Leviticus

Leviticus 11:26–27

²⁶Every animal with hooves not completely divided^d 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,

Footnotes

d 11:26 Literally a split hoof not completely divided

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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.