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Leviticus 22:8

6 the man who touches any of these will remain unclean until evening. He must not eat from the sacred offerings unless he has bathed himself with water.

7 When the sun has set, he will become clean, and then he may eat from the sacred offerings, for they are his food.

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

9 The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

10 No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.
KJV
That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
WEB
He shall not eat that which dies of itself or is torn by animals, defiling himself by it. I am the LORD.
ASV
That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am Jehovah.
DARBY
Of a dead carcase and what is torn shall he not eat, to make himself unclean therewith: I am Jehovah.
BLB
A carcass or torn thing he shall not eat, to defile himself with it. I [am] YHWH.
ÅB
Det som er selvdødt eller sønderrevet, skal han ikke spise, for da blir han uren; jeg er Herren.
OTB
Han må ikke spise noe som dør naturlig eller er revet i hjel av ville dyr, og dermed bli uren av det. Jeg er Herren.
B1930
Det som er selvdødt eller sønderrevet, skal han ikke ete, for da blir han uren; jeg er Herren.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Leviticus 17:15

    And 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.

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  • Exodus 22:31

    You 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.

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  • Leviticus 7:24

    The fat of an animal found dead or mauled by wild beasts may be used for any other purpose, but you must not eat it.

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  • Deuteronomy 14:21

    You 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.

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  • Ezekiel 44:31

    The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.

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  • Leviticus 11:39–40

    If an animal that you may eat dies, anyone who touches the carcass will be unclean until evening.

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