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Leviticus 20

Lev. 20:25 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Ye shall therefore putq difference
badal (Hebrew #914)
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
KJV usage: (make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), X utterly.
Pronounce: baw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
between clean
tahowr (Hebrew #2889)
from 2891; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
KJV usage: clean, fair, pure(-ness).
Pronounce: taw-hore'
Origin: or tahor {taw-hore'}
beasts
bhemah (Hebrew #929)
properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
KJV usage: beast, cattle.
Pronounce: be-hay-maw'
Origin: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute)
and unclean
tame' (Hebrew #2931)
foul in a relig. sense
KJV usage: defiled, + infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.
Pronounce: taw-may'
Origin: from 2930
, and between unclean
tame' (Hebrew #2931)
foul in a relig. sense
KJV usage: defiled, + infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.
Pronounce: taw-may'
Origin: from 2930
fowls
`owph (Hebrew #5775)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
KJV usage: bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
Pronounce: ofe
Origin: from 5774
and clean
tahowr (Hebrew #2889)
from 2891; pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
KJV usage: clean, fair, pure(-ness).
Pronounce: taw-hore'
Origin: or tahor {taw-hore'}
: and ye shall not make your souls
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
abominable
shaqats (Hebrew #8262)
to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute
KJV usage: abhor, make abominable, have in abomination, detest, X utterly.
Pronounce: shaw-kats'
Origin: a primitive root
by beast
bhemah (Hebrew #929)
properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
KJV usage: beast, cattle.
Pronounce: be-hay-maw'
Origin: from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute)
, or by fowl
`owph (Hebrew #5775)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
KJV usage: bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
Pronounce: ofe
Origin: from 5774
, or by any manner of living thing that δcreepeth
ramas (Hebrew #7430)
properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarm
KJV usage: creep, move.
Pronounce: raw-mas'
Origin: a primitive root
on the ground
'adamah (Hebrew #127)
soil (from its general redness)
KJV usage: country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
Pronounce: ad-aw-maw'
Origin: from 119
, which I have separated
badal (Hebrew #914)
to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively, separate, distinguish, differ, select, etc.)
KJV usage: (make, put) difference, divide (asunder), (make) separate (self, -ation), sever (out), X utterly.
Pronounce: baw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
from you as unclean
tame' (Hebrew #2930)
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated)
KJV usage: defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, X utterly.
Pronounce: taw-may'
Origin: a primitive root
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put difference.
Lev. 11:1‑47• 1And Jehovah spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the animals which ye shall eat of all the beasts which are on the earth.
3Whatever hath cloven hoofs, and feet quite split open, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts--that shall ye eat.
4Only these shall ye not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those with cloven hoofs: the camel, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs--it shall be unclean unto you;
5and the rock-badger, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs--it shall be unclean unto you;
6and the hare, for it cheweth the cud, but hath not cloven hoofs--it shall be unclean unto you;
7and the swine, for it hath cloven hoofs, and feet quite split open, but it cheweth not the cud--it shall be unclean unto you.
8Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they shall be unclean unto you.
9These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatever hath fins and scales in waters, in seas and in rivers, these shall ye eat;
10but all that have not fins and scales in seas and in rivers, of all that swarm in the waters, and of every living soul which is in the waters--they shall be an abomination unto you.
11They shall be even an abomination unto you: of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase ye shall have in abomination.
12Whatever in the waters hath no fins and scales, that shall be an abomination unto you.
13And these shall ye have in abomination of the fowls; they shall not be eaten; an abomination shall they be: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle,
14and the falcon, and the kite, after its kind;
15every raven after its kind;
16and the female ostrich and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk, after its kind;
17and the owl, and the gannet, and the ibis,
18and the swan, and the pelican, and the carrion vulture,
19and the stork; the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
20Every winged crawling thing that goeth upon all four shall be an abomination unto you.
21Yet these shall ye eat of every winged crawling thing that goeth upon all four: those which have legs above their feet with which to leap upon the earth.
22These shall ye eat of them: the arbeh after its kind, and the solam after its kind, and the hargol after its kind, and the hargab after its kind.
23But every winged crawling thing that hath four feet shall be an abomination unto you.
24And by these ye shall make yourselves unclean; whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
25And whoever carrieth ought of their carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even.
26Every beast that hath cloven hoofs, but not feet quite split open, nor cheweth the cud, shall be unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.
27And whatever goeth on its paws, among all manner of beasts that go upon all four, those are unclean unto you: whoever toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.
