Leviticus 22:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.”
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“He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the Lord.”
King James Version · Public Domain“That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am Jehovah.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“a carcase or torn thing he doth not eat, for uncleanness thereby; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Leviticus 22:8 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 22:30You shall do likewise with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but on the eighth day you are to give them to Me.
- Exodus 22:31You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.
- Leviticus 7:24The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.
- Leviticus 11:39If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.
- Leviticus 17:15And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.
- Deuteronomy 14:21You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.
- Ezekiel 44:31The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.
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