Leviticus

Leviticus 11:43–44

⁴³Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them. ⁴⁴For I am the LORD your God; consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am holy.^e You must not defile yourselves by any creature that crawls along the ground.

Footnotes

e 11:44 Here and in verse 45; cited in 1 Peter 1:16|1PE 1:16

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Leviticus 11:43

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
defile	תְּשַׁקְּצוּ֙	tə·šaq·qə·ṣū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8262 detest, make detestable
yourselves	נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם	nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
by any	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
crawling creature	הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ	haš·še·reṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8318 swarmers, swarming things
do not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
become unclean	תִֽטַּמְּאוּ֙	ṯiṭ·ṭam·mə·’ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
or defiled	וְנִטְמֵתֶ֖ם	wə·niṭ·mê·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
by them	בָּֽם׃	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Leviticus 11:44

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֒	’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H430 God
consecrate yourselves	וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙	wə·hiṯ·qad·diš·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
therefore	וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתֶּם֙	wə·hiṯ·qad·diš·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H6942 be set apart, consecrated
and be	וִהְיִיתֶ֣ם	wih·yî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
holy	קְדֹשִׁ֔ים	qə·ḏō·šîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6918 sacred, holy
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אָ֑נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am holy	קָד֖וֹשׁ	qā·ḏō·wōš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6918 sacred, holy
You must not	וְלֹ֤א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
defile	תְטַמְּאוּ֙	ṯə·ṭam·mə·’ū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
yourselves	נַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם	nap̄·šō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
by any	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
creature	הַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ	haš·še·reṣ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8318 swarmers, swarming things
that crawls	הָרֹמֵ֥שׂ	hā·rō·mêś	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7430 creep, move lightly, move about
along	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the ground	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Leviticus 11:43 Leviticus 20:25 · Leviticus 11:41–42

Leviticus 11:44 Exodus 20:2 · 1 Peter 1:15–16 · Leviticus 19:2 · Leviticus 20:7 · Leviticus 20:26 · 1 Thessalonians 4:7 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Leviticus 21:8 · Deuteronomy 14:2 · Revelation 22:11 · Psalm 99:5 · Matthew 5:48

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