Revised Version 1895

Leviticus 11:2-31

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.

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