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The
LORD spoke again to
Moses and to
Aaron,
saying to them,
r{mael !{r]h;a -l,a.w h,v{m -l,a h'wh.y reB;d.y;w ? ~,hel]a
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"Speak to the
sons of
Israel,
saying,
'These are the
creatures which you may
eat from
all the
animals that are on the
earth.
h'Y;x;h ta{z r{mael lea'r.fIy yen.B -l,a .Wr.B;D ? #,r'a'h -l;[ r,v]a h'meh.B;h -l'Kim .Wl.ka{T r,v]a
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'Whatever divides a
hoof, thus
making split hoofs, and
chews the
cud, among the
animals, that you may
eat.
t;l][;m t{s'r.P [;s,v t;[;s{v.w h's.r;P t,s,r.p;m l{K ? .Wleka{T H't{a h'meh.B;B h'reG
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'Nevertheless, you are not to
eat of
these, among those which
chew the
cud, or among those which
divide the
hoof: the
camel, for though it
chews cud, it does not
divide the
hoof, it is
unclean to you.
yesyir.p;Mim.W h'reG;h yel][;Mim .Wl.ka{t a{l h,z -t,a .$;a ? a.Wh h'reg hel][;m -yiK l'm'G;h -t,a h's.r;P;h ? ~,k'l a.Wh aem'j syir.p;m .WN,nyea h's.r;p.W
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'Likewise, the
shaphan, for though it
chews cud, it does not
divide the
hoof, it is
unclean to you;
h's.r;p.W a.Wh h'reg hel][;m -yiK !'p'V;h -t,a.w ? ~,k'l a.Wh aem'j syir.p;y a{l
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the
rabbit also, for though it
chews cud, it does not
divide the
hoof, it is
unclean to you;
h's.r;p.W awih h'reG t;l][;m -yiK t,b,n.r;a'h -t,a.w ? ~,k'l awih h'aem.j h'syir.pih a{l
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and the
pig, for though it
divides the
hoof, thus
making a
split hoof, it does not
chew cud, it is
unclean to you.
[;s{v.w a.Wh h's.r;P syir.p;m -yiK ryiz]x;h -t,a.w ? a.Wh aem'j r'GIy -a{l h'reG a.Wh.w h's.r;P [;s,v ? ~,k'l
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'You shall not
eat of their
flesh nor touch their
carcasses; they are
unclean to you.
.W['Git a{l ~'t'l.bin.b.W .Wleka{t a{l ~'r'f.Bim ? ~,k'l ~eh ~yiaem.j
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'These you may
eat,
whatever * is in the
water:
all that have
fins and
scales, those in the
water, in the
seas or in the
rivers, you may
eat.
w{l -r,v]a l{K ~Iy'M;B r,v]a l{Kim .Wl.ka{T h,z -t,a ? ~yil'x.N;b.W ~yiM;Y;B ~Iy;M;B t,f,q.f;q.w ryiP;n.s ? .Wleka{T ~'t{a
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'But
whatever * is in the
seas and in the
rivers that does not
have fins and
scales among all the
teeming life of the
water, and
among all the
living creatures that are in the
water, they are
detestable things to you,
~yiM;Y;B t,f,q.f;q.w ryiP;n.s w{l -nyea r,v]a l{k.w ? h'Y;x;h v,p,n l{Kim.W ~Iy;M;h #,r,v l{Kim ~yil'x.N;b.W ? ~,k'l ~eh #,q,v ~Iy'M;B r,v]a
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and they shall be
abhorrent to you; you may not
eat of their
flesh, and their
carcasses you shall
detest.
~'t'l.bin -t,a.w .Wleka{t a{l ~'r'f.Bim ~,k'l .Wy.hIy #,q,v.w ? .WceQ;v.T
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'Whatever * in the
water does not
have fins and
scales is
abhorrent to you.
~Iy'M;B t,f,q.f;q.w ryiP;n.s w{l -nyea r,v]a l{K ? ~,k'l a.Wh #,q,v
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'These, moreover, you shall
detest among the
birds; they are
abhorrent, not to be
eaten: the
eagle and the
vulture and the
buzzard,
.Wl.k'aey a{l @w{['h -nim .Wc.Q;v.T h,Lea -t,a.w ? h'Yin.z'['h tea.w s,r,P;h -t,a.w r,v,N;h -t,a ~eh #,q,v
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and the
kite and the
falcon in its
kind,
H'nyim.l h'Y;a'h -t,a.w h'a'D;h -t,a.w
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and the
ostrich and the
owl and the
sea gull and the
hawk in its
kind,
@;x'V;h -t,a.w s'm.x;T;h -t,a.w h'n][;Y;h t;B tea.w ? .Whenyim.l #eN;h -t,a.w
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and the
little owl and the
cormorant and the
great owl,
@.Wv.n;Y;h -t,a.w .$'l'V;h -t,a.w sw{K;h -t,a.w
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and the
white owl and the
pelican and the
carrion vulture,
~'x'r'h -t,a.w t'a'Q;h -t,a.w t,m,v.niT;h -t,a.w
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and the
stork, the
heron in its
kinds, and the
hoopoe, and the
bat.
t;pyik.WD;h -t,a.w H'nyim.l h'p'n]a'h h'dyis]x;h tea.w ? @eL;j]['h -t,a.w
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'All the
winged insects that
walk on all
fours are
detestable to you.
a.Wh #,q,v [;B.r;a -l;[ .$el{h;h @w{['h #,r,v l{K ? ~,k'l
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'Yet these you may
eat among all the
winged insects which
walk on all
fours: those
which have
above * their
feet jointed
legs with
which to
jump on the
earth.
