Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 11:41-43

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.

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