Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 11

1And theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spake untoMosesמֹשֶׁ֥הmo.ShehH4872and toAaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,sayingלֵאמֹ֥רle.MorH559unto them,

2Speakדַּבְּר֛וּda.be.RuH1696unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Theseזֹ֤אתzotH2063are thelivingהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416thingswhichH834ye shalleatתֹּאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398amongallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thebeastsהַבְּהֵמָ֖הha.be.he.MahH929that are on theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

3Whatsoeverכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605parteth thehoofH6541, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth thecudגֵּרָ֖הge.RahH1625, among thebeastsבַּבְּהֵמָ֑הba.be.he.MahH929, that shall yeeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

4Neverthelessאַ֤ךְ'akhH389theseזֶה֙zehH2088shall yenotH3808eatתֹֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398of them thatchewH5927thecudהַגֵּרָ֔הha.ge.RahH1625, or of them thatpartH1931thehoofהַפַּרְסָ֑הha.par.SahH6541: thecamelהַ֠גָּמָלHa.ga.molH1581,becauseH3588he cheweth thecudגֵרָ֜הge.RahH1625but partethnotH3808thehoofוּפַרְסָה֙u.far.SahH6541, he isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyouH3588.

5And the coney,becauseH3588he cheweth thecudגֵרָה֙ge.RahH1625but partethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808thehoofוּפַרְסָ֖הu.far.SahH6541, he isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyouH3588.

6And thehareהָאַרְנֶ֗בֶתha.'ar.Ne.vetH768,becauseH3588sheהִ֔ואhi'H1931cheweth thecudגֵּרָה֙ge.RahH1625but partethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808thehoofוּפַרְסָ֖הu.far.SahH6541,sheהִ֖ואhi'H1931isuncleanטְמֵאָ֥הte.me.'AhH2931untoyouH3588.

7And the swine,becauseH3588he parteth thehoofH6541, and is clovenfooted, but chewethnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808thecudגֵּרָ֣הge.RahH1625, he isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyouH3588.

8Of theirfleshמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mi.be.sa.RamH1320ye shallnotH3808eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398, and their carcases ye shallnotH3808touchתִגָּ֑עוּti.Ga.'uH5060; they areuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untoyouH3808.

9Theseזֶה֙zehH2088shall yeeatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that are in thewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325:whatsoeverכֹּ֣לkolH3605hathfinsסְנַפִּ֨ירse.na.PirH5579andscalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193in thewatersבַּמַּ֗יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, in theseasבַּיַּמִּ֛יםbai.ya.MimH3220, and in the rivers, them shall yeeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398.

10Andallוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605that havenotאֵֽין־'ein-H369finsסְנַפִּ֣ירse.na.PirH5579andscalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֗שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193in theseasבַּיַּמִּים֙bai.ya.MimH3220, and in the rivers, ofallמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605that move in thewatersהַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, and ofallוּמִכֹּ֛לu.mi.KolH3605thelivingהַחַיָּ֖הha.chai.YahH2416creaturesנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that are in thewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, they are an abomination untoyouH834,

11and they shall be an abomination untoyouH3808; ye shallnotH3808eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398of theirfleshמִבְּשָׂרָם֙mi.be.sa.RamH1320, and their carcases ye shall have in abomination.

12Whatsoeverכֹּ֣לkolH3605hathnoH369finsסְנַפִּ֥ירse.na.PirH5579norH369scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתve.kas.Ke.setH7193in thewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, that is an abomination untoyouאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834.

13Andtheseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beeatenיֵאָכְל֖וּye.'a.khe.LuH398, they are an abomination: theeagleהַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙ha.Ne.sherH5404, and the giereagleH5404, and the ospray;

14and thekiteהַ֨דָּאָ֔הha.da.'AhH1676, and thefalconהָאַיָּ֖הha.'ai.YahH344afterH4327itsH853kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃le.mi.NahH4327;

15everyH3605ravenעֹרֵ֖ב'o.RevH6158afterH4327itsH3605kindלְמִינֽוֹ׃le.mi.NoH4327;

16and theostrichהַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הhai.ya.'a.NahH3284, and the nighthawkH5322, and the seamew, and thehawkH5322afterH4327itsH853kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327;

17and the littleowlהַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃hai.yan.ShufH3244, and thecormorantהַשָּׁלָ֖ךְha.sha.LakhH7994, and thegreatH3244owlH3244;

18and the hornedowlהַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶתha.tin.She.metH8580, and thepelicanהַקָּאָ֖תha.ka.'AtH6893, and thevultureהָרָחָֽם׃ha.ra.ChamH7360;

19and thestorkהַחֲסִידָ֔הha.cha.si.DahH2624, theheronהָאֲנָפָ֖הha.'a.na.FahH601afterH4327itsH853kindלְמִינָ֑הּle.mi.NahH4327, and thehoopoeהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תha.du.khi.FatH1744, and thebatהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ha.'a.ta.LefH5847.

