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Leviticus 17:15-16

Purity Laws for Eating Carrion

Leviticus 17:15-16

Purity Laws for Eating Carrion

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And euery person that eateth it which dyeth alone, or that which is torne with beastes, whether it be one of the same countrey or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and wash himselfe in water, and be vncleane vnto the euen: after he shalbe cleane.
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But if he wash them not, nor wash his flesh, then he shall beare his iniquitie.

See also

Where else Scripture says this.

  • Deuteronomy 14:21

    Ye shall eate of nothing that dieth alone, but thou shalt giue it vnto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eate it: or thou maiest sell it vnto a stranger: for thou art an holy people vnto the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mothers milke.
    from verse 15
  • Exodus 22:31

    Ye shall be an holy people vnto me, neither shall ye eate any flesh that is torne of beastes in the fielde: ye shall cast it to the dogge.
    from verse 15
  • Leviticus 22:8

    Of a beast that dyeth, or is rent with beasts, whereby he may be defiled, hee shall not eate: I am the Lord.
    from verse 15
  • Leviticus 11:25

    Whosoeuer also beareth of their carkeis, shall wash his clothes, and be vncleane vntil euen.
    from verse 15
  • Ezekiel 4:14

    Then said I, Ah, Lord God, beholde, my soule hath not bene polluted: for from my youth vp, euen vnto this houre, I haue not eaten of a thing dead, or torne in pieces, neither came there any vncleane flesh in my mouth.
    from verse 15
  • Ezekiel 44:31

    The Priests shall not eate of any thing, that is dead, or torne, whether it be foule or beast.
    from verse 15
  • Leviticus 15:5

    Whosoeuer also toucheth his bed, shall wash his clothes, and wash himselfe in water, and shall be vncleane vntill the euen.
    from verse 15
  • Revelation 7:14

    And I saide vnto him, Lord, thou knowest. And he saide to me, These are they, which came out of great tribulation, and haue washed their long robes, and haue made their long robes white in the blood of the Lambe.
    from verse 15
  • Leviticus 5:1

    Also if any haue sinned, that is, If he haue heard the voyce of an othe, and hee can be a witnes, whether he hath seene or knowen of it, if hee doe not vtter it, he shall beare his iniquitie:
    from verse 16
  • Leviticus 15:10

    And whosoeuer toucheth any thing that was vnder him, shall be vncleane vnto the euen: and he that beareth those things, shall wash his clothes, and wash himselfe in water, and shall be vncleane vntill the euen.
    from verse 15
  • Leviticus 15:21

    Whosoeuer also toucheth her bedde, shall wash his clothes, and wash himselfe with water, and shalbe vncleane vnto the euen.
    from verse 15
  • Numbers 19:8

    Also he that burneth her, shall wash his clothes in water, and wash his flesh in water, and be vncleane vntill euen.
    from verse 15
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