28And he that carrieth their carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even: they shall be unclean unto you.
29And these shall be unclean unto you among the crawling things which crawl on the earth: the mole, and the field-mouse, and the lizard, after its kind;
30and the groaning lizard, and the great red lizard, and the climbing lizard, and the chomet, and the chameleon.
31These shall be unclean unto you among all that crawl: whoever toucheth them when they are dead, shall be unclean until the even.
32And on whatever any of them when they are dead doth fall, it shall be unclean; all vessels of wood, or garment, or skin, or sack, every vessel wherewith work is done--it shall be put into water, and be unclean until the even; then shall it be clean.
33And every earthen vessel into which any of them falleth--whatever is in it shall be unclean; and ye shall break it.
34All food that is eaten on which such water hath come shall be unclean; and all drink that is drunk shall be unclean, in every such vessel.
35And everything where upon any part of their carcase falleth shall be unclean; oven and hearth shall be broken down: they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.
36Nevertheless, a spring or a well, a quantity of water, shall be clean. But he that 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 water have been put on the seed, and any part of their carcase fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you.
39And if any beast which is to you for food die, he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.
40And he that eateth of its carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even: he also that carrieth its carcase shall wash his garments, and be unclean until the even.
41And every crawling thing which crawleth on the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.
42Whatever goeth on the belly, and whatever goeth on all four, and all that have a great many feet, of every manner of crawling thing which crawleth on the earth--these ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.
43Ye shall not make yourselves abominable through any crawling thing which crawleth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.
44For I am Jehovah your God; and ye shall hallow yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy; and ye shall not make yourselves unclean through any manner of crawling thing which creepeth on the earth.
45For I am Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.
46This is the law of cattle, and of fowl, and of every living soul that moveth in the waters, and of every soul that crawleth on the earth;
47to make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that is to be eaten and the beast that is not to be eaten.
(Lev. 11:1‑47)
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Deut. 14:3‑21• 3Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.
4These are the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the sheep, and the goat;
5the hart, and the gazelle, and the stag, and the wild goat, and the dishon and the oryx, and the wild sheep.
6And every beast that hath cloven hoofs, and the feet quite split open into double hoofs, and which cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that ye shall eat.
7Only these ye shall not eat of those that chew the cud, or of those with hoofs cloven and split open: the camel, and the hare, and the rock-badger; for they chew the cud, but have not cloven hoofs--they shall be unclean unto you;
8and the swine, for it hath cloven hoofs, yet cheweth not the cud--it shall be unclean unto you. Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch.
9These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales shall ye eat;
10but whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye shall not eat: it shall be unclean unto you.
11All clean birds shall ye eat.
12But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the sea-eagle,
13and the falcon, and the kite, and the black kite after its kind;
14and every raven after its kind;
15and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, and the hawk after its kind;
16the owl, and the ibis and the swan,
17and the pelican, and the carrion vulture, and the gannet,
18and the stork, and the heron after its kind, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
19And every winged crawling thing shall be unclean unto you; they shall not be eaten.
20All clean fowls shall ye eat.
21Ye shall eat of no carcase; thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eat it, or sell it unto a foreigner; for thou art a holy people to Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk.
(Deut. 14:3‑21)
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Acts 10:11‑15,28• 11and he beholds the heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, bound by the four corners and let down to the earth;
12in which were all the quadrupeds and creeping things of the earth, and the fowls of the heaven.
13And there was a voice to him, Rise, Peter, slay and eat.
14And Peter said, In no wise, Lord; for I have never eaten anything common or unclean.
15And there was a voice again the second time to him, What God has cleansed, do not *thou* make common.
28And he said to them, *Ye* know how it is unlawful for a Jew to be joined or come to one of a strange race, and to *me* God has shewn to call no man common or unclean.
(Acts 10:11‑15,28)
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Eph. 5:7‑11• 7Be not ye therefore fellow-partakers with them;
8for ye were once darkness, but now light in the Lord; walk as children of light,
9(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,)
10proving what is agreeable to the Lord;
11and do not have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also reprove them,
(Eph. 5:7‑11)
abominable.
creepeth.
or, moveth.

J. N. Darby Translation

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And ye shall make a separation between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the unclean fowl and the clean, and ye shall not make yourselvesa an abomination by beast, or by fowl, or by anything that creepeth on the ground which I have separated for you, declaring it as unclean.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "your souls."