20AllH3605wingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775creeping things thatgoהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980uponעַל־'al-H5921allH3605fourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702are an abomination untoyouH3605.

21Yettheseזֶה֙zehH2088may yeeatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּto.khe.LuH398ofallH3605wingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775creeping things thatgoהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha.ho.LekhH1980uponH5921allH3605fourאַרְבַּ֑ע'ar.Ba'H702,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834havelegsכְרָעַ֙יִם֙khe.ra.'A.yimH3767aboveH5921theirfeetלְרַגְלָ֔יוle.rag.LavH7272, to leap withaluponH5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

22evenאֶת־'et-H853theseאֵ֤לֶּה'E.lehH428of them ye mayeatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398; thelocustהָֽאַרְבֶּ֣הha.'ar.BehH697afterH1992itsאֶת־'et-H853kindלְמִינ֔וֹle.mi.NoH4327, and the baldlocustH697afterH1992itsוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853kindלְמִינֵ֑הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327, and thecricketהַחַרְגֹּ֣לha.char.GolH2728afterH1992itsוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853kindלְמִינֵ֔הוּle.mi.Ne.huH4327, and thegrasshopperהֶחָגָ֖בhe.cha.GavH2284afterH1992itsוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327.

23Butallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605wingedהָע֔וֹףha.'ofH5775creeping things,whichH834havefourאַרְבַּ֣ע'ar.Ba'H702feetרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272, are an abomination untoyouH834.

24And bytheseוּלְאֵ֖לֶּהu.le.'E.lehH428ye shallbecomeH2930uncleanתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704:

25And whosoever beareth aught of the carcase of them shallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

26Everyלְֽכָל־le.kholH3605beastהַבְּהֵמָ֡הha.be.he.MahH929whichH834parteth thehoofפַּרְסָ֜הpar.SahH6541, and isnotאֵינֶ֣נָּה'ei.Ne.nahH369clovenfooted,norאֵינֶ֣נָּה'ei.Ne.nahH369cheweth thecudוְגֵרָה֙ve.ge.RahH1625, isuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untoyouH834:everyכָּל־kol-H3605one that toucheth them shall beuncleanH2931.

27AndwhatsoeverH3605goethuponH5921itsH3605pawsכַּפָּ֗יוka.PavH3709, amongallH3605beastsהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416thatgoH1980onallH3605fourאַרְבַּ֔ע'ar.Ba'H702, they areuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untoyouH3605: whoso toucheth their carcase shall beuncleanH2931untilH5704theevenH5704.

28And he that beareth the carcase of them shallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899, and beuncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםte.me.'ImH2931untilH5704theevenH5704: they areuncleanH2931untoyouH5704.

29Andtheseוְזֶ֤הve.ZehH2088are theywhichבַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץba.She.retzH8318areuncleanהַטָּמֵ֔אha.ta.Me'H2931untoyouH5921among the creeping things that creepuponH5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; the weasel, and themouseוְהָעַכְבָּ֖רve.ha.'akh.BarH5909, and the great lizardafterH5921itsH5921kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327,

30and thegeckoוְהָאֲנָקָ֥הve.ha.'a.na.KahH604, and the land-crocodile, and thelizardוְהַלְּטָאָ֑הve.ha.le.ta.'AhH3911, and the sand-lizard, and thechameleonוְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ve.ha.tin.Sha.metH8580.

31Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428are theywhichהַשָּׁ֑רֶץha.Sha.retzH8318areuncleanהַטְּמֵאִ֥יםha.te.me.'ImH2931toyouבְּכָל־be.kholH3605amongallכָּל־kol-H3605that creep: whosoever dothtouchהַנֹּגֵ֧עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060them, when they aredeadבְּמֹתָ֖םbe.mo.TamH4194, shall beuncleanH2931untilH5704theevenH5704.

