלHa.ga.molH1581,for though it chewsמַעֲלֵ֨הma.'a.LehH5927cudגֵרָ֜הge.RahH1625,it does not haveH6536a dividedH6536hoofוּפַרְסָה֙u.far.SahH6541;it is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931to you.

5Likewise, the rockהַשָּׁפָ֗ןha.sha.FanH8227hyraxH8227,for though it chewsמַעֲלֵ֤הma.'a.LehH5927cudגֵרָה֙ge.RahH1625,it does not haveH6536a dividedיַפְרִ֑יסyaf.RisH6536hoofוּפַרְסָ֖הu.far.SahH6541;it is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931to you.

6Therabbitהָאַרְנֶ֗בֶתha.'ar.Ne.vetH768also, for though it chewsמַעֲלַ֤תma.'a.LatH5927cudגֵּרָה֙ge.RahH1625,it does not haveH6536a dividedהִפְרִ֑יסָהhif.Ri.sahH6536hoofוּפַרְסָ֖הu.far.SahH6541;it is uncleanטְמֵאָ֥הte.me.'AhH2931to you.

7And the pigהַ֠חֲזִירHa.cha.zirH2386,for though it hasH6536a dividedמַפְרִ֨יסmaf.RisH6536hoofפַּרְסָ֜הpar.SahH6541, and soit showsH8156aH8156splitH8156hoofפַּרְסָ֔הpar.SahH6541,it does not chewיִגָּ֑רyi.GarH1641cudגֵּרָ֣הge.RahH1625;it is uncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931to you.

8You shall not eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398anyof their fleshמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mi.be.sa.RamH1320norH3808touchתִגָּ֑עוּti.Ga.'uH5060their carcassesוּבְנִבְלָתָ֖םu.ve.niv.la.TamH5038;they are uncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931to you.

9‘Theseזֶה֙zehH2088you may eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398,of whateverמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605 H834is in the waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325:everythingכֹּ֣לkolH3605that has finsסְנַפִּ֨ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193,in the waterבַּמַּ֗יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,in the seasבַּיַּמִּ֛יםbai.ya.MimH3220,or in the riversוּבַנְּחָלִ֖יםu.va.ne.cha.LimH5158,you may eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

10But whateverוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605 H834is in the seasבַּיַּמִּים֙bai.ya.MimH3220and in the riversוּבַנְּחָלִ֔יםu.va.ne.cha.LimH5158that does notH369haveH369finsסְנַפִּ֣ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֗שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193amongH4480allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the teemingH8318lifeH8318of the waterהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and amongH4480allוּמִכֹּ֛לu.mi.KolH3605the livingהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416creaturesנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that are in the waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,they are detestableH8263thingsשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263to you,

11and they shall be detestableוְשֶׁ֖קֶץve.She.ketzH8263to you; you may not eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398anyof their fleshמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mi.be.sa.RamH1320,and you shall detestתְּשַׁקֵּֽצוּ׃te.sha.Ke.tzuH8262their carcassesנִבְלָתָ֖םniv.la.TamH5038.

12Whateverכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁ֥רkol 'a.SherH3605 H834in the waterבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325does notH369haveH369finsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579and scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193is detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263to you.

13‘Moreover, theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428you shall detestתְּשַׁקְּצ֣וּte.sha.ke.TzuH8262amongמִן־min-H4480the birdsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775;they are detestableשֶׁ֣קֶץShe.ketzH8263,not to be eatenיֵאָכְל֖וּye.'a.khe.LuH398: theeagleהַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ne.sherH5404,the vultureהַפֶּ֔רֶסha.Pe.resH6538, and thebuzzardהָעָזְנִיָּֽה׃ha.'a.ze.ni.YahH5822,

14the redH1676kiteH1676,the falconהָאַיָּ֖הha.'ai.YahH344in its kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327,

15everyכָּל־kol-H3605ravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158in its kindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327,

16the ostrichהַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הhai.ya.'a.NahH3284,the owlהַתַּחְמָ֖סha.tach.MasH8464,the seagullהַשָּׁ֑חַףha.Sha.chafH7828,and the hawkהַנֵּ֖ץha.NetzH5322in its kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327,

17the littleהַכּ֥וֹסha.KosH3563owlH3563,the cormorantהַשָּׁלָ֖ךְha.sha.LakhH7994, and thegreatהַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃hai.yan.ShufH3244owlH3244,

18the whiteH8580owlהַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶתha.tin.She.metH8580, thepelicanהַקָּאָ֖תha.ka.'AtH6893,and the carrionH7360vultureהָרָחָֽם׃ha.ra.ChamH7360,

19the storkהַחֲסִידָ֔הha.cha.si.DahH2624,the heronהָאֲנָפָ֖הha.'a.na.FahH601in its kindsלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327,the hoopoeהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תha.du.khi.FatH1744,and the batהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

20‘Allכֹּ֚לkolH3605thewingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318that walkהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980on allfoursאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702are detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263to you.

21Yetאַ֤ךְ'akhH389theseזֶה֙zehH2088you may eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398amongH4480allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605thewingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318that walkהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980on allfoursאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702:those whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have jointed legsכְרָעַ֙יִם֙khe.ra.'A.yimH3767aboveמִמַּ֣עַלmi.Ma.'alH4480 H4605their feetלְרַגְלָ֔יוle.rag.LavH7272with whichH1992to jumpלְנַתֵּ֥רle.na.TerH5425on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22Theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428of them you may eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398:the locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֣הha.'ar.BehH697in its kindsלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327,the devastatingH5556locustH5556in its kindsלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,the cricketהַחַרְגֹּ֣לha.char.GolH2728in its kindsלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and the grasshopperהֶחָגָ֖בhe.cha.GavH2284in its kindsלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327.

23But allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605otherwingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834are four-footedאַרְבַּ֣ע רַגְלָ֑יִם'ar.Ba' rag.La.yimH702 H7272are detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263to you.

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