The Meaning of Leviticus 11:27 Explained

Leviticus 11:27

KJV: 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.

YLT: 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;

Darby: And 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.

ASV: 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Leviticus 11:27 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 11:27 mean?

And whatever goes on its paws among all kinds of animals that go [all] four [legs] [are] unclean those to you Whoever touches any such carcass shall be unclean until evening
וְכֹ֣ל ׀ הוֹלֵ֣ךְ עַל־ כַּפָּ֗יו בְּכָל־ הַֽחַיָּה֙ הַהֹלֶ֣כֶת אַרְבַּ֔ע טְמֵאִ֥ים הֵ֖ם לָכֶ֑ם כָּל־ הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם יִטְמָ֥א עַד־ הָעָֽרֶב

וְכֹ֣ל ׀  And  whatever 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ  goes 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
כַּפָּ֗יו  its  paws 
Parse: Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
בְּכָל־  among  all  kinds 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַֽחַיָּה֙  of  animals 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
הַהֹלֶ֣כֶת  that  go 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
אַרְבַּ֔ע  [all]  four  [legs] 
Parse: Number, feminine singular
Root: אַרְבַּע  
Sense: four.
טְמֵאִ֥ים  [are]  unclean 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: טָמֵא  
Sense: unclean, impure.
הֵ֖ם  those 
Parse: Pronoun, third person masculine plural
Root: הֵם 
Sense: they, these, the same, who.
לָכֶ֑ם  to  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine plural
כָּל־  Whoever 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַנֹּגֵ֥עַ  touches 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: נָגַע  
Sense: to touch, reach, strike.
בְּנִבְלָתָ֖ם  any  such  carcass 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: נְבֵלָה  
Sense: carcass, corpse.
יִטְמָ֥א  shall  be  unclean 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: טָמֵא 
Sense: to be unclean, become unclean, become impure.
עַד־  until 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
הָעָֽרֶב  evening 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶרֶב  
Sense: evening, night, sunset.

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