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“Speakדַּבְּרוּto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלsaying:לֵאמֹרThese areזֹאתthe animalsהַחַיָּהthatאֲשֶׁרyou may eatתֹּאכְלוּout of allמִכָּלthe beastsהַבְּהֵמָהthat areאֲשֶׁרonעַלthe earth.הָאָרֶץ
Leviticus 11:2
Study it in the app““Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: These are the animals that you may eat out of all the beasts that are on the earth.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 11:2, word by word
- “Speakדַּבְּרוּdabru
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “dabru” appears- to the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- the animalsחַיָּהchaya
beast
Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.
Where else “chaya” appears- you may eatתֹּאכְלוּtochlu
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “tochlu” appears- the beastsבְּהֵמָהbehema
beast
Animals in general.
Where else “behema” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
Translation note
Leviticus 20:24-26 links these laws to Israel’s separation from the other peoples. Mark 7:19 adds to Jesus’ words: “declaring clean all foods” (katharizōn panta ta brōmata); compare Acts 10:9-16.
The context
1YHWH spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them,
2 · This verse (above)
3Any beast that has a divided hoof and is split with a cleft in its hooves, that chews the cud, among the beasts, it you may eat.