Leviticus 22:8

God's Word

He must never eat the meat of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by wild animals. It will make him unclean. I am the Lord.

Cross References

Exodus 22:30

You must do the same with your cattle and your sheep. They will stay with their mothers seven days, but on the eighth day you must give them to me.

Exodus 22:31

“You must be my holy people. Never eat the meat of an animal that has been killed by wild animals out in the countryside. Throw it to the dogs.”

Ezekiel 4:14

I answered, “Almighty Lord, I have never dishonored myself. From the time I was young until now, I have never eaten an animal that died by itself or was killed by other wild animals. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”

Ezekiel 44:31

The priests must never eat any bird or animal that has died naturally or was killed by other wild animals.

Leviticus 17:15

“Native Israelites or foreigners who eat the body of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by another animal must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. Then they will be clean.

Leviticus 7:24

The fat from an animal that dies naturally or is killed by wild animals you may use for any other purpose, but you must never eat it.

Deuteronomy 14:21

Never eat any creature that dies naturally. You may give it to the foreigners who live in your cities, and they may eat it. You may also sell it to foreigners who are visiting. But you are people who are holy to the Lord your God. Never cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.