He shall not eat that which dies of itself or is torn by animals, defiling himself by it. I am Yahweh.
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He shall not eat that which dies of itself or is torn by animals, defiling himself by it. I am Yahweh.
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That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
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That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
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Passages linked to Leviticus 22:8 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Leviticus 17:15 “ ‘Every person that eats what dies of itself, or that which is torn by animals, whether he is native-born or a foreigner, shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening. Then he shall be clean.
- Exodus 22:31 “You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any meat that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.
- Leviticus 7:24 The fat of that which dies of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of animals, may be used for any other service, but you shall in no way eat of it.
- Deuteronomy 14:21 You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself. You may give it to the foreigner living among you who is within your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it to a foreigner; for you are a holy people to Yahweh your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.
- Ezekiel 44:31 The priests shall not eat of anything that dies of itself, or is torn, whether it is bird or animal.
- Leviticus 11:39-40 “ ‘If any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening. He who eats of its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. He also who carries its carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Lev 22:8 That which dieth of itself, or is…
Lev 22:8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn [with beasts], he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I [am] the LORD.
Ver. 8. See on Lev 17:15 Exo 22:31.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain That which dieth of itself, or is torn with…
That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts,.... Whether fowls or beasts, and even clean ones, which, had they been killed in a proper manner, were fit to cut, but dying of themselves, or torn to pieces by other birds or beasts of prey, might not, see Eze 44:31,
he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith; being impure food, at least in a ceremonial sense, and not fit to be eaten; these things were forbid a common Israelite, and much less might a priest eat of them, see Lev 17:15,
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I am the Lord; who enjoin this, and expect to be obeyed.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The pollution in the priests would be an aggravated…
The pollution in the priests would be an aggravated one, inasmuch as they would have to forego their sacred functions. Compare Eze 4:14; Eze 44:31. The general prohibition occurs in Lev 11:39; Lev 17:15; Exo 22:31.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain That. See chap. xvii. 15.
That. See chap. xvii. 15.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain dieth of itself--The feelings of nature revolt against such…
dieth of itself--The feelings of nature revolt against such food. It might have been left to the discretion of the Hebrews, who it may be supposed (like the people of all civilized nations) would have abstained from the use of it without any positive interdict. But an express precept was necessary to show them that whatever died naturally or from disease, was prohibited to them by the operation of that law which forbade them the use of any meat with its blood.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 8. Dieth of itself — This is prohibited on…
8. Dieth of itself — This is prohibited on ceremonial grounds, because the blood is in the veins, and on sanitary grounds, because the blood corrupts and poisons the flesh.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. Cp. Lev_17:15.
8. Cp. Lev_17:15.
10–16 describe those to whom, outside the priestly body, permission to eat of the holy things may be extended.
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