Thematic Bible: Unclean


Thematic Bible



Speak ye unto the sons of Israel saying, - These are the living things which ye may eat, of all the beasts which are upon the earth: Whatsoever parteth the hoof and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud among beasts, that, may ye eat.

As for every kind of beast which, though it parteth the hoof, yet is not cloven-footed nor cheweth the cud, unclean, they are unto you, - every one who toucheth them shall be unclean.


Nevertheless, these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that part the hoof, - the camel, because though he, cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, unclean, he is to you; And, the coney, because, though he cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, - unclean, he is to you; And the hare, because though she cheweth the cud, yet the hoof, she parteth not, - unclean, she is to you; read more.
And, the swine, because though he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, yet, the cud, he cheweth not, - unclean, he is to you; Of their flesh, shall ye not eat, and, their carcase, shall ye not touch, - unclean, they are to you.

Turn ye and set yourselves forward, and enter into the hill country of the Amorites, and into all the places near, in the plain, in the mountain, and in the lowland, and in the south, and in the coast of the sea, - the land of Canaan and the Lebanon, as far as the great river, the river Euphrates. See! I have set before you the land, - enter and possess the land, which, Yahweh sware unto your fathers to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give unto them, and unto their seed, after them.


And the hare, because though she cheweth the cud, yet the hoof, she parteth not, - unclean, she is to you;

Nevertheless these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that divide the cloven hoof, - the camel and the hare and the rabbit for, though they do chew the cud, yet the hoof, do they not part, unclean, they are unto you.


Every one shall be given up into the power of the sword, The portion of jackals, shall they become.

Sustain me with raisin-cakes, refresh me with apples, - for sick with love, I am.


Nevertheless, these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that part the hoof, - the camel, because though he, cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, unclean, he is to you;

And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and saw Isaac, - so she alighted with haste from off the camel;


They who hallow themselves and purify themselves for the gardens, Behind a certain thing in the midst, Who eat the flesh of swine and the abomination, and the mouse, Together, shall be cut off - Declareth Yahweh.

And, these, unto you, shall be unclean, among the creeping things that creep upon the earth, - the weasel and the mouse, and the lizard after its kind;


So Absolom's young men did to Amnon as Absolom had commanded. Then arose all the king's sons, and rode away - each man on his mule, and fled.

And, they, did bring every man his present - vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses and mules, - a rate of a year in a year.


And, the coney, because, though he cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, - unclean, he is to you;

The high mountains, are for the chamois, The crags, are a refuge for the conies.


and the ferret and the chameleon and the wall-lizard, - and the winding lizard, and the mole.

In that day shall the son of earth cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, - which had been made for him to worship, into the hole of the mice, and to the bats;


And, the swine, because though he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, yet, the cud, he cheweth not, - unclean, he is to you;

They who hallow themselves and purify themselves for the gardens, Behind a certain thing in the midst, Who eat the flesh of swine and the abomination, and the mouse, Together, shall be cut off - Declareth Yahweh.


and rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins and acacia wood;

And clothed thee with an embroidered dress, And sandalled thee in red leather, And wrapped thee about with fine linen, And put over thee a mantle of silk.


So Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took his two young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the pieces of wood for an ascending-sacrifice, and mounted and went his way unto the place which God had named to him.

saying unto them - Be going into the village that is over against you, and, straightway, ye shall find an ass, bound, and a colt with her, - loose them, and lead them unto me.


Barley also and crushed straw, for the horses and for the swift beasts, brought they in unto the place where it should be, every man according to his charge.

and he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's signet-ring, - and sent letters by the hand of runners on horses, riding the swift steeds used in the kings service, bred of the stud:


The hireling, even because he is no shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, vieweth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, - and, the wolf, seizeth them and scattereth, -

Benjamin a wolf that teareth in pieces, In the morning, he eateth prey, And at eventide, he divideth spoil.


Holy men, therefore shall ye truly become to me, - and flesh in the field torn to pieces, shall ye not eat, to the dogs, shall ye cast it.

