The Meaning of Leviticus 11:26 Explained

Leviticus 11:26

KJV: The 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.

YLT: even every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and the cud is not bringing up -- unclean they are to you; any one who is coming against them is unclean.

Darby: Every 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.

ASV: Every beast which parteth the hoof, and is not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, is unclean unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

[The 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. 

What does Leviticus 11:26 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Leviticus 11

1  What animals may be eaten
4  and what may not be eaten
9  What fishes
13  What fowls
29  The creeping things which are unclean

What do the individual words in Leviticus 11:26 mean?

[The carcass] of any animal which it divides the foot but not is cloven-hoofed or the cud does chew unclean is to you Everyone who touches it shall be unclean
לְֽכָל־ הַבְּהֵמָ֡ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִוא֩ מַפְרֶ֨סֶת פַּרְסָ֜ה וְשֶׁ֣סַע ׀ אֵינֶ֣נָּה שֹׁסַ֗עַת וְגֵרָה֙ מַעֲלָ֔ה טְמֵאִ֥ים הֵ֖ם לָכֶ֑ם כָּל־ הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בָּהֶ֖ם יִטְמָֽא

לְֽכָל־  [The  carcass]  of  any 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַבְּהֵמָ֡ה  animal 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּהֵמָה  
Sense: beast, cattle, animal.
מַפְרֶ֨סֶת  divides 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, feminine singular
Root: פָּרַס  
Sense: to divide, break in two.
פַּרְסָ֜ה  the  foot 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: פַּרְסָה  
Sense: hoof.
שֹׁסַ֗עַת  is  cloven-hoofed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: שֶׁסַע  
Sense: cleft, cloven, split.
וְגֵרָה֙  or  the  cud 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular
Root: גֵּרָה  
Sense: cud.
מַעֲלָ֔ה  does  chew 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, feminine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
טְמֵאִ֥ים  unclean 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: טָמֵא  
Sense: unclean, impure.
לָכֶ֑ם  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
כָּל־  Everyone 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ  who  touches 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: נָגַע  
Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
יִטְמָֽא  shall  be  unclean 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.

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