Leviticus 22:8

That which dieth of itself, or is torn [with beasts], he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I [am] the LORD.

That which dieth of itself {H5038}, or is torn {H2966} with beasts, he shall not eat {H398} to defile {H2930} himself therewith: I am the LORD {H3068}.

But he is not to eat anything that dies naturally or is torn to death by wild animals and thereby make himself unclean; I am ADONAI.

He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.

That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am Jehovah.

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 17:15 (4 votes)

    And every soul that eateth that which died [of itself], or that which was torn [with beasts, whether it be] one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.

  • Exodus 22:31 (3 votes)

    And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat [any] flesh [that is] torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

  • Leviticus 7:24 (2 votes)

    And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.

  • Ezekiel 44:31 (2 votes)

    The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

  • Deuteronomy 14:21 (2 votes)

    Ye shall not eat [of] any thing that dieth of itself: thou shalt give it unto the stranger that [is] in thy gates, that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

  • Leviticus 11:39 (1 votes)

    And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

  • Leviticus 11:40 (1 votes)

    And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.