Leviticus 11:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

And whatever goes upon its paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all fours, those are unclean to you: whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

📖 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  All animals that walk on their paws among the creatures that walk on all fours are unclean to you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until the evening.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even.

• 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.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And all that goeth apon his handes amonge all maner beestes that goo on all foure, are vnclene vnto you: and as many as twych their carkesses, shalbe vnclene vntyll the euen.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And what so euer goeth vpon handes amonge ye beestes that go vpon foure fete, shalbe vncleane vnto you. Who so euer toucheth the carcases of the, shalbe vncleane vntyll euen.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And whatsoeuer goeth vpon his pawes among all maner beastes that goeth on all foure, such shalbe vncleane vnto you: who so doth touch their carkeis shalbe vncleane vntil the euen.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whatsoeuer goeth vppon his pawes, among all maner beastes that go on all foure feete such are vncleane vnto you: and who so doth touche their carkasse shalbe vncleane vntyll the euen.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And any one going on its paws, among all the beasts which are going on four -- unclean they `are' to you; any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean until the evening;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And whatsoever goeth upon its paws, among all beasts that go on all fours, they are unclean unto you: whoso toucheth their carcass shall be unclean until the even.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Any four-footed beast which goes on the ball of its foot, is unclean to you: anyone touching the dead body of one of these will be unclean till evening.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  All that walk on their paws among all the creatures that walk on all fours are unclean to you. Anyone who touches their carcass will be unclean until the evening,

Referenced Verses

• Lev 11:20 : 20 All winged insects that creep, going upon all fours, shall be an abomination to you.
• Lev 11:23 : 23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet, shall be an abomination to you.