Leviticus 11:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You shall not eatתֹאכֵ֔לוּ
(to·che·lu,)
398: to eata prim. root
of their fleshמִבְּשָׂרָם֙
(mib·be·sa·ram)
1320: fleshfrom basar
norלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
touchתִגָּ֑עוּ
(tig·ga·'u;)
5060: to touch, reach, strikea prim. root
their carcasses;וּבְנִבְלָתָ֖ם
(u·ve·niv·la·tam)
5038: a carcass, corpsefrom nabel
they are uncleanטְמֵאִ֥ים
(te·me·'im)
2931: uncleanfrom tame
to you. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Of their flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
shall ye not eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
and their carcase
nbelah  (neb-ay-law')
a 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.
shall ye not touch
naga`  (naw-gah')
beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
they are unclean
tame'  (taw-may')
foul in a relig. sense -- defiled, + infamous, polluted(-tion), unclean.
to you
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'You shall not eat of their flesh nor touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not eat any of their meat or touch their carcasses--they are unclean for you."

International Standard Version
You are not to eat their flesh or even touch their carcasses. They are to be unclean for you."

NET Bible
You must not eat from their meat and you must not touch their carcasses; they are unclean to you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never eat the meat of these animals or touch their dead bodies. They are unclean for you.

King James 2000 Bible
Of their flesh shall you not eat, and their carcass shall you not touch; they are unclean to you.
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