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Leviticus 11:9-12

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

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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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

-אֶת־H853Direct object markerOf all [the creatures]מִכֹּ֖לH3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularthat [live]אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativein the waterבַּמָּ֑יִםH4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralwhether in the seasבַּיַּמִּ֛יםH3220Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralor in the streamsוּבַנְּחָלִ֖יםH5158Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural-אֹתָ֥םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine plural-תֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃H398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralyou may eatתֹּֽאכְל֔וּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-זֶה֙H2088Pronoun - masculine singularanythingכֹּ֣לH3605Noun - masculine singularאֲשֶׁר־אֲשֶׁר־H834Pronoun - relativewith finsסְנַפִּ֨ירH5579Noun - masculine singularand scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֜שֶׂתH7193Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular. . .בַּמַּ֗יִםH4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 10

Cross-references

Leviticus 7:18Classic cross-references Leviticus 7:21Classic cross-references Proverbs 29:27Classic cross-references

Original words

But the followingהֵ֖םH1992Pronoun - third person masculine pluralamong allמִכֹּל֙H3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructthe teemingשֶׁ֣רֶץH8318Noun - masculine singular constructlifeהַחַיָּ֖הH2416Article | Adjective - feminine singular-אֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relative-בַּמָּ֑יִםH4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluraland creaturesנֶ֥פֶשׁH5315Noun - feminine singularin the waterהַמַּ֔יִםH4325Article | Noun - masculine pluralare detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץH8263Noun - masculine singularto youלָכֶֽם׃Preposition | second person masculine pluraleverythingוְכֹל֩H3605Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularin the seasבַּיַּמִּים֙H3220Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralor streamsוּבַנְּחָלִ֔יםH5158Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralthatאֲשֶׁ֨רH834Pronoun - relativedoes notאֵֽין־H369Adverbhave finsסְנַפִּ֣ירH5579Noun - masculine singularand scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֗שֶׂתH7193Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular. . .וּמִכֹּ֛לH3605Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct

Verse 11

Cross-references

Leviticus 11:2Classic cross-references Leviticus 5:2Classic cross-references

Original words

They shall beיִהְי֣וּH1961Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralan abominationוְשֶׁ֖קֶץH8263Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularto youלָכֶ֑םPreposition | second person masculine pluralyou must notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particleeatתֹאכֵ֔לוּH398Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markertheir meatמִבְּשָׂרָם֙H1320Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluraland you must detestתְּשַׁקֵּֽצוּ׃H8262Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine pluraltheir carcassesנִבְלָתָ֖םH5038Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural

Verse 12

Original words

Everythingכֹּ֣לH3605Noun - masculine singularin the waterבַּמָּ֑יִםH4325Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine pluralthatאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativedoes notאֵֽין־H369Adverbhaveל֛וֹPreposition | third person masculine singularfinsסְנַפִּ֥ירH5579Noun - masculine singularand scalesוְקַשְׂקֶ֖שֶׂתH7193Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singularshall be detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץH8263Noun - masculine singular. . .ה֖וּאH1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularto youלָכֶֽם׃Preposition | second person masculine plural

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