Leviticus
Leviticus 11:24–28
24These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, 25and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.
26Every animal with hooves not completely dividedd or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.
27All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening, 28and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.
Footnotes
- d 11:26 Literally a split hoof not completely divided
Word by word
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Leviticus 11:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| These | וּלְאֵ֖לֶּה | ū·lə·’êl·leh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| will make you unclean | תִּטַּמָּ֑אוּ | tiṭ·ṭam·mā·’ū | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H2930 be or become unclean |
| Whoever | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| touches | הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ | han·nō·ḡê·a‘ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| their carcasses | בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם | bə·niḇ·lā·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| will be unclean | יִטְמָ֥א | yiṭ·mā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| evening | הָעָֽרֶב׃ | hā·‘ā·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
Leviticus 11:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and whoever | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| picks up | הַנֹּשֵׂ֖א | han·nō·śê | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| one of their carcasses | מִנִּבְלָתָ֑ם | min·niḇ·lā·ṯām | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| must wash | יְכַבֵּ֥ס | yə·ḵab·bês | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3526 (tread), wash |
| his clothes | בְּגָדָ֖יו | bə·ḡā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H899 treachery |
| and he will be unclean | וְטָמֵ֥א | wə·ṭā·mê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| evening | הָעָֽרֶב׃ | hā·‘ā·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
Leviticus 11:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every | לְֽכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| animal | הַבְּהֵמָ֡ה | hab·bə·hê·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| with | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| hooves | פַּרְסָ֜ה | par·sāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6541 hoof |
| not | אֵינֶ֣נָּה | ’ê·nen·nāh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| completely divided | מַפְרֶ֨סֶת | map̄·re·seṯ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular | H6536 break in two, divide |
| or that does not | אֵינֶ֣נָּה | ’ê·nen·nāh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| chew | מַעֲלָ֔ה | ma·‘ă·lāh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| the cud | וְגֵרָה֙ | wə·ḡê·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H1625 cud |
| is unclean | טְמֵאִ֥ים | ṭə·mê·’îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2931 unclean |
| for you | לָכֶ֑ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| Whoever | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| touches | הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ | han·nō·ḡê·a‘ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| any of them | בָּהֶ֖ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| will be unclean | יִטְמָֽא׃ | yiṭ·mā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
Leviticus 11:27
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | וְכֹ֣ל׀ | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| the four-footed | הוֹלֵ֣ךְ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| animals | הַֽחַיָּה֙ | ha·ḥay·yāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| that walk | הַהֹלֶ֣כֶת | ha·hō·le·ḵeṯ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| their paws | כַּפָּ֗יו | kap·pāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| are unclean | טְמֵאִ֥ים | ṭə·mê·’îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2931 unclean |
| for you | לָכֶ֑ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| whoever | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| touches | הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ | han·nō·ḡê·a‘ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5060 touch, reach, strike |
| their carcasses | בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם | bə·niḇ·lā·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| will be unclean | יִטְמָ֥א | yiṭ·mā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| evening | הָעָֽרֶב׃ | hā·‘ā·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
Leviticus 11:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and anyone who picks up | וְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ | wə·han·nō·śê | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a carcass | נִבְלָתָ֔ם | niḇ·lā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5038 carcass, corpse |
| must wash | יְכַבֵּ֥ס | yə·ḵab·bês | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3526 (tread), wash |
| his clothes | בְּגָדָ֖יו | bə·ḡā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H899 treachery |
| and he will be unclean | וְטָמֵ֣א | wə·ṭā·mê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| evening | הָעָ֑רֶב | hā·‘ā·reḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
| They | הֵ֖מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are unclean | טְמֵאִ֥ים | ṭə·mê·’îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2931 unclean |
| for you | לָכֶֽם׃ס | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
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