Leviticus
Leviticus 11:43
43Do not defile yourselves by any crawling creature; do not become unclean or defiled by them.
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| 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 |
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Leviticus 20:25 · Leviticus 11:41–42
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.