And, accosting him, he said unto him - What is this I hear of thee? Render the account of thy stewardship, for thou canst no longer be steward.


Doth the wild ass bray over grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Who hath sent forth the Wild Ass free? And, the bands of the swift-runner, who hath loosed? Whose house I have made the waste plain, and his dwellings, the land of salt: He laugheth at the throng of the city, The shoutings of the driver, he heareth not; read more.
He espieth the mountains, his pasture-ground, and, after every green thing, maketh search.


With me, from Lebanon, O bride, with me, from Lebanon, shalt thou enter, - Thou shalt look round from the top of Amana, from the top of Senir, and Hermon, from the dens of lions, from the mountains of leopards.


And, if it be any unclean beast whereof men may not bring near an oblation to Yahweh, then shall he present the beast before the priest:


And, these, unto you, shall be unclean, among the creeping things that creep upon the earth, - the weasel and the mouse, and the lizard after its kind;


and the ferret and the chameleon and the wall-lizard, - and the winding lizard, and the mole.


As for every kind of beast which, though it parteth the hoof, yet is not cloven-footed nor cheweth the cud, unclean, they are unto you, - every one who toucheth them shall be unclean.


Or, any person, who toucheth anything unclean, whether the carcase of an unclean wild-beast or the carcase of an unclean tame-beast, or the carcase of an unclean creeping thing, - and it is hidden from him, he himself being unclean, and he becometh aware of his guilt: -


every thing that is born first of all flesh that may be offered unto Yahweh among men and among beasts, shall be thine, - only thou shalt, redeem, the firstborn of men, and the firstborn of unclean beasts, shalt thou redeem.


GOD having brought them forth out of Egypt, The very horns of the buffalo, are his:


And Hushai said - Thou, knowest thy father and his men - that, men of might, they are, and, embittered in soul, they are, like a bear bereaved of her young, in the field, - thy father also, is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.


So Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, - and they came as far as the vineyards of Timnath, when lo! a young lion, roaring to meet him. And the Spirit of Yahweh, came suddenly over him, and he tore it in pieces as if he had torn in pieces a kid, there being, nothing at all, in his hand, - but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.


For, a fleet of Tarshish, had the king, at sea, with the fleet of Hiram, - once in three years, came in the fleet of Tarshish, bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes, and peacocks.


Couldst thou give - to the Horse - strength? Couldst thou clothe his neck with the quivering mane? Couldst thou cause him to leap like a locust? The majesty of his snort, is a terror! He diggeth into the plain, and rejoiceth in vigour, he goeth forth to meet armour; read more.
He laugheth at dread, and is not dismayed, neither turneth he back, from the face of the sword; Against him, whiz the arrows of the quiver, the flashing head of spear and javelin; With stamping and rage, he drinketh up the ground, - he will not stand still when the horn soundeth; As oft as the horn soundeth, he saith, Aha! And, from afar, he scenteth the battle, - the thunder of commanders and the war-cry.


Behold, I pray thee, the Hippopotamus, which I made with thee, Grass - like the ox, he eateth;


and the vulture, and the falcon, after its kind;

A path, the vulture hath not discerned, nor hath the eye of the hawk scanned it;

There, shall, the arrow-snake, Make her nest and lay, And hatch and gather under her shadow, - Only, there, shall be gathered the falcons, every one with her mate.


And, these, shall ye abhor of birds, they shall not be eaten, an abomination, they are, - the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey;

and the pelican and the gannet, and the bittern;


and the pelican and the gannet, and the bittern;

That the vomiting pelican and the bittern may possess it: And the great owl and the raven, dwell therein; Then will he stretch out over it The line of desolation, and The plummet of emptiness.


and the stork, and the parrot, after its kind, - and the mountain-cock and the bat.

Where the birds build their nests, The stork, in the fir-trees, hath her house;


and the swan and the vomiting pelican and the little vulture;

I am like the pelican of the desert, I have become as an owl among ruins.


