Leviticus
Leviticus 20:25
25You are therefore to distinguish between clean and unclean animals and birds. Do not become contaminated by any animal or bird, or by anything that crawls on the ground; I have set these apart as unclean for you.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You are therefore to distinguish | וְהִבְדַּלְתֶּ֞ם | wə·hiḇ·dal·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H914 be divided, separate |
| between | בֵּֽין־ | bên- | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| clean | הַטְּהֹרָה֙ | haṭ·ṭə·hō·rāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2889 clean, pure |
| and unclean | לַטְּמֵאָ֔ה | laṭ·ṭə·mê·’āh | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H2931 unclean |
| animals | הַבְּהֵמָ֤ה | hab·bə·hê·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| and | וּבֵין־ | ū·ḇên- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| birds | הָע֥וֹף | hā·‘ō·wp̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| Do not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| become contaminated | תְשַׁקְּצ֨וּ | ṯə·šaq·qə·ṣū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8262 detest, make detestable |
| by any animal | בַּבְּהֵמָ֣ה | bab·bə·hê·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| or bird | וּבָע֗וֹף | ū·ḇā·‘ō·wp̄ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| or by anything | וּבְכֹל֙ | ū·ḇə·ḵōl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| crawls | תִּרְמֹ֣שׂ | tir·mōś | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H7430 creep, move lightly, move about |
| on the ground | הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
| I have set these | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| apart | הִבְדַּ֥לְתִּי | hiḇ·dal·tî | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | H914 be divided, separate |
| as unclean | לְטַמֵּֽא׃ | lə·ṭam·mê | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H2930 be or become unclean |
| for you | לָכֶ֖ם | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 14:3–21 · Leviticus 11:1–47
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.