Focused Passage

Leviticus 11:1-8

Clean and Unclean Creatures: Holiness in Daily Life

The LORD instructs Moses and Aaron concerning clean and unclean land animals, water creatures, birds, flying insects, swarming creatures, carcass contamination, household impurity, and the theological purpose of these distinctions: Israel must be holy because the LORD is holy.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1 The LORD spoke again to Moses and Aaron, telling them,

2 “Say to the Israelites, ‘Of all the beasts of the earth, these ones you may eat:

3 You may eat any animal that has a split hoof completely divided and that chews the cud.

4 But of those that only chew the cud or only have a divided hoof, you are not to eat the following: The camel, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

5 The rock badger, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

6 The rabbit, though it chews the cud, does not have a divided hoof; it is unclean for you.

7 And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

8 You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

The LORD יְהוָ֛ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular spoke again וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר H1696 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Moses מֹשֶׁ֥ה H4872 Noun - proper - masculine singular . . . וְאֶֽל־ H413 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and Aaron אַהֲרֹ֖ן H175 Noun - proper - masculine singular telling לֵאמֹ֥ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct them אֲלֵהֶֽם׃ H413 Preposition | third person masculine plural
Verse 2

Original words

Say דַּבְּר֛וּ H1696 Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural to אֶל־ H413 Preposition the Israelites בְּנֵ֥י H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל H3478 Noun - proper - masculine singular - לֵאמֹ֑ר H559 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - זֹ֤את H2063 Pronoun - feminine singular Of all מִכָּל־ H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct the beasts הַבְּהֵמָ֖ה H929 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֥ר H834 Pronoun - relative of עַל־ H5921 Preposition the earth הָאָֽרֶץ׃ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular [these ones] הַֽחַיָּה֙ H2416 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative you may eat תֹּאכְל֔וּ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Verse 3

Original words

You may eat תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural any כֹּ֣ל׀ H3605 Noun - masculine singular animal בַּבְּהֵמָ֑ה H929 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֹתָ֖הּ H853 Direct object marker | third person feminine singular [that has] a split שֶׁ֙סַע֙ H8157 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . פְּרָסֹ֔ת H6541 Noun - feminine plural - מַפְרֶ֣סֶת H6536 Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular hoof פַּרְסָ֗ה H6541 Noun - feminine singular completely divided וְשֹׁסַ֤עַת H8156 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular and that chews מַעֲלַ֥ת H5927 Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular construct the cud גֵּרָ֖ה H1625 Noun - feminine singular
Verse 4

Original words

But אַ֤ךְ H389 Adverb of those אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker that [only] chew מִֽמַּעֲלֵי֙ H5927 Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct the cud הַגֵּרָ֔ה H1625 Article | Noun - feminine singular or [only] have a divided וּמִמַּפְרִיסֵ֖י H6536 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct hoof הַפַּרְסָ֑ה H6541 Article | Noun - feminine singular - אֶֽת־ H853 Direct object marker you are not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle to eat תֹֽאכְל֔וּ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural the following זֶה֙ H2088 Pronoun - masculine singular The camel הַ֠גָּמָל H1581 Article | Noun - masculine singular though כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction it ה֗וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular chews מַעֲלֵ֨ה H5927 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct the cud גֵרָ֜ה H1625 Noun - feminine singular does not אֵינֶ֣נּוּ H369 Adverb | third person masculine singular have a divided מַפְרִ֔יס H6536 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular hoof וּפַרְסָה֙ H6541 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular it ה֖וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is unclean טָמֵ֥א H2931 Adjective - masculine singular for you לָכֶֽם׃ Preposition | second person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • The precise identification of some of the birds and animals in this chapter is uncertain.
Verse 5

Original words

- וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker The rock badger הַשָּׁפָ֗ן H8227 Article | Noun - masculine singular though כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction it ה֔וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular chews מַעֲלֵ֤ה H5927 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular construct the cud גֵרָה֙ H1625 Noun - feminine singular does not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle have a divided יַפְרִ֑יס H6536 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular hoof וּפַרְסָ֖ה H6541 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular it ה֖וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular is unclean טָמֵ֥א H2931 Adjective - masculine singular for you לָכֶֽם׃ Preposition | second person masculine plural

BSB notes

  • Or The coney or The hyrax
Verse 6

Original words

- וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker The rabbit הָאַרְנֶ֗בֶת H768 Article | Noun - feminine singular though כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction it הִ֔וא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular chews מַעֲלַ֤ת H5927 Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular construct the cud גֵּרָה֙ H1625 Noun - feminine singular does not לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle have a divided הִפְרִ֑יסָה H6536 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular hoof וּפַרְסָ֖ה H6541 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular it הִ֖וא H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular is unclean טְמֵאָ֥ה H2931 Adjective - feminine singular for you לָכֶֽם׃ Preposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 7

Original words

And וְאֶת־ H853 Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker the pig הַ֠חֲזִיר H2386 Article | Noun - masculine singular though כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction it [has] ה֗וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular a split שֶׁ֙סַע֙ H8157 Noun - masculine singular construct hoof פַּרְסָ֜ה H6541 Noun - feminine singular completely divided מַפְרִ֨יס H6536 Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular . . . וְשֹׁסַ֥ע H8156 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular - פַּרְסָ֔ה H6541 Noun - feminine singular - וְה֖וּא H1931 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular does not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle chew יִגָּ֑ר H1641 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular the cud גֵּרָ֣ה H1625 Noun - feminine singular it [is] ה֖וּא H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular unclean טָמֵ֥א H2931 Adjective - masculine singular for you לָכֶֽם׃ Preposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 8

Original words

vvv לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle You must not eat תֹאכֵ֔לוּ H398 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural their meat מִבְּשָׂרָם֙ H1320 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural or touch תִגָּ֑עוּ H5060 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural their carcasses וּבְנִבְלָתָ֖ם H5038 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural . . . לֹ֣א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle they הֵ֖ם H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural are unclean טְמֵאִ֥ים H2931 Adjective - masculine plural for you לָכֶֽם׃ Preposition | second person masculine plural

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