"When anypersoneats[an animal] whichdiesor is torn[by beasts], whether he is a nativeor an alien,he shall washhis clothesand bathein water,and remainuncleanuntilevening;then he will becomeclean.
"You shall dothe samewith your oxen[and] with your sheep.It shall be with its mothersevendays;on the eighthdayyou shall giveit to Me.
"You shall be holymento Me, therefore you shall not eat[any] fleshtornto pieces in the field;you shall throwit to the dogs.
But I said,"Ah,LordGOD!Behold,I have neverbeendefiled;for from my youthuntilnowI have nevereatenwhatdiedof itself or was tornby beasts,norhas any uncleanmeatever enteredmy mouth."
"The priestsshall not eatanybirdor beastthat has dieda naturaldeathor has been tornto pieces.
By these,moreover, you will be madeunclean:whoevertouchestheir carcassesbecomesuncleanuntilevening,
and whoeverpicksup anyof their carcassesshall washhis clothesand be uncleanuntilevening.
Also whateverwalkson its paws,among allthe creaturesthat walkon [all] fours,are uncleanto you; whoevertouchestheir carcassesbecomesuncleanuntilevening,
and the one who picksup their carcassesshall washhis clothesand be uncleanuntilevening;they are uncleanto you.
Theseare to you the uncleanamong allthe swarmingthings;whoevertouchesthem when they are deadbecomesuncleanuntilevening.
Also anythingon whichone of them may fallwhen they are deadbecomesunclean,includinganywoodenarticle,orclothing,ora skin,ora sack--anyarticleof whichuseis made--it shall be putin the waterand be uncleanuntilevening,then it becomesclean.
Also ifone of the animalsdieswhichyou have for food,the one who touchesits carcassbecomesuncleanuntilevening.
He too, who eatssomeof its carcassshall washhis clothesand be uncleanuntilevening,and the one who picksup its carcassshall washhis clothesand be uncleanuntilevening.
Whoeverthen touchesanyof the things whichwere underhim shall be uncleanuntilevening,and he who carriesthem shall washhis clothesand bathein waterand be uncleanuntilevening.
Anyonewho touchesher bedshall washhis clothesand bathein waterand be uncleanuntilevening.
Anyone,moreover, whotoucheshis bedshall washhis clothesand bathein waterand be uncleanuntilevening;
He shall not eat[an animal] whichdiesor is torn[by beasts], becominguncleanby it; I am the LORD.
Also the fatof [an animal] which diesand the fatof an animaltorn[by beasts] may be putto anyother use,but you must certainlynot eatit.
Then the clean[person] shall sprinkleon the uncleanon the thirddayand on the seventhday;and on the seventhdayhe shall purifyhim from uncleanness,and he shall washhis clothesand bathe[himself] in waterand shall be cleanby evening.
So it shall be a perpetualstatutefor them. And he who sprinklesthe waterfor impurityshall washhis clothes,and he who touchesthe waterfor impurityshall be uncleanuntilevening.
The one who burnsit shall also washhis clothesin waterand bathehis bodyin water,and shall be uncleanuntilevening.
"You shall not eatanythingwhichdies[of itself]. You may giveit to the alienwhois in your town,so that he may eatit, oryou may sellit to a foreigner,for you are a holypeopleto the LORDyour God.You shall not boila younggoatin its mother'smilk.
I saidto him, "My lord,you know."And he saidto me, "Theseare the ones who comeout of the greattribulation,and they have washedtheir robesand made them whitein the bloodof the Lamb.