In that day shall the son of earth cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, - which had been made for him to worship, into the hole of the mice, and to the bats;

and the stork, and the parrot, after its kind, - and the mountain-cock and the bat.


That the vomiting pelican and the bittern may possess it: And the great owl and the raven, dwell therein; Then will he stretch out over it The line of desolation, and The plummet of emptiness.

And will make her a possession for the bittern, And marshes of water, - And will sweep it with the besom of destruction, Declareth Yahweh of hosts.


And, these, shall ye abhor of birds, they shall not be eaten, an abomination, they are, - the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey;

Or, at thy bidding, that the Eagle mounteth, and that he setteth on high his nest?


Who prepareth for the Raven his nourishment, - when his young ones - unto GOD - cry out, when they wander for lack of food?



and the pelican and the gannet, and the bittern;

Is it, by thine understanding, that the Bird of Passage betaketh him to his pinions? spreadeth out his wings to the south?


and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, - and the hawk after its kind;

A brother, became I to the brutes that howl, and a companion to the birds that screech:


For, a fleet of Tarshish, had the king, at sea, with the fleet of Hiram, - once in three years, came in the fleet of Tarshish, bringing gold and silver, ivory and apes, and peacocks.

The wing of the Ostrich that waveth itself joyfully, Is it the pinion of lovingkindness or the plumage?


The wing of the Ostrich that waveth itself joyfully, Is it the pinion of lovingkindness or the plumage?

What time, on high, she vibrateth her wings, she laugheth at the horse and his rider.


and the vulture and the kite, and the falcon after its kind;


And, these, shall ye abhor of birds, they shall not be eaten, an abomination, they are, - the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey;


and the pelican and the gannet, and the bittern;


and the swan and the vomiting pelican and the little vulture;


and the pelican and the gannet, and the bittern;


and the stork, and the parrot, after its kind, - and the mountain-cock and the bat.


And, these, shall ye abhor of birds, they shall not be eaten, an abomination, they are, - the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey;


and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, - and the hawk after its kind;


and the stork, and the parrot, after its kind, - and the mountain-cock and the bat.


and the vulture, and the falcon, after its kind;


and the swan and the vomiting pelican and the little vulture;


and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, - and the hawk after its kind;


Nevertheless, these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that part the hoof, - the camel, because though he, cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, unclean, he is to you;

Nevertheless these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that divide the cloven hoof, - the camel and the hare and the rabbit for, though they do chew the cud, yet the hoof, do they not part, unclean, they are unto you.





Or, any person, who toucheth anything unclean, whether the carcase of an unclean wild-beast or the carcase of an unclean tame-beast, or the carcase of an unclean creeping thing, - and it is hidden from him, he himself being unclean, and he becometh aware of his guilt: -

Every creeping thing that flieth, that goeth on all-fours, an abomination, it is unto you.

And, these, unto you, shall be unclean, among the creeping things that creep upon the earth, - the weasel and the mouse, and the lizard after its kind; and the ferret and the chameleon and the wall-lizard, - and the winding lizard, and the mole. These, are they which are unclean to you among all that creep, - whosoever toucheth them when they are dead shall be unclean until the evening; read more.
and, everything whereon any of them shall fall when they are dead shall be unclean - of any articles of wood, or cloth, or skin, or sackcloth, any article wherewith any work is done, - shall be put in water and shall be unclean until the evening, and then be clean, And, as for any earthen vessel whereinto any of them may fall, everything therein shall be unclean, and, the vessel itself, shall ye break in pieces. Of all the food that may be eaten, that whereon shall come water, shall be unclean, - and, all drink which might be drunk in any such vessel, shall he unclean. And, everything whereon shall fall any part of the carcase of them shall be unclean, oven or fire-range, it shall be destroyed, unclean, they are, - and, unclean, Shall they remain to you. Notwithstanding, a fountain or cistern wherein is a gathering of waters shall be clean, - but, he that toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean. And when any part of the carcase of them shall fall upon seed for sowing, which is to be sown, the same is, clean. But, when water shall be put upon seed, and there shall fall thereon any part of the carcase of them, unclean, it is to you. And, when any of the beasts which are yours for food shall die, he that toucheth the carcase of it shall be unclean until the evening. And, he that eateth of the carcase of it, shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening, - he also that carrieth away the carcase thereof shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. And, any creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, an abomination, it is - it shall not be eaten. Everything that goeth upon the belly, and everything that goeth upon all-fours, even to everything having many feet, as regardeth any creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, ye shall not eat them for, an abomination, they are. Do not make your persons abominable, with any creeping thing that creepeth, - neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should become unclean thereby. For, I - Yahweh, am your God, therefore shall ye hallow yourselves and remain holy; for, holy, am, I, - therefore shall ye not make your persons unclean, with any creeping thing that crawleth upon the earth;

