Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 14:9–10
9Of all the creatures that live in the water, you may eat anything with fins and scales, 10but you may not eat anything that does not have fins and scales; it is unclean for you.
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Deuteronomy 14:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of all | מִכֹּ֖ל | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| in the water | בַּמָּ֑יִם | bam·mā·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| you may eat | תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ | tō·ḵə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| anything | כֹּ֧ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| with fins | סְנַפִּ֥יר | sə·nap·pîr | Noun - masculine singular | H5579 fin |
| and scales | וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת | wə·qaś·qe·śeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H7193 scale |
Deuteronomy 14:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| but you may not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | תֹאכֵ֑לוּ | ṯō·ḵê·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| anything | וְכֹ֨ל | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| does not | אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| have fins | סְנַפִּ֥יר | sə·nap·pîr | Noun - masculine singular | H5579 fin |
| and scales | וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת | wə·qaś·qe·śeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H7193 scale |
| it | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is unclean | טָמֵ֥א | ṭā·mê | Adjective - masculine singular | H2931 unclean |
| for you | לָכֶֽם׃ס | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.