Revised Literal Translation

Leviticus 11:44-47

44For I amYhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:ye shall therefore sanctify yourselvesוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.hit.ka.dish.TemH6942,and ye shall be holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918; for I amholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918:neither shall ye defileתְטַמְּאוּ֙te.ta.me.'UH2930yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315with any manner of creeping thingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that creepethהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

45For I amYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that bringethהַֽמַּעֲלֶ֤הha.ma.'a.LehH5927you up out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,to be your Godלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430:ye shall therefore be holyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918, for I amholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

46This isthe lawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451of the beastsהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929,and of the fowlוְהָע֔וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775,and of every livingהַֽחַיָּ֔הha.chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that movethהָרֹמֶ֖שֶׂתha.ro.Me.setH7430in the watersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and of every creatureנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that creepethהַשֹּׁרֶ֥צֶתha.sho.Re.tzetH8317upon the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

47To make a differenceלְהַבְדִּ֕ילle.hav.DilH914between the uncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931and the cleanהַטָּהֹ֑רha.ta.HorH2889,and between the beastהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416that may be eatenהַֽנֶּאֱכֶ֔לֶתha.ne.'e.Khe.letH398and the beastהַֽחַיָּ֔הha.chai.YahH2416that may not be eatenתֵאָכֵֽל׃ פte.'a.KhelH398.

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