Leviticus
Leviticus 11:9–12
9Of all the creatures that live in the water, whether in the seas or in the streams, you may eat anything with fins and scales.
10But the following among all the teeming life and creatures in the water are detestable to you: everything in the seas or streams that does not have fins and scales. 11They shall be an abomination to you; you must not eat their meat, and you must detest their carcasses. 12Everything in the water that does not have fins and scales shall be detestable to you.
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Leviticus 11:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of all | מִכֹּ֖ל | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| in the water | בַּמָּ֑יִם | bam·mā·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| whether in the seas | בַּיַּמִּ֛ים | bay·yam·mîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3220 sea |
| or in the streams | וּבַנְּחָלִ֖ים | ū·ḇan·nə·ḥā·lîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| you may eat | תֹּֽאכְל֔וּ | tō·ḵə·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| anything | כֹּ֣ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| with fins | סְנַפִּ֨יר | sə·nap·pîr | Noun - masculine singular | H5579 fin |
| and scales | וְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂת | wə·qaś·qe·śeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H7193 scale |
Leviticus 11:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But the following | הֵ֖ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| among all | מִכֹּל֙ | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the teeming | שֶׁ֣רֶץ | še·reṣ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8318 swarmers, swarming things |
| life | הַחַיָּ֖ה | ha·ḥay·yāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| and creatures | נֶ֥פֶשׁ | ne·p̄eš | Noun - feminine singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| in the water | הַמַּ֔יִם | ham·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| are detestable | שֶׁ֥קֶץ | še·qeṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H8263 detestation, detestable thing |
| to you | לָכֶֽם׃ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| everything | וְכֹל֩ | wə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| in the seas | בַּיַּמִּים֙ | bay·yam·mîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3220 sea |
| or streams | וּבַנְּחָלִ֔ים | ū·ḇan·nə·ḥā·lîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| does not | אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| have fins | סְנַפִּ֣יר | sə·nap·pîr | Noun - masculine singular | H5579 fin |
| and scales | וְקַשְׂקֶ֗שֶׂת | wə·qaś·qe·śeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H7193 scale |
Leviticus 11:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They shall be | יִהְי֣וּ | yih·yū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| an abomination | וְשֶׁ֖קֶץ | wə·še·qeṣ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H8263 detestation, detestable thing |
| to you | לָכֶ֑ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| you must not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | תֹאכֵ֔לוּ | ṯō·ḵê·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| their meat | מִבְּשָׂרָם֙ | mib·bə·śā·rām | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1320 flesh |
| and you must detest | תְּשַׁקֵּֽצוּ׃ | tə·šaq·qê·ṣū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8262 detest, make detestable |
| their carcasses | נִבְלָתָ֖ם | niḇ·lā·ṯām | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H5038 carcass, corpse |
Leviticus 11:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Everything | כֹּ֣ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| in the water | בַּמָּ֑יִם | bam·mā·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| does not | אֵֽין־ | ’ên- | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| have | ל֛וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| fins | סְנַפִּ֥יר | sə·nap·pîr | Noun - masculine singular | H5579 fin |
| and scales | וְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂת | wə·qaś·qe·śeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H7193 scale |
| shall be detestable | שֶׁ֥קֶץ | še·qeṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H8263 detestation, detestable thing |
| to you | לָכֶֽם׃ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
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