And, as for every creeping thing that flieth, unclean, it is unto you, - they, shall not be eaten.


and to long to be fed from the crumbs that fell from the table of the rich man: nay! even, the dogs, used to come and lick his sores.

There hath befallen them the thing spoken of in the true proverb - A dog, turning back unto his own vomit, and - A sow, as soon as washed, unto wallowing in mire.


And, these, shall ye abhor of birds, they shall not be eaten, an abomination, they are, - the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey;

saving these, of which ye may not eat, - the eagle and the ossifrage and the osprey;


and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, - and the hawk after its kind;

and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich and the sea-gull, - and the hawk, after its kind;

Is it, by thine understanding, that the Bird of Passage betaketh him to his pinions? spreadeth out his wings to the south?


and the pelican and the bittern, and the swan;

and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich, and the sea-gull, - and the hawk after its kind; and the pelican and the gannet, and the bittern;


Now, therefore, beware, I pray thee, and do not drink wine or strong drink, - nor eat anything unclean;

Nevertheless, these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that part the hoof, - the camel, because though he, cheweth the cud, yet, the hoof, he parteth not, unclean, he is to you;


That which dieth of itself or is torn in pieces, shall he not eat to make himself unclean thereby, - I, am Yahweh.

But Peter said - By no means, Lord! because, at no time, have I eaten anything common or unclean.

Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

and, whatsoever hath not, fins and scales, ye may not eat, - unclean, it is unto you.

Of nothing that cometh of the vine, may she eat, nor wine nor strong drink, let her drink, nor, anything unclean, let her eat, - all that I commanded her, let her observe.


Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. These, are the beasts which ye may eat, - the ox, the young of sheep, and the young of goats; the hart and the gazelle and the roebuck, - and the wild goat and the mountain goat, and the wild ox, and the mountain sheep. read more.
And every beast that parteth the hoof and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, chewing the cud, among beasts, the same, shall ye eat. Nevertheless these, shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, and of them that divide the cloven hoof, - the camel and the hare and the rabbit for, though they do chew the cud, yet the hoof, do they not part, unclean, they are unto you. And, the swine, because though he doth divide the hoof, yet he cheweth not the cud, unclean, he is unto you, - of their flesh, shall ye not eat, and their carcases, shall ye not touch. These, may ye eat of all that that are in the waters, - whatsoever hath fins and scales, ye may eat; and, whatsoever hath not, fins and scales, ye may not eat, - unclean, it is unto you. Of every clean bird, ye may eat; saving these, of which ye may not eat, - the eagle and the ossifrage and the osprey; and the vulture and the kite, and the falcon after its kind; and every raven after its kind; and the female ostrich, and the male ostrich and the sea-gull, - and the hawk, after its kind; and the pelican and the bittern, and the swan; and the vomiting pelican and the little vulture and the gannet; and the stork, and the parrot, after its kind, - and the mountain-cock, and the bat. And, as for every creeping thing that flieth, unclean, it is unto you, - they, shall not be eaten. All clean fowls, ye may eat.