THEOSISLeviticus 22:8Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
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.
נְבֵלָ֧ה וּטְרֵפָ֛ה לֹ֥א יֹאכַ֖ל לְטָמְאָה־בָ֑הּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Lev 17:15The soul that eateth that which died of itself, or has been caught by a beast, whether he be one of your own country or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and himself with water, and shall be defiled until the evening: and in this manner he shall be made clean.
- Ex 22:31You shall be holy men to me: the flesh that beasts have tasted of before, you shall not eat, but shall cast it to the dogs.
- Lev 7:24The fat of a carcass that hath died of itself, and of a beast that was caught by another beast, you shall have for divers uses.
- Ezek 44:31The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself or caught by a beast, whether it be fowl or cattle.
- Deut 14:21But whatsoever is dead of itself, eat not thereof. Give it to the stranger, that is within thy gates, to eat, or sell it to him: because thou art the holy people of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of his dam.
- Lev 11:39If any beast die, of which it is lawful for you to eat, he that toucheth the carcass thereof, shall be unclean until the evening.
- Lev 11:40And he that eateth or carrieth any thing thereof, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the evening.