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

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

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

26Every 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.

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

28and 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 20:26Classic cross-references Leviticus 5:2Classic cross-references

Original words

These [creatures]וּלְאֵ֖לֶּהH428Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Pronoun - common pluralwill make you uncleanתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּH2930Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralWhoeverכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtouchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַH5060Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulartheir carcassesבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םH5038Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwill be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אH2930Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositioneveningהָעָֽרֶב׃H6153Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 25

Cross-references

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

Original words

and whoeverוְכָל־H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructpicks upהַנֹּשֵׂ֖אH5375Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularone of their carcassesמִנִּבְלָתָ֑םH5038Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralmust washיְכַבֵּ֥סH3526Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhis clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוH899Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand he will be uncleanוְטָמֵ֥אH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositioneveningהָעָֽרֶב׃H6153Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 26

Cross-references

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

Original words

Everyלְֽכָל־H3605Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructanimalהַבְּהֵמָ֡הH929Article | Noun - feminine singularwithאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relative. . .הִוא֩H1931Pronoun - third person feminine singularvvvוְשֶׁ֣סַע׀H8157Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularhoovesפַּרְסָ֜הH6541Noun - feminine singularnotאֵינֶ֣נָּהH369Adverb | third person feminine singularcompletely dividedמַפְרֶ֨סֶתH6536Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular. . .שֹׁסַ֗עַתH8156Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularor that does notאֵינֶ֣נָּהH369Adverb | third person feminine singularchewמַעֲלָ֔הH5927Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singularthe cudוְגֵרָה֙H1625Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularis uncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםH2931Adjective - masculine plural. . .הֵ֖םH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralfor youלָכֶ֑םPreposition | second person masculine pluralWhoeverכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtouchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַH5060Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularany of themבָּהֶ֖םPreposition | third person masculine pluralwill be uncleanיִטְמָֽא׃H2930Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

BSB notes

Literally a split hoof not completely divided

Verse 27

Cross-references

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

Original words

Allוְכֹ֣ל׀H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularthe four-footedהוֹלֵ֣ךְH1980Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular. . .עַל־H5921Preposition. . .אַרְבַּ֔עH702Number - feminine singularanimalsהַֽחַיָּה֙H2416Article | Noun - feminine singularthat walkהַהֹלֶ֣כֶתH1980Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularonעַל־H5921Prepositiontheir pawsכַּפָּ֗יוH3709Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular. . .בְּכָל־H3605Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructare uncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםH2931Adjective - masculine plural. . .הֵ֖םH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralfor youלָכֶ֑םPreposition | second person masculine pluralwhoeverכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructtouchesהַנֹּגֵ֥עַH5060Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulartheir carcassesבְּנִבְלָתָ֖םH5038Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralwill be uncleanיִטְמָ֥אH2930Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositioneveningהָעָֽרֶב׃H6153Article | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 28

Original words

and anyone who picks upוְהַנֹּשֵׂא֙H5375Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markera carcassנִבְלָתָ֔םH5038Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralmust washיְכַבֵּ֥סH3526Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularhis clothesבְּגָדָ֖יוH899Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singularand he will be uncleanוְטָמֵ֣אH2930Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularuntilעַד־H5704Prepositioneveningהָעָ֑רֶבH6153Article | Noun - masculine singularTheyהֵ֖מָּהH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralare uncleanטְמֵאִ֥יםH2931Adjective - masculine pluralfor youלָכֶֽם׃סPreposition | second person masculine plural

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