New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 11:2-7

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.

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