Leviticus 11:43
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Do not renderתְּשַׁקְּצוּ֙
(te·shak·ke·tzu)
8262: to detest, make detestabledenominative verb from sheqets
yourselvesנַפְשֹׁ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם
(naf·sho·tei·chem,)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
detestable 
 
8262: to detest, make detestabledenominative verb from sheqets
through anyבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
of the swarming thingsהַשֶּׁ֖רֶץ
(ha·she·retz)
8318: swarmers, swarming thingsfrom sharats
that swarm;הַשֹּׁרֵ֑ץ
(ha·sho·retz;)
8317: to swarm, teema prim. root
and you shall not make yourselves unclean with them so that you become unclean.תִֽטַּמְּאוּ֙
(tit·tam·me·'u)
2930: to be or become uncleana prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Ye shall not make
shaqats  (shaw-kats')
to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute -- abhor, make abominable, have in abomination, detest, utterly.
yourselves
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
abominable
shaqats  (shaw-kats')
to be filthy, i.e. (intensively) to loathe, pollute -- abhor, make abominable, have in abomination, detest, utterly.
with any creeping thing
sherets  (sheh'-rets)
a swarm, i.e. active mass of minute animals -- creep(-ing thing), move(-ing creature).
that creepeth
sharats  (shaw-rats')
to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or abound -- breed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.
neither shall ye make yourselves unclean
tamah  (taw-maw')
to be impure in a religious sense -- be defiled, be reputed vile.
with them that ye should be defiled
tame'  (taw-may')
to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) -- defile (self), pollute (self), be (make, make self, pronounce) unclean, utterly.
thereby
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'Do not render yourselves detestable through any of the swarming things that swarm; and you shall not make yourselves unclean with them so that you become unclean.

King James Bible
Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not become contaminated by any creature that swarms; do not become unclean or defiled by them.

International Standard Version
You are not to make yourselves detestable on account of any swarming creature that swarms the land, and you are not to defile yourselves and become unclean due to them,

NET Bible
Do not make yourselves detestable by any of the swarming things. You must not defile yourselves by them and become unclean by them,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Don't become disgusting by eating anything that swarms on the ground. Never allow yourselves to become unclean because of them.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creeps, neither shall you make yourselves unclean with them, that you should be defiled by them.
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