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Leviticus 11:8

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

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מִבְּשָׂרָם֙mibsaramfrom bodyבָּשָׂרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תֹאכֵ֔לוּtokhelveatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וּבְנִבְלָתָ֖םuvenivlatamand in carcaseנְבֵלָהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and in carcase”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5038a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol(dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִגָּ֑עוּtigavreachנָגַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “reach”, an unfinished actionH5060properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)beat, ([idiom] be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.טְמֵאִ֥יםtemeimdefiledטָמֵאadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “defiled”, the ordinary formH2931foul in a religious sensedefiled, [phrase] infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.הֵ֖םhemtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.לָכֶֽםlakhemtoלָכֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come — unclean they [are] to you.

World English Bible

You shall not eat their meat. You shall not touch their carcasses. They are unclean to you.

Darby Translation

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they shall be unclean unto you.

Douay-Rheims

The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall not touch their carcases; these are unclean to you.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ τῶν κρεῶν αὐτῶν οὐ φάγεσθε, καὶ τῶν θνησιμαίων αὐτῶν οὐχ ἅψεσθε· ἀκάθαρτα ταῦτα ὑμῖν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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