Leviticus Chapter 11

Eating of clean and unclean meats

11:1 And YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here spoke to Mosesמשה
Meaning of the name: Linguist Abraham Yahuda, based on the spelling given in the Tanakh, argues that it combines “water” or “seed” and “pond, expanse of water,” thus yielding the sense of “child of the Nile” For more info click here and to Aaronאַהֲרוֹן
Aaron is an English masculine given name. The ‘h’ phoneme in the original Hebrew pronunciation “Aharon” (אהרן) is dropped in the Greek, Ἀαρών, from which the English form, Aaron, is derived. The brother of Moses, is described in the Torah, the Quran and the Baha’i Iqan. The origin of the biblical name is uncertain; however, an Ancient Egyptian origin may indicate “aha rw” meaning “warrior lion”, For more info click here, saying to them,
11:2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, These [are] the animals that y’all shall eat among all the animals that [are] on the earth.
11:3 Whatever parted the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and] chews the cud, among the animals, that shall y’all eat.
11:4 However these y’all shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof [as] the camel, because he chews the cud, but the hoof divides not ; he [is] unclean to you.
11:5 And the rock hyrax, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof ; he [is] unclean to you.
11:6 And the hare, because he chews the cud, but divides not the hoof ; he [is] unclean to you.
11:7 And the pig, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he chews not the cud ; he [is] unclean to you.
11:8 Of their flesh shall y’all not eat, and their carcass shall y’all not touch ; they [are] unclean to you.
11:9 These shall y’all eat of all that [are] in the waters whatever has fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall y’all eat.
11:10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which [is] in the waters, they [shall be] an abomination to you
11:11 They shall be even an abomination to you; y’all shall not eat of their flesh, but y’all shall have their carcasses in abomination.
11:12 Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that [shall be] an abomination to you.
11:13 And these [are they which] y’all shall have in abomination among the birds ; they shall not be eaten, they [are] an abomination the eagle, and the bearded vulture, and the ospray,
11:14 And the vulture, and the kite after its kind ;
11:15 Every raven after its kind ;
11:16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after its kind,
11:17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the golden vulture,
11:19 And the stork, the heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
11:20 All insects that creep, going on [all ] four, [shall be] an abomination to you.
11:21 Yet these may y’all eat of every flying insect that goes on [all] four, which have legs above their feet, to leap also on the earth ;
11:22 [Even] these of them y’all may eat ; the locust after its kind, and the bald locust after its kind, and the beetle after its kind, and the grasshopper after its kind.
11:23 But all [other] flying insects, which have four feet, [shall be] an abomination to you.
11:24 And for these y’all shall be unclean whoever touches the carcass of them shall be unclean until the evening.
11:25 And whoever carries [ought] of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
11:26 [The carcasses ] of every animal which divides the hoof, and [is] not clovenfooted, nor chews the cud, [are] unclean to you every one that touches them shall be unclean.
11:27 And whatever goes on his paws, among all manner of animals that go on [all ] four, those [are] unclean to you whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.
11:28 And he that bears the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening they [are] unclean to you.
11:29 These also [shall be] unclean to you among the insects that creep on the earth ; the weasel, and the mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,
11:30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.
11:31 These [are] unclean to you among all that creep whoever does touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the evening.
11:32 And on whatever [any] of them, when they are dead, does fall, it shall be unclean ; whether [it be] any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatever vessel [it be], where [any] work is done, it must be put into water, and it shall be unclean until the evening ; so it shall be cleansed.
11:33 And every earthen vessel, where [any] of them falls, whatever [is] in it shall be unclean ; and y’all shall break it.
11:34 Of all meat which may be eaten, [that] on which [such] water comes shall be unclean and all drink that may be drunk in every [such] vessel shall be unclean.
11:35 And every [thing] where [any part] of their carcass falls shall be unclean ; [whether it be] oven, or ranges for pots, they shall be broken down [for] they [are] unclean, and shall be unclean to you.
11:36 However a fountain or pit, [where there is] plenty of water, shall be clean but that which touches their carcass shall be unclean.
11:37 And if [any part] of their carcass fall on any sowing seed which is to be sown, it [shall be] clean.
11:38 But if [any] water be put on the seed, and [any part] of their carcass fall on it, it [shall be] unclean to you.
11:39 And if any animal, of which y’all may eat, die ; he that touches the carcass of it shall be unclean until the evening.
11:40 And he that eats of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening he also that carries the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
11:41 And every insect that creeps on the earth [shall be] an abomination ; it shall not be eaten.
11:42 Whatever goes on the belly, and whatever goes on [all] four, or whatever has more feet among all insects that creep on the earth, them y’all shall not eat ; for they [are] an abomination.
11:43 Y’all shall not make yourselves abominable with any insect that creeps, neither shall y’all make yourselves unclean with them, that y’all should be defiled thereby.
11:44 Because I [am] YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here your Elohei אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
is a genre of Piyyut…. This name of this genre, meaning “your Elohim”, comes from the closing word of Numbers 15:41: “…to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.” for more info click here Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word Elohim for more info on the word click here y’all shall consequently sanctify yourselves, and y’all shall be holyקָדוֹשׁ‎
Transliteration qāḏôš Pronunciation kaw-doshe’ sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here ; because I [am] holyקָדוֹשׁ‎
Transliteration qāḏôš Pronunciation kaw-doshe’ sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here neither shall y’all defile yourselves with any manner of insect that creeps on the earth.
11:45 Because I [am] YAHWEH יְהֹוָה‎
Hebrew Yəhōwā, one vocalization of the Tetragrammaton יהוה‎ (YHWH), the proper name of the God of Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. It is considered one of the seven names of God in Judaism and a form of God’s name in Christianity. Covenant making covenant keeping GOD. For more info click here that brings you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your Elohei אֱלֹהֵיכֶם
is a genre of Piyyut…. This name of this genre, meaning “your Elohim”, comes from the closing word of Numbers 15:41: “…to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.” for more info click here Hebrew Noun: Common Masculine Plural Construct root word Elohim for more info on the word click here y’all shall consequently be holyקָדוֹשׁ‎
Transliteration qāḏôš Pronunciation kaw-doshe’ sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here, for I [am] holyקָדוֹשׁ‎
Transliteration qāḏôš Pronunciation kaw-doshe’ sacred, holy, Holy One, saint, set apart For more info click here.
11:46 This [is] the teaching of the animals, and of the bird, and of every living creature that moves in the waters, and of every creature that creeps on the earth
11:47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the animal that may be eaten and the animal that may not be eaten.