Leviticus 11:21 KJV

Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the earth;

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  • Yet these may ye eat אַךְ ʾak Affirmation אֶת ʾet Object marker זֶה zê Pronoun תֹּאכְלוּ tōʾkĕlû אָכַל Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural
  • of every flying הָעוֹף hāʿôp עוֹף Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • creeping שֶׁרֶץ šereṣ שֶׁרֶץ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • thing that goeth מִכֹּל mikkōl Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition הַהֹלֵךְ hahōlēk הָלַךְ Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with the
  • upon all four אַרְבַּע ʾarbaʿ אַרְבַּע Number · feminine singular
  • which have legs אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative לוֹ lô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular כְרָעַיִם kĕrāʿayim כָּרָע Noun · masculine or feminine dual
  • above עַל ʿal Preposition מִמַּעַל mimmaʿal מַעַל Adverb · with preposition עַל ʿal Preposition
  • their feet לְרַגְלָיו lĕraglāyw רֶגֶל Noun · feminine dual construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine singular
  • to leap לְנַתֵּר lĕnattēr נָתַר Verb · piel infinitive construct · with preposition
  • withal בָּהֵן bāhēn הֵן Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine plural
  • upon the earth הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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