Leviticus 11
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Leviticus 11:39-45

39And if any beastH929, of which ye may eatH402, dieH4191; he that touchethH5060 the carcaseH5038 thereof shall be uncleanH2930 until the evenH6153.

40And he that eatethH398 of the carcaseH5038 of it shall washH3526 his clothesH899, and be uncleanH2930 until the evenH6153: he also that bearethH5375 the carcaseH5038 of it shall washH3526 his clothesH899, and be uncleanH2930 until the evenH6153.

41And every creeping thingH8318 that creepethH8317 upon the earthH776 shall be an abominationH8263; it shall not be eatenH398.

42Whatsoever goethH1980 upon the bellyH1512, and whatsoever goethH1980 upon all fourH702, or whatsoever hath moreH7235 feetH7272 among all creeping thingsH8318 that creepH8317 upon the earthH776, them ye shall not eatH398; for they are an abominationH8263.1

43Ye shall not makeH8262 yourselvesH5315 abominableH8262 with any creeping thingH8318 that creepethH8317, neither shall ye make yourselves uncleanH2933 with them, that ye should be defiledH2930 thereby.2

44For I am YhwhH3068 your GodH430: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselvesH6942, and ye shall be holyH6918; for I am holyH6918: neither shall ye defileH2930 yourselvesH5315 with any manner of creeping thingH8318 that creepethH7430 upon the earthH776.

45For I am YhwhH3068 that bringethH5927 you up out of the landH776 of EgyptH4714, to be your GodH430: ye shall therefore be holyH6918, for I am holyH6918.

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Notes

  1. 1. Leviticus 11:42 hath…: Heb. doth multiply feet. ↩
  2. 2. Leviticus 11:43 yourselves abominable: Heb. your souls, etc. ↩

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