Leviticus 11:8
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The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.

Leviticus 5:2
Whosoever toucheth any unclean thing, either that which hath been killed by a beast, or died of itself, or any other creeping thing: and forgetteth his uncleanness, he is guilty, and hath offended.

Leviticus 11:7
And the swine, which, though it divideth the hoof, cheweth not the cud.

Leviticus 11:9
These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that hath fins, and scales, as well in the sea, as in the rivers, and the pools, you shall eat.

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The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.

they are unclean

Leviticus 5:2 Whosoever toucheth any unclean thing, either that which hath been killed by a beast, or died of itself, or any other creeping thing: and forgetteth his uncleanness, he is guilty, and hath offended.

Isaiah 52:11 Depart, depart, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing: go out of the midst of her, be ye clean, you that carry the vessels of the Lord.

Hosea 9:3 They shall not dwell in the Lord's land: Ephraim is returned to Egypt, and hath eaten unclean things among the Assyrians.

Matthew 15:11,20 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. . . .

Mark 7:2,15,18 And when they had seen some of his disciples eat bread with common, that is, with unwashed hands, they found fault. . . .

Acts 10:10-15 And being hungry, he was desirous to taste somewhat. And as they were preparing, there came upon him an ecstasy of mind. . . .

Acts 10:28 And he said to them: you know how abominable it is for a man that is a Jew to keep company or to come unto one of another nation: but God hath shewed to me, to call no man common or unclean.

Acts 15:29 That you abstain from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication: from which things keeping yourselves, you shall do well. Fare ye well.

Romans 14:14-17,21 I know, and am confident in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. . . .

1 Corinthians 8:8 But meat doth not commend us to God. For neither, if we eat, shall we have the more: nor, if we eat not, shall we have the less.

2 Corinthians 6:17 Wherefore: Go out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing:

Ephesians 5:7,11 Be ye not therefore partakers with them. . . .

Colossians 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat or in drink or in respect of a festival day or of the new moon or of the sabbaths,

Colossians 2:21-23 Touch not: taste not: handle not. . . .

Hebrews 9:10 And divers washings and justices of the flesh laid on them until the time of correction.

Context
Clean and Unclean Animals
7And the swine, which, though it divideth the hoof, cheweth not the cud. 8The flesh of these you shall not eat, nor shall you touch their carcasses, because they are unclean to you.9These are the things that breed in the waters, and which it is lawful to eat. All that hath fins, and scales, as well in the sea, as in the rivers, and the pools, you shall eat.…
Lexicon
You must not eat
תֹאכֵ֔לוּ (ṯō·ḵê·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

their meat
מִבְּשָׂרָם֙ (mib·bə·śā·rām)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man

or touch
תִגָּ֑עוּ (ṯig·gā·‘ū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

their carcasses;
וּבְנִבְלָתָ֖ם (ū·ḇə·niḇ·lā·ṯām)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5038: A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol

they
הֵ֖ם (hêm)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

are unclean for you.
טְמֵאִ֥ים (ṭə·mê·’îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2931: Unclean


Additional Translations
You must not eat their meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.Of their flesh shall you not eat, and their carcass shall you not touch; they are unclean to you.

Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

Ye shall not eat of their flesh, and ye shall not touch their carcases; these are unclean to you.

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch: they shall be unclean unto you.

Of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcases ye shall not touch; they are unclean unto you.

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch; they are unclean to you.

Of their flesh ye do not eat, and against their carcase ye do not come -- unclean they are to you.
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