.$el{h;h @w{['h #,r,v l{Kim .Wl.ka{T h,z -t,a .$;a ? wy'l.g;r.l l;[;Mim ~Iy;['r.k a{l -r,v]a [;B.r;a -l;[ ? #,r'a'h -l;[ !eh'B reT;n.l
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'These of them you may
eat: the
locust in its
kinds, and the
devastating locust in its
kinds, and the
cricket in its
kinds, and the
grasshopper in its
kinds.
w{nyim.l ]h,B.r;a'h -t,a .Wleka{T ~,hem h,Lea -t,a ? .Whenyim.l l{G.r;x;h -t,a.w .Whenyim.l ~'[.l'S;h -t,a.w ? .Whenyim.l b'g'x,h -t,a.w
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'But
all other
winged insects which are
four-footed * are
detestable to you.
~Iy'l.g;r [;B.r;a w{l -r,v]a @w{['h #,r,v l{k.w ? ~,k'l a.Wh #,q,v
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'By
these, moreover, you will be
made unclean:
whoever touches their
carcasses becomes unclean until evening,
a'm.jIy ~'t'l.bin.B ;[eg{N;h -l'K .Wa'M;JiT h,Lea.l.W ? b,r'['h -d;[
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and
whoever picks up
any of their
carcasses shall
wash his
clothes and be
unclean until evening.
aem'j.w wy'd'g.B seB;k.y ~'t'l.biNim aef{N;h -l'k.w ? b,r'['h -d;[
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'Concerning
all the
animals which divide the
hoof but do not
make a
split hoof, or which do not
chew cud, they are
unclean to you:
whoever touches them
becomes unclean.
[;s,v.w h's.r;P t,s,r.p;m awih r,v]a h'meh.B;h -l'k.l ? ~yiaem.j h'l][;m h'N,nyea h'reg.w t;[;s{v h'N,nyea ? a'm.jIy ~,h'B ;[eg{N;h -l'K ~,k'l ~eh
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'Also
whatever walks on its
paws, among
all the
creatures that
walk on all
fours, are
unclean to you;
whoever touches their
carcasses becomes unclean until evening,
t,k,l{h;h h'Y;x;h -l'k.B wy'P;K -l;[ .$elw{h l{k.w ? ;[eg{N;h -l'K ~,k'l ~eh ~yiaem.j [;B.r;a -l;[ ? b,r'['h -d;[ a'm.jIy ~'t'l.bin.B
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and the one who
picks up their
carcasses shall
wash his
clothes and be
unclean until evening; they are
unclean to you.
aem'j.w wy'd'g.B seB;k.y ~'t'l.bin -t,a aef{N;h.w ? ~,k'l h'Meh ~yiaem.j b,r'['h -d;[
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'Now
these are to you the
unclean among the
swarming things which
swarm on the
earth: the
mole, and the
mouse, and the
great lizard in its
kinds,
#,r'a'h -l;[ #er{V;h #,r,V;B aem'J;h ~,k'l h,z.w ? .Whenyim.l b'C;h.w r'B.k;['h.w d,l{x;h
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and the
gecko, and the
crocodile, and the
lizard, and the
sand reptile, and the
chameleon.
t,m'v.niT;h.w j,m{x;h.w h'a'j.L;h.w ;x{K;h.w h'q'n]a'h.w
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'These are to you the
unclean among
all the
swarming things;
whoever touches them when they are
dead becomes unclean until evening.
;[eg{N;h -l'K #,r'V;h -l'k.B ~,k'l ~yiaem.J;h h,Lea ? b,r'['h -d;[ a'm.jIy ~'t{m.B ~,h'B
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'Also
anything on
which one of them may
fall when they are
dead becomes unclean,
including any wooden article,
or clothing,
or a
skin,
or a
sack -
any article of
which use is
made -it shall be
put in the
water and be
unclean until evening, then it
becomes clean.
a'm.jIy ~'t{m.B ~,hem wy'l'[ -l{PIy -r,v]a l{k.w ? w{a rw{[ -w{a d,g,b w{a #e[ -yil.K -l'Kim ? ~,h'B h'ka'l.m h,f'[ey -r,v]a yil.K -l'K q'f ? reh'j.w b,r,['h -d;[ aem'j.w a'b.Wy ~Iy;M;B
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'As for
any earthenware vessel into
which one of them may
fall,
whatever * is in it
becomes unclean and you shall
break the vessel.
w{kw{T -l,a ~,hem l{PIy -r,v]a f,r,x -yil.K -l'k.w ? .Wr{B.vit w{t{a.w a'm.jIy w{kw{t.B r,v]a l{K
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'Any * of the
food which may be
eaten, on
which water comes, shall
become unclean, and
any liquid which may be
drunk in
every vessel shall
become unclean.
