Genesis 7:2

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Of all clene beastes take vnto the.vij. of every kynde the male and hys female And of vnclene beastes a payre the male and hys female:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִכֹּ֣ל ׀ הַבְּהֵמָ֣ה הַטְּהוֹרָ֗ה תִּֽקַּח־לְךָ֛ שִׁבְעָ֥ה שִׁבְעָ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשְׁתּ֑וֹ וּמִן־הַבְּהֵמָ֡ה אֲ֠שֶׁר לֹ֣א טְהֹרָ֥ה הִ֛וא שְׁנַ֖יִם אִ֥ישׁ וְאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

From-all the-bəhēmâ the-ṭəhôrâ tiqqaḥ-to-you seven seven ʾîš wə-ʾištô and-from-the-bəhēmâ which not ṭəhôrâ it two ʾîš wə-ʾištô

Grammar Details

• *bəhēmâ*: feminine noun - animal/beast/cattle
• *ṭəhôrâ*: adjective, feminine singular - clean/pure
• *tiqqaḥ*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you shall take
• *ʾîš wə-ʾištô*: noun pair meaning 'male and female' or literally 'man and his wife'
• seven seven: Hebrew repetition indicating 'seven pairs'

Word Meanings

• *bəhēmâ*: animal/livestock/cattle/beast
• *ṭəhôrâ*: clean/pure/ritually acceptable
• *ʾîš wə-ʾištô*: male and female/man and his woman/a pair

