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Leviticus 11:29-44

29These also shall beuncleanהַטָּמֵ֔אha.ta.Me'H2931to you among the creepingthingsבַּשֶּׁ֖רֶץba.She.retzH8318thatcreepהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; theweaselהַחֹ֥לֶדha.Cho.ledH2467, and themouseוְהָעַכְבָּ֖רve.ha.'akh.BarH5909, and thetortoiseוְהַצָּ֥בve.ha.TzavH6632after itskindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃le.mi.Ne.huH4327,

30And theferretוְהָאֲנָקָ֥הve.ha.'a.na.KahH604, and thechameleonוְהַכֹּ֖חַve.ha.Ko.achH3581, and thelizardוְהַלְּטָאָ֑הve.ha.le.ta.'AhH3911, and thesnailוְהַחֹ֖מֶטve.ha.Cho.metH2546, and themoleוְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ve.ha.tin.Sha.metH8580.

31These areuncleanהַטְּמֵאִ֥יםha.te.me.'ImH2931to you among all thatcreepהַשָּׁ֑רֶץha.Sha.retzH8318: whoever dothtouchהַנֹּגֵ֧עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060them, when they aredeadבְּמֹתָ֖םbe.mo.TamH4194, shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930until theeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

32And upon whatever any of them, when they aredeadבְּמֹתָ֜םbe.mo.TamH4194, dothfallיִפֹּל־yi.pol-H5307, it shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֗אyit.Ma'H2930; whether it is anyvesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627ofwoodעֵץ֙'etzH6086, orraimentבֶ֤גֶדVe.gedH899, orskinעוֹר֙'OrH5785, orsackשָׂ֔קSakH8242, whatevervesselכְּלִ֕יke.LiH3627it is, in which anyworkמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399isdoneיֵעָשֶׂ֥הye.'a.SehH6213, it must beputיוּבָ֛אyu.Va'H935intowaterבַּמַּ֧יִםba.Ma.yimH4325, and it shall beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until theeveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153; so it shall becleansedוְטָהֵֽר׃ve.ta.HerH2891.

33And everyearthenחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789vesselכְּלִי־ke.li-H3627, into which any of themfallethיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307 H8432, whatever is in it shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֖אyit.Ma'H2930; and ye shallbreakתִשְׁבֹּֽרוּ׃tish.Bo.ruH7665it.

34Of allfoodהָאֹ֜כֶלha.'O.khelH400which may beeatenיֵאָכֵ֗לye.'a.KhelH398, that on which suchwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325comethיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֑אyit.Ma'H2930: and alldrinkמַשְׁקֶה֙mash.KehH4945that may bedrunkיִשָּׁתֶ֔הyi.sha.TehH8354in every suchvesselכְּלִ֖יke.LiH3627shall beuncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

35And every thing on which any part of theircarcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֥ם׀mi.niv.la.TamH5038fallethיִפֹּ֨לyi.PolH5307shall beuncleanיִטְמָא֒yit.Ma'H2930; whether anovenתַּנּ֧וּרta.NurH8574, orrangesוְכִירַ֛יִםve.khi.Ra.yimH3600for pots, they shall be brokendownיֻתָּ֖ץyu.TatzH5422: for they areuncleanטְמֵאִ֣יםte.me.'ImH2931, and shall beuncleanוּטְמֵאִ֖יםu.te.me.'ImH2931to you.

36Nevertheless afountainמַעְיָ֥ןma'.YanH4599orpitוּב֛וֹרu.VorH953, in which there isplentyמִקְוֵה־mik.veh-H4723ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325, shall becleanטָה֑וֹרta.HorH2889: but that whichtouchethוְנֹגֵ֥עַve.no.Ge.a'H5060theircarcaseבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םbe.niv.la.TamH5038shall beuncleanיִטְמָֽא׃yit.Ma'H2930.

37And if any part of theircarcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֔םmi.niv.la.TamH5038shallfallיִפֹּל֙yi.PolH5307upon anysowingזֵר֖וּעַze.Ru.a'H2221seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233which is to besownיִזָּרֵ֑עַyi.za.Re.a'H2232, it shall becleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889.

38But if anywaterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325shall beputיֻתַּן־yu.tan-H5414upon theseedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233, and any part of theircarcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֖םmi.niv.la.TamH5038shallfallוְנָפַ֥לve.na.FalH5307on it, it shall beuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931to you.

39And if anybeastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929, of which ye mayeatלְאָכְלָ֑הle.'okh.LahH402, shalldieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191; he thattouchethהַנֹּגֵ֥עַha.no.Ge.a'H5060itscarcaseבְּנִבְלָתָ֖הּbe.niv.la.TahH5038shall beuncleanיִטְמָ֥אyit.Ma'H2930until theeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

40And he thateatethוְהָֽאֹכֵל֙ve.ha.'o.KhelH398of itscarcaseמִנִּבְלָתָ֔הּmi.niv.la.TahH5038shallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֣אve.ta.Me'H2930until theeveningהָעָ֑רֶבha.'A.revH6153: he also thatbearethוְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ve.ha.no.Se'H5375itscarcaseנִבְלָתָ֔הּniv.la.TahH5038shallwashיְכַבֵּ֥סye.kha.BesH3526hisclothesבְּגָדָ֖יוbe.ga.DavH899, and beuncleanוְטָמֵ֥אve.ta.Me'H2930until theeveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

41And every creepingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318thatcreepethהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be anabominationשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263; it shall not beeatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398.

42Whatevergoethהוֹלֵ֨ךְho.LekhH1980upon thebellyגָּח֜וֹןga.ChonH1512, and whatevergoethהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980upon allfourאַרְבַּ֗ע'ar.Ba'H702, or whatever hathmanyמַרְבֵּ֣הmar.BehH7235feetרַגְלַ֔יִםrag.La.yimH7272among all creepingthingsהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318thatcreepהַשֹּׁרֵ֣ץha.sho.RetzH8317upon theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, them ye shall noteatתֹאכְל֖וּםtokh.LumH398; for they are anabominationשֶׁ֥קֶץShe.ketzH8263.

43Ye shall notmakeתְּשַׁקְּצוּ֙te.sha.ke.TzuH8262yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315abominableH8262with any creepingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318thatcreepethהַשֹּׁרֵ֑ץha.sho.RetzH8317, neither shall ye make yourselvesuncleanH2933with them, that ye should bedefiledH2930by them.

44For I am theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: ye shall therefore sanctifyyourselvesוְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.hit.ka.dish.TemH6942, and ye shall beholyקְדֹשִׁ֔יםke.do.ShimH6918; for I amholyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918: neither shall yedefileתְטַמְּאוּ֙te.ta.me.'UH2930yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔םnaf.Sho.tei.KhemH5315with any manner of creepingthingהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץha.She.retzH8318thatcreepethהָרֹמֵ֥שׂha.ro.MesH7430upon theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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