Leviticus 11:47

KJV1611 – Modern English

To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לְהַבְדִּ֕יל בֵּ֥ין הַטָּמֵ֖א וּבֵ֣ין הַטָּהֹ֑ר וּבֵ֤ין הַֽחַיָּה֙ הַֽנֶּאֱכֶ֔לֶת וּבֵין֙ הַֽחַיָּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א תֵאָכֵֽל׃ פ

Transliteration

to-haḇdîl between the-ṭāmēʾ û-ḇên the-ṭāhōr û-ḇên the-ḥayyāh the-neʾĕkelet û-ḇên the-ḥayyāh ʾăšer not tēʾākēl

Grammar Details

• *haḇdîl*: Hiphil, infinitive construct - to separate/distinguish
• *ṭāmēʾ*: adjective, masculine, singular - unclean/impure
• *û-ḇên*: conjunction + preposition - and-between
• *ṭāhōr*: adjective, masculine, singular - clean/pure
• *ḥayyāh*: adjective, feminine, singular - living
• *neʾĕkelet*: Niphal, participle, feminine, singular - being eaten/edible
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
• *tēʾākēl*: verb, Niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular - will be eaten

Word Meanings

• *haḇdîl*: to separate/distinguish/divide/make distinction
• *ṭāmēʾ*: unclean/impure/defiled
• *ṭāhōr*: clean/pure/undefiled
• *ḥayyāh*: living creature/animal/beast
• *neʾĕkelet*: being eaten/edible/may be eaten
• *tēʾākēl*: will be eaten/should be eaten/can be eaten

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  You must distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between living creatures that may be eaten and those that may not be eaten.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  To make a difference between the uncan and the can, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  to make a distinction{H914} between the unclean{H2931} and the clean,{H2889} and between the living thing{H2416} that may be eaten{H398} and the living thing{H2416} that may not be eaten.{H398}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  To make a difference{H914}{(H8687)} between the unclean{H2931} and the clean{H2889}, and between the beast{H2416} that may be eaten{H398}{(H8737)} and the beast{H2416} that may not be eaten{H398}{(H8735)}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  that ye may put differece betwene vnclene ad clene, ad betwene the beestes that are eate and the beestes that are not eaten.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  that ye maie knowe to discerne what is vncleane & cleane, and what maner of beestes are to be eaten, and which are not to be eaten.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  That there may be a difference betweene the vncleane and cleane, and betweene the beast that may be eaten, and the beast that ought not to be eaten.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  That there may be a difference betweene the vncleane and cleane, and betweene the beast that may be eaten, and the beast that ought not to be eaten.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.'"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  to make separation between the unclean and the pure, and between the beast that is eaten, and the beast that is not eaten.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Marking out the unclean from the clean, and the living thing which may be used for food from that which may not.

• World English Bible (2000)

  to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten.'"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  to distinguish between the unclean and the clean, between the living creatures that may be eaten and the living creatures that must not be eaten.’”

Referenced Verses

• Lev 10:10 : 10 that you may distinguish between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;
• Ezek 44:23 : 23 And they shall teach my people the difference between the holy and the profane, and cause them to discern between the unclean and the clean.
• Mal 3:18 : 18 Then shall you return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
• Rom 14:2-3 : 2 For one believes he may eat all things, but another, who is weak, eats only herbs. 3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who does not eat, and let not the one who does not eat judge the one who eats; for God has accepted him.
• Rom 14:13-23 : 13 Let us not therefore judge one another anymore, but judge this instead: that no one puts a stumbling block or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. 14 I know and am convinced by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but to him who considers anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 But if your brother is grieved with your food, you are no longer walking in love. Do not destroy with your food the one for whom Christ died. 16 Therefore do not let your good be spoken of as evil. 17 For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. 18 For anyone who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. 19 Therefore let us pursue the things that lead to peace and the building up of one another. 20 Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All things indeed are pure, but it is evil for the man who eats with offense. 21 It is good neither to eat meat nor drink wine nor do anything by which your brother stumbles or is offended or is made weak. 22 Do you have faith? Have it to yourself before God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself in what he approves. 23 But whoever doubts is condemned if he eats, because he does not eat from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.