Referenced Verses

• Gen 8:20 : 20 And Noe made an aulter vnto the LORDE and toke of all maner of clene beastes and all maner of clene foules and offred sacrifyce vppon the aulter.
• Lev 11:1-9 : 1 And the Lorde spake vnto Moses and Aaron sayenge: 2 speake vnto the childre of Israel and saye, these are the beestes whiche ye shall eate amonge all the beestes that are on the erth: 3 what soeuer hath hoffe and dyuydeth it in to two clawes ad cheweth cud among the beestes, that shall ye eate. 4 Neuerthelesse, these shall ye not eate of them that chewe cud and haue hoffes. The camel, for he cheweth cud but he deuydeth not the hoffe in to two clawes therfore he shall be vnclene vnto you. 5 And the Conye, for he cheweth the cud but deuydeth not the hoffe in to two clawes, therfore he is vnclene to you. 6 And the hare, for he likewise cheweth the cud, but deuydeth not the hoffe in to two clawes, he is therfore vnclene to you. 7 And the swyne, for though he deuyde the hoffe in to two clawes, yet he cheweth not the cud ad therfore is vnclene to you, 8 Of their flesh see that ye eate not ad their carkasses se that ye twych not for they are vnclene to you. 9 These shall ye eate of all that are in the waters: what soeuer hath finnes and skales in the waters, sees and ryuers, that shall ye eate. 10 And all that haue not finnes ad skales in the sees ad ryuers of all that moue and lyue in the waters shall ye abhorre. 11 Se that ye eate not of their flesh, ad also that ye abhorre their carkases: 12 for all that haue no finnes nor scales in the waters, shalbe abhominacion vnto you. 13 These are the foules which ye shall abhorre and which shall not be eaten, for they are an abhominacion. The egle, the gooshauke, the cormoraunte, the kyte, 14 the vultur and all his kynd 15 and all kynde of rauens, 16 the estrich, the nightcrowe, the cocow, the sparowhauke and al the kynde: 17 the litle oule, the storcke, the great oul 18 the backe, the pellicane, the pye, 19 the heron, the Iaye with the kynde, the lappwynge ad the swalowe. 20 And all foules that crepe ad goo apo all iiij. shalbe an abhominacion vnto you. 21 Yet these maye ye eate of all the foules that moue and goo apon.iiij. fete: euen those that haue no knees aboue vppon their fete to lepe with all apon the erthe, 22 euen these of them ye maye eate: the arbe and all his kynde: the Soleam with all his kynde: the Hargol and all the kynde, ad the Hagab ad all his kynd. 23 Al other foules that moue ad haue.iiij. fete, shalbe abhominacion vnto you. 24 In soch ye shalbe vnclene whosoeuer touch the carkesse of the shalbe vnclene vnto the euen, 25 ad whosoeuer bereth the carkesse of the, shal wash his clothes ad shalbe vnclene vntyll euen. 26 Amonge all maner beestes, they that haue hoffes and deuyde them not in to two clawes or that chewe not the cud, shalbe vnclene vnto you: and all that twicheth them shalbe vnclene. 27 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. 28 And he that beareth the carkesse of them, shall wasshe his clothes ad be vnclene vntyll the euen for soch are vnclene vnto you. 29 And these are also unclene to you amonge the thinges that crepe apon the erth: the wesell the mouse, the tode and all his kynde, 30 the hedgehogge, stellio, the licerte, the snayle and the moule. 31 These are vnclene to you amonge all that moue, and all that twych them when they be dead, shalbe vnclene vntyll the euen. 32 And what soeuer any of the dead carkesses of them fall apon, shalbe vnclene: what soeuer vessell of wodd it be, or rayment, or skynne, or bagge or what soeuer thinge it be that any worke is wroughte with all. And they shalbe plunged in the water and be vnclene vntill the eue, and then they shalbe clene agayne. 33 All maner of erthen vessell where in to any of them falleth, is vnclene with all that therein is: and ye shall breake it. 34 All maner meate that is eaten, yf any soch water come apon it, it shall be vnclene. And all maner drynke that is droke in all maner soch vessels, shalbe vnclene. 35 And whether it be ouen or kettel, it shalbe broken. For they are vnclene and shalbe vnclene vnto you: 36 Neuerthelater, yet the fountaynes ad welles and pondes of water, shalbe clene styll. But whosoeuer twycheth their carkesses, shall be vnclene. 37 Yf the dead carkesse of any soch fall apo any seed vsed to sowe, yt shall yet be clene styll: 38 but ad yf any water be poured apo the seed ad afterward the dead carkesse of them fall thereo, then it shalbe vnclene vnto you. 39 Yf any beest of whiche ye eate dye, he that twitcheth the dead carkesse shalbe vnclene vntyll the euen. 40 And he that eateth of any soche dead carkesse, shall wasshe his clothes and remayne vnclene vntyll the euen. And he also that beareth the carkesse of it, shall wasshe his clothes and be vnclene vntyll euen. 41 All that scrauleth apon the erth, is an abhominacyon and shall not be eaten. 42 And what soeuer goeth apon the brest ad what soeuer goeth apon.iiij. or moo fete amonge all that scrauleth apon the erth, of that se ye eate not: for they are abhomynable. 43 Make not youre soules abhominable. Make not youre soules abhomynable with nothinge that crepeth, nether make youre soules vnclene with them: that ye shulde be defiled thereby. 44 For I am the Lorde youre God, be sanctified therfore that ye maye be holy, for I am holy: and defile not youre soules with any maner thinge that crepeth apon the erth. 45 For I am the Lorde that brought you out of the londe off Egipte to be youre God: be holy therfore, for I am holy. 46 This is the lawe of beest and foule and off all maner thinge that lyueth ad moueth in the water ad of all thinges that crepe apo the erth 47 that ye may put differece betwene vnclene ad clene, ad betwene the beestes that are eate and the beestes that are not eaten.
• Lev 10:10 : 10 that ye maye put difference betwene holy and vnholy and betwene vnclene and clen
• Gen 7:8 : 8 And of clene beastes and of beastes that ware vnclene and of byrdes and of all that crepeth vppo the erth
• Gen 6:19-21 : 19 And of all that lyveth what soever flesh it be shalt thou brynge in to the arcke of every thynge a payre to kepe them a lyve wyth the. And male and femal 20 se that they be of byrdes in their kynde and of beastes in their kynde and of all maner of wormes of the erth in their kinde: a payre of every thinge shall come vnto the to kepe them a lyve. 21 And take vnto the of all maner of meate yt may be eaten and laye it vp in stoore by the that it may be meate both for ye and for the:
• Deut 14:1-9 : 1 Ye are the childern of the Lorde youre God, cut not youre selues nor make you any baldnes betwene the eyes for any mas deeth. 2 For thou art an holy people vnto the Lord thy God, ad the Lorde hath chosen the to be a seuerall people vnto him selfe, of all the nacyons that are vppon the erth. 3 Ye shall eate no maner of abhominacyon. 4 These are the beestes which ye shall eate of: oxen, shepe and gootes, 5 hert, roo and bugle, hertgoote, vnicorne, origen and Camelion. 6 And all beestes that cleaue the hoffe and slytte it in to two clawes and chewe the cud, them ye shal eate. 7 Neuerthelesse, these ye shall not eate of them that chew cud ad of the that deuyde and cleaue the hoffe: the camell, the hare ad the conye. For they chew cud, but deuyde not the hoffe: ad therfore are vncleane vnto you: 8 ad also the swyne, for though he deuyde the hoffe, yet he cheweth not cud, ad therfor is vncleane vnto you: Ye shall not eate of the flesh of the nor twich the deed carkasses of them. 9 These ye shall eate off all that are in the waters: All that haue fynnes and scales. 10 And what soeuer hath not finnes and scales, of that ye may not eate, for that is vncleane vnto you. 11 Of all cleane byrdes ye shall eate, 12 but these are they of which ye maye not eate: the egle, the goshauke, the cormerant, 13 the ixion, the vultur, the kyte and hyr kynde, 14 and all kynde off rauens, 15 the Estrich, the nyghtcrowe, the kuckoo, the sparowhauke and all hir kynde, 16 the litle oule, the great oule, the backe, 17 the bytture, the py 18 the storke, the heron, the Iaye in his kynde, the lapwynge, the swalowe: 19 And all crepynge foules are vncleane vnto you and maye not be eaten of: 20 but of all cleane foules ye maye well eate. 21 Ye shall eate of nothinge that dyeth alone: But thou mayst geue it vnto the straunger that is in thy citie that he eate it, or mayst sell it vnto an Aliet. For thou art an holy people vnto the Lorde thy God. Thou shalt not seth a kyd in his mothers mylke.
• Acts 10:11-15 : 11 and sawe heven opened and a certayne vessell come doune vnto him as it had bene a greate shete knyt at the.iiii. corners and was let doune to the erth 12 where in wer all maner of.iiii. foted beastes of the erth and vermen and wormes and foules of the ayer. 13 And ther came a voyce to him: ryse Peter kyll and eate. 14 But Peter sayde: God forbyd Lorde for I have never eaten eny thinge that is comen or vnclene. 15 And the voyce spake vnto him agayne the seconde tyme: what God hath clensed that make thou not comen.