32Anduponעָלָיו֩'a.LavH5921whatsoeverH3605anyH3605of them, when they aredeadבְּמֹתָ֜םbe.mo.TamH4194, dothfallיִפֹּל־yi.pol-H5307, it shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֗אyit.Ma'H2930;whetherH176it beanyH3605vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627ofwoodעֵץ֙'etzH6086, or raiment, orskinעוֹר֙'OrH5785, orsackשָׂ֔קSakH8242,whatsoeverH3605vesselכְּלִ֕יke.LiH3627it be, wherewithanyH3605workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399isdoneיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213, it must beputH935intoH935waterבַּמַּ֧יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and it shall beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704; then shall it becleanוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

33AndeveryH3605earthenחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627, whereintoanyH3605of them falleth,whatsoeverH3605is in it shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930, and it ye shallbreakתִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ׃tish.Bo.ruH7665.

34Allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605foodהָאֹ֜כֶלha.'O.khelH400thereinwhichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834may beeatenיֵאָכֵ֗לye.'a.KhelH398, that onwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325cometh, shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605drinkH8354that may bedrunkיִשָּׁתֶ֔הyi.sha.TehH8354ineveryבְּכָל־be.kholH3605suchאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834vesselכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627shall beuncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

35AndeveryH3605thingH3605whereuponanyH3605partעָלָיו֮'a.LavH5921of their carcase falleth shall beuncleanטְמֵאִ֣יםte.me.'ImH2931; whetherovenתַּנּ֧וּרta.NurH8574, or range for pots, it shall bebrokenיֻתָּ֖ץyu.TatzH5422in pieces: they areuncleanוּטְמֵאִ֖יםu.te.me.'ImH2931, and shall beuncleanH2931untoyouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.

36Neverthelessאַ֣ךְ'akhH389afountainמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599or apitוּב֛וֹרu.VorH953wherein is agatheringמִקְוֵה־mik.veh-H4723ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shall becleanטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889: but thatwhichבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038toucheth their carcase shall beuncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

37Andifוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588aught of their carcasefallיִפֹּל֙yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921anyכָּל־kol-H3605sowingזֵר֖וּעַze.Ru.a'H2221seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is to besownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232, it iscleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889.

38ButifH3588waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325beputיֻתַּן־yu.tan-H5414uponעַל־'al-H5921theseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233, and aught of their carcasefallוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307thereonעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921, it isuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931untoyouH3588.

39Andifוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588anyמִן־min-H4480beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929, ofwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834ye mayeatלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402,dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

40And he that eateth of the carcase of it shallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֣אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704: he also that beareth the carcase of it shallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930untilH5704theevenH5704.

41Andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605creepingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that creepethuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is an abomination; it shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beeatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398.

42WhatsoeverH3605goethuponעַל־'al-H5921the belly, andwhatsoeverH3605goethuponעַל־'al-H5921allH3605fourאַרְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702, orwhatsoeverH3605hathmanyמַרְבֵּ֣הmar.BehH7235feetרַגְלַ֔יִםrag.La.yimH7272,evenעַ֚ד'adH5704allH3605creeping things that creepuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, them ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808eatתֹאכְל֖וּםtokh.LumH398; for they are an abomination.

43Ye shallnotH3808makeתִֽטַּמְּאוּ֙ti.ta.me.'UH2930yourselves abominable withanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605creepingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that creepeth,neitherH3808shall yemakeוְנִטְמֵתֶ֖םve.nit.me.TemH2930yourselvesuncleanH2930with them, that ye should bedefiledH2930thereby.

44For I am theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430:sanctifyוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.hit.ka.dish.TemH6942yourselves therefore, and be yeholyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918; for I amholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918:neitherוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808shall yedefileתְטַמְּאוּ֙te.ta.me.'UH2930yourselves withanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605manner of creepingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318that movethuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

45For I am theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thatbroughtH5927youH3588upH5927outאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, to be yourGodלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430: ye shall therefore beholyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918, for I amholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918.

46This is thelawתּוֹרַ֤תto.RatH8451of thebeastהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929, and of thefowlוְהָע֔וֹףve.ha.'ofH5775, and ofeveryוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605livingהַֽחַיָּ֔הha.chai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that moveth in thewatersבַּמָּ֑יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and ofeveryוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605creatureנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315that creepethuponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776:

47tomakeלְהַבְדִּ֕ילle.hav.DilH914a differencebetweenH996theuncleanהַטָּמֵ֖אha.ta.Me'H2931and thecleanהַטָּהֹ֑רha.ta.HorH2889, andbetweenH996thelivingהַֽחַיָּה֙ha.chai.YahH2416thingH2931that may beeatenהַֽנֶּאֱכֶ֔לֶתha.ne.'e.Khe.letH398and thelivingהַֽחַיָּ֔הha.chai.YahH2416thingH2931that maynotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beeatenתֵאָכֵֽל׃ פte.'a.KhelH398.

Commentaries on Leviticus 11

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