Leviticus 11:27

“And all that walk on their paws, among all the animals that walk on all fours, they shall be unclean for you; whoever touches their carcasses will be unclean until the evening.”

Leviticus 11:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Leviticus 11:27, word by word

that walkהוֹלֵךְholech

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “holech” appears
their pawsכַּפָּיkapay

sole

The underside of the foot, with which one treads.

Where else “kapay” appears
the animalsחַיָּהchaya

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

Where else “chaya” appears
all foursאַרְבַּעarba

four

Four.

Where else “arba” appears
uncleanטְמֵאִיםtemeim

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

Where else “temeim” appears
touchesנֹּגֵעַnogea

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

Where else “nogea” appears
their carcassesנִבְלָתָnivlata

carcass, dead body

A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.

Where else “nivlata” appears
will be uncleanיִטְמָאyitma

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

Where else “yitma” appears
the eveningעָרֶבarev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

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The context

26Every beast that divides the hoof but is not split with a cleft, and does not chew the cud, they shall be unclean for you; whoever touches them will be unclean.

27 · This verse (above)

28And whoever carries their carcasses shall wash his garments and be unclean until the evening; they shall be unclean for you.

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