New American Standard Bible 2020

Leviticus 11:44-47

44ForI am the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.Consecrateוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.hit.ka.dish.TemH6942yourselves therefore, andbe holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918,becauseH3588I am holyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.And you shall not makeתְטַמְּאוּ֙te.ta.me.'UH2930yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315uncleanH2930with anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of the swarmingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318thingsH8318that swarmהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

45For I am the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068who broughtH5927you upH5927from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to be your Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430; soyou shall be holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918,becauseH3588I am holyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.’”

46ThisH2088is the lawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451regarding the animalהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929and the birdוְהָע֔וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775,and everyוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605livingH2416thingH2416that movesהָרֹמֶ֖שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430in the watersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325and everythingוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605that swarmsהַשֹּׁרֶ֥צֶתha.sho.Re.tzetH8317on the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

47to makeH914aH914distinctionH914betweenH996the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanהַטָּהֹ֑רha.ta.HorH2889,and betweenH996the edibleהַֽנֶּאֱכֶ֔לֶתha.ne.'e.Khe.letH398creatureH2421and the creatureH2421whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is not to be eatenתֵאָכֵֽל׃ פte.'a.KhelH398.

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