wy'l'[ aw{b'y r,v]a lek'aey r,v]a l,k{a'h -l'Kim ? yil.K -l'k.B h,t'VIy r,v]a h,q.v;m -l'k.w a'm.jIy ~Iy;m ? a'm.jIy
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'Everything, moreover, on
which part of their
carcass may
fall becomes unclean; an
oven or a
stove shall be
smashed; they are
unclean and shall
continue as
unclean to you.
r.WN;T a'm.jIy wy'l'[ ~'t'l.biNim l{PIy -r,v]a l{k.w ? .Wy.hIy ~yiaem.j.W ~eh ~yiaem.j #'TUy ~Iy;ryik.w ? ~,k'l
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'Nevertheless a
spring or a
cistern collecting water shall be
clean, though the one who
touches their
carcass shall be
unclean.
rw{h'j h,y.hIy ~Iy;m -hew.qim rw{b.W !'y.[;m .$;a ? a'm.jIy ~'t'l.bin.B ;[eg{n.w
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'If a part of their
carcass falls on
any seed for
sowing which is to be
sown, it is
clean.
;[.Wrez [;r,z -l'K -l;[ ~'t'l.biNim l{PIy yik.w ? a.Wh rw{h'j ;[er'ZIy r,v]a
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'Though
if water is
put on the
seed and a part of their
carcass falls on it, it is
unclean to you.
~'t'l.biNim l;p'n.w [;r,z -l;[ ~Iy;m -n;TUy yik.w ? ~,k'l a.Wh aem'j wy'l'[
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'Also
if one of the
animals dies which you have for
food, the one who
touches its
carcass becomes unclean until evening.
~,k'l ayih -r,v]a h'meh.B;h -nim t.Wm'y yik.w ? b,r'['h -d;[ a'm.jIy H't'l.bin.B ;[eg{N;h h'l.k'a.l
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'He too, who
eats some of its
carcass shall
wash his
clothes and be
unclean until evening, and the one who
picks up its
carcass shall
wash his
clothes and be
unclean until evening.
b,r'['h -d;[ aem'j.w wy'd'g.B seB;k.y H't'l.biNim lek{a'h.w ? aem'j.w wy'd'g.B seB;k.y H't'l.bin -t,a aef{N;h.w ? b,r'['h -d;[
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'Now
every swarming thing that
swarms on the
earth is
detestable, not to be
eaten.
a.Wh #,q,v #,r'a'h -l;[ #er{V;h #,r,V;h -l'k.w ? lek'aey a{l
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'Whatever crawls on its
belly, and
whatever walks on all
fours,
whatever has
many feet, in respect to
every swarming thing that
swarms on the
earth, you shall not
eat them, for they are
detestable.
[;B.r;a -l;[ .$elw{h l{k.w ]nw{x'G -l;[ .$elw{h l{K ? #er{V;h #,r,V;h -l'k.l ~Iy;l.g;r heB.r;m -l'K d;[ ? ~eh #,q,v -yiK ~.Wl.ka{t a{l #,r'a'h -l;[
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'Do not
render yourselves detestable through
any of the
swarming things that
swarm; and you shall not
make yourselves
unclean with them so that you
become unclean.
#,r,V;h -l'k.B ~,kyet{v.p;n -t,a .Wc.Q;v.T -l;a ? ~'B ~,tem.jin.w ~,h'B .Wa.M;Jit a{l.w #er{V;h
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'For I am the
LORD your
God.
Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be
holy, for I am
holy. And you shall not
make yourselves unclean with
any of the
swarming things that
swarm on the
earth.
~,tyIy.hiw ~,T.viD;q.tih.w ~,kyeh{l/a h'wh.y yin]a yiK ? ~,kyet{v.p;n -t,a .Wa.M;j.t a{l.w yin'a vw{d'q yiK ~yiv{d.q ? #,r'a'h -l;[ fem{r'h #,r,V;h -l'k.B
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'For I am the
LORD who
brought you up from the
land of
Egypt to be your
God; thus you shall be
holy, for I am
holy.' "
~Iy;r.cim #,r,aem ~,k.t,a h,l][;M;h h'wh.y yin]a yiK ? yiK ~yiv{d.q ~,tyIy.hiw ~yih{lael ~,k'l t{y.hil ? yin'a vw{d'q
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This is the
law regarding the
animal and the
bird, and
every living thing that
moves in the
waters and
everything that
swarms on the
earth,
v,p,n l{k.w @w{['h.w h'meh.B;h t;rw{T ta{z ? #,r'a'h -l;[ t,c,r{V;h v,p,n -l'k.l.W ~Iy'M;B t,f,m{r'h h'Y;x;h
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to
make a
distinction between the
unclean and the
clean, and
between the
edible creature and the
creature which is not to be
eaten.
!yeb.W r{h'J;h !yeb.W aem'J;h !yeB lyiD.b;h.l ? lek'aet a{l r,v]a h'Y;x;h !yeb.W t,l,k/a,N;h h'Y;x;h