Leviticus

Leviticus 11:45–47

⁴⁵For I am the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt so that I would be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy.

⁴⁶This is the law regarding animals, birds, all living creatures that move in the water, and all creatures that crawl along the ground. ⁴⁷You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between animals that may be eaten and those that may not.’”

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Leviticus 11:45

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	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
who brought you up	הַֽמַּעֲלֶ֤ה	ham·ma·‘ă·leh	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
so that I would be	לִהְיֹ֥ת	lih·yōṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
your	לָכֶ֖ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
God	לֵאלֹהִ֑ים	lê·lō·hîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
therefore 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	אָֽנִי׃	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
am holy	קָד֖וֹשׁ	qā·ḏō·wōš	Adjective - masculine singular	H6918 sacred, holy

Leviticus 11:46

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
This	זֹ֣את	zōṯ	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
is the law	תּוֹרַ֤ת	tō·w·raṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8451 direction, instruction, law
regarding animals	הַבְּהֵמָה֙	hab·bə·hê·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
birds	וְהָע֔וֹף	wə·hā·‘ō·wp̄	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
all	וְכֹל֙	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
living	הַֽחַיָּ֔ה	ha·ḥay·yāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
creatures	נֶ֣פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
that move	הָרֹמֶ֖שֶׂת	hā·rō·me·śeṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H7430 creep, move lightly, move about
in the water	בַּמָּ֑יִם	bam·mā·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and all	וּלְכָל־	ū·lə·ḵāl-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
creatures	נֶ֖פֶשׁ	ne·p̄eš	Noun - feminine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
that crawl	הַשֹּׁרֶ֥צֶת	haš·šō·re·ṣeṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H8317 swarm, teem
along	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the ground	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Leviticus 11:47

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You must distinguish	לְהַבְדִּ֕יל	lə·haḇ·dîl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H914 be divided, separate
between	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the unclean	הַטָּמֵ֖א	haṭ·ṭā·mê	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2931 unclean
and the clean	הַטָּהֹ֑ר	haṭ·ṭā·hōr	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2889 clean, pure
between	וּבֵ֣ין	ū·ḇên	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H996 interval, space between
animals	הַֽחַיָּה֙	ha·ḥay·yāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
that may be eaten	הַֽנֶּאֱכֶ֔לֶת	han·ne·’ĕ·ḵe·leṯ	Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular	H398 eat
and those	הַֽחַיָּ֔ה	ha·ḥay·yāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2416 alive, living
that	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
may not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

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Leviticus 11:45 Leviticus 11:44 · Exodus 20:2 · Exodus 6:7 · 1 Peter 1:16 · Psalm 105:43–45 · 1 Thessalonians 4:7 · Hosea 11:1

Leviticus 11:47 Leviticus 10:10 · Ezekiel 44:23 · Romans 14:13–23

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