Leviticus 11:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכֹ֣ל ׀ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ עַל־כַּפָּ֗יו בְּכָל־הַֽחַיָּה֙ הַהֹלֶ֣כֶת עַל־אַרְבַּ֔ע טְמֵאִ֥ים הֵ֖ם לָכֶ֑ם כָּל־הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם יִטְמָ֥א עַד־הָעָֽרֶב׃

Transliteration

And all hôlēḵ upon its kappāyw among all the ḥayyâ hahōleḵet upon four, ṭəmēʾîm they are to you; all hannōgēaʿ with their nəbēlâ shall yiṭmāʾ until the ʿāreb.

Grammar Details

*wəḵōl*: conjunction + noun in construct, 'and all/every'
*hôlēḵ*: qal participle masculine singular, 'walking/going'
*ʿal-kappāyw*: preposition + feminine dual noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix, 'upon its paws'
*bəḵol*: preposition + noun in construct, 'among all'
*haḥayyâ*: definite article + feminine singular noun, 'the living thing/beast'
*hahōleḵet*: definite article + qal participle feminine singular, 'the walking/going'
*ʿal-ʾarbaʿ*: preposition + numeral, 'upon four (legs)'
*ṭəmēʾîm*: adjective masculine plural, 'unclean'
*hēm*: 3rd masculine plural pronoun, 'they'
*lāḵem*: preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix, 'to/for you'
*kol*: noun in construct, 'all/every'
*hannōgēaʿ*: definite article + qal participle masculine singular, 'the one touching'
*bənibəlātām*: preposition + feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix, 'with their carcass'
*yiṭmāʾ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, 'he shall be unclean'
*ʿad-hāʿāreb*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun, 'until the evening'

Word Meanings

*hôlēḵ*: walking, going, moving
*kappāyw*: paws, hands, palms (dual form)
*ḥayyâ*: living thing, animal, beast, creature
*hahōleḵet*: the one walking, moving creature
*ṭəmēʾîm*: unclean, impure, defiled
*nəbēlâ*: carcass, dead body, corpse

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Lev 11:20 : 20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
Lev 11:23 : 23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Lev 11:23-26
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92%
23But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination unto you.
24And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.
25And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
26The carcases of every beast which divideth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, are unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
Lev 11:28-29
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28And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: they are unclean unto you.
29These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
Lev 11:34-43
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34Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk in every such vessel shall be unclean.
35And every thing whereupon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; whether it be oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: for they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
36Nevertheless a fountain or pit, wherein there is plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean.
37And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it shall be clean.
38But if any water be put upon the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
39And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
40And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.
41And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
42Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
43Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
Lev 11:31-32
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31These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even.
32And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel it be, wherein any work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.
Lev 11:2-8
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2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.
3Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.
4Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
5And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
6And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
7And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.
8Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
Deut 14:6-8
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6And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
7Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you.
8And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not the cud, it is unclean unto you: ye shall not eat of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.
Lev 5:2
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2Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
Lev 17:15
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15And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.
Lev 22:5-6
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5Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;
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Lev 15:10
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10And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth any of those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Lev 11:46-47
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46This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:
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Num 19:22
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22And whatsoever the unclean person toucheth shall be unclean; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even.
Num 19:11
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11He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
Lev 27:11
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Lev 11:11
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11They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.
Lev 15:27
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27And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.
Lev 11:20
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20All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.
Lev 20:25
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25Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean.
Lev 7:21
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21Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or any unclean beast, or any abominable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, even that soul shall be cut off from his people.
Lev 7:19
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19And the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.
Lev 22:8
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8That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
Deut 14:19
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Num 19:16
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