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Leviticus 11:39-45

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.

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