“You are to be a holy people for Me. You must not eat any flesh torn by beasts in the field. You may throw it out to the dogs.
Leviticus 22:8 - Tree of Life Version A carcass or what is torn by beasts he is not to eat, becoming unclean by it. I am Adonai. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That which dies of itself or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, defiling himself with it. I am the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am Jehovah. Common English Bible He must not eat an animal that has died naturally or that was killed by another animal, becoming unclean by doing so; I am the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version Whatever dies on its own, and whatever has been seized by a wild beast, they shall not eat, nor shall they be polluted by these. I am the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That which dieth of itself, and that which was taken by a beast, they shall not eat, nor be defiled therewith. I am the Lord. |
“You are to be a holy people for Me. You must not eat any flesh torn by beasts in the field. You may throw it out to the dogs.
Then I said, “Ah, Adonai Elohim ! Behold, I have never defiled myself. From my youth up until now have I not eaten what died of itself or was torn by beasts. Tainted meat has never come into my mouth.”
The kohanim may not eat any carcass, whether bird or beast, that dies of itself or is torn.”
“Everyone who eats what dies naturally or is torn by animals—whether he is native-born or a foreigner—is to wash his clothes and bathe himself in water. He will be unclean until the evening, then he will be clean.
The fat of a dead animal and the fat of a torn animal may be used for any other service, but you must not eat it.
You are not to eat anything that dies of itself. You may give it to the outsider within your gates so that he may eat it or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people to Adonai your God. You are not to boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.