Focused Passage

Leviticus 11:24-28

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

24 These creatures will make you unclean. Whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

25 and whoever picks up one of their carcasses must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening.

26 Every animal with hooves not completely divided or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you. Whoever touches any of them will be unclean.

27 All the four-footed animals that walk on their paws are unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until evening,

28 and anyone who picks up a carcass must wash his clothes, and he will be unclean until evening. They are unclean for you.

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References and Original Words

Verse 24

Cross-references

1 Samuel 20:26 Classic cross-references Leviticus 5:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

These [creatures] וּלְאֵ֖לֶּה H428 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Pronoun - common plural will make you unclean תִּטַּמָּ֑אוּ H2930 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Whoever כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct touches הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ H5060 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular their carcasses בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם H5038 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural will be unclean יִטְמָ֥א H2930 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular until עַד־ H5704 Preposition evening הָעָֽרֶב׃ H6153 Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 25

Cross-references

Exodus 19:10 Classic cross-references Leviticus 13:6 Classic cross-references Leviticus 14:8 Classic cross-references Leviticus 11:40 Classic cross-references Leviticus 15:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

and whoever וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct picks up הַנֹּשֵׂ֖א H5375 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular one of their carcasses מִנִּבְלָתָ֑ם H5038 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural must wash יְכַבֵּ֥ס H3526 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his clothes בְּגָדָ֖יו H899 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and he will be unclean וְטָמֵ֥א H2930 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular until עַד־ H5704 Preposition evening הָעָֽרֶב׃ H6153 Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 26

Cross-references

Deuteronomy 14:8 Classic cross-references Isaiah 52:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

Every לְֽכָל־ H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct animal הַבְּהֵמָ֡ה H929 Article | Noun - feminine singular with אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative . . . הִוא֩ H1931 Pronoun - third person feminine singular vvv וְשֶׁ֣סַע׀ H8157 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular hooves פַּרְסָ֜ה H6541 Noun - feminine singular not אֵינֶ֣נָּה H369 Adverb | third person feminine singular completely divided מַפְרֶ֨סֶת H6536 Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular . . . שֹׁסַ֗עַת H8156 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular or that does not אֵינֶ֣נָּה H369 Adverb | third person feminine singular chew מַעֲלָ֔ה H5927 Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular the cud וְגֵרָה֙ H1625 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular is unclean טְמֵאִ֥ים H2931 Adjective - masculine plural . . . הֵ֖ם H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural for you לָכֶ֑ם Preposition | second person masculine plural Whoever כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct touches הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ H5060 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular any of them בָּהֶ֖ם Preposition | third person masculine plural will be unclean יִטְמָֽא׃ H2930 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

Literally a split hoof not completely divided

Verse 27

Cross-references

1 Samuel 20:26 Classic cross-references Judges 13:4 Classic cross-references

Original words

All וְכֹ֣ל׀ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular the four-footed הוֹלֵ֣ךְ H1980 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition . . . אַרְבַּ֔ע H702 Number - feminine singular animals הַֽחַיָּה֙ H2416 Article | Noun - feminine singular that walk הַהֹלֶ֣כֶת H1980 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular on עַל־ H5921 Preposition their paws כַּפָּ֗יו H3709 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular . . . בְּכָל־ H3605 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct are unclean טְמֵאִ֥ים H2931 Adjective - masculine plural . . . הֵ֖ם H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural for you לָכֶ֑ם Preposition | second person masculine plural whoever כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct touches הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ H5060 Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular their carcasses בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם H5038 Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural will be unclean יִטְמָ֥א H2930 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular until עַד־ H5704 Preposition evening הָעָֽרֶב׃ H6153 Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 28

Original words

and anyone who picks up וְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙ H5375 Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker a carcass נִבְלָתָ֔ם H5038 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural must wash יְכַבֵּ֥ס H3526 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular his clothes בְּגָדָ֖יו H899 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular and he will be unclean וְטָמֵ֣א H2930 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular until עַד־ H5704 Preposition evening הָעָ֑רֶב H6153 Article | Noun - masculine singular They הֵ֖מָּה H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural are unclean טְמֵאִ֥ים H2931 Adjective - masculine plural for you לָכֶֽם׃ס Preposition | second person masculine plural

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