Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 11:20-28

20All fowlsהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775that creepשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318,goingהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980upon allfourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702, shall bean abominationשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263unto you.

21Yet these may ye eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398of every flyingהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775creepingשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318thing that goethהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980upon allfourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702,which have legsכְרָעַ֙יִם֙khe.ra.'A.yimH3767aboveמִמַּ֣עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605their feetלְרַגְלָ֔יוle.rag.LavH7272,to leapלְנַתֵּ֥רle.na.TerH5425withalH2004upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

22Eventhese of them ye may eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398;the locustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֣הha.'ar.BehH697after his kindלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327,and the bald locustהַסָּלְעָ֖םha.sal.'AmH5556after his kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and the beetleהַחַרְגֹּ֣לha.char.GolH2728after his kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327,and the grasshopperהֶחָגָ֖בhe.cha.GavH2284after his kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327.

23But all otherflyingהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775creeping thingsשֶׁ֣רֶץShe.retzH8318,which have fourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702feetרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272, shall bean abominationשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263unto you.

24And for these ye shall be uncleanתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930:whosoever touchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060the carcaseבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038of them shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

25And whosoever bearethהַנֹּשֵׂ֖אha.no.Se'H5375oughtof the carcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֑םmi.niv.la.TamH5038of them shall washיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

26The carcasesof every beastהַבְּהֵמָ֡הha.be.he.MahH929which dividethמַפְרֶ֨סֶתmaf.Re.setH6536the hoofפַּרְסָ֜הpar.SahH6541, and isnot clovenfootedוְשֶׁ֣סַע׀ שֹׁסַ֗עַתve.She.sa' sho.Sa.'atH8156 H8157,nor chewethמַעֲלָ֔הma.'a.LahH5927the cudוְגֵרָה֙ve.ge.RahH1625, areuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931unto you: every one that touchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060them shall be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

27And whatsoeverהֵ֖םhemH1992 H3605goethהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980upon his pawsכַּפָּ֗יוka.PavH3709,among all manner of beastsהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416that goהַהֹלֶ֣כֶתha.ho.Le.khetH1980on allfourאַרְבַּ֔ע'ar.Ba'H702, those areuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931unto you: whoso touchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060their carcaseבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038shall be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930until the evenהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

28And he that bearethוְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ve.ha.no.Se'H5375the carcaseנִבְלָתָ֔םniv.la.TamH5038of them shall washיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899,and be uncleanוְטָמֵ֣אve.ta.Me'H2930until the evenהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153: they areuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931unto you.

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