Leviticus 22:8

WEB

⁸He shall not eat that which dies of itself or is torn by animals, defiling himself by it. I am the LORD.

KJV

⁸That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.

BSB

⁸He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.

FBV

⁸He must not eat anything that has died, or has been killed by wild animals, because that would make him unclean. I am the Lord.

Extra References

Leviticus 17:15

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

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.

Deuteronomy 14:21

²¹You 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 the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Ezekiel 44:31

³¹The priests shall not eat of anything that dies of itself or is torn, whether it is bird or animal.

Leviticus 7:24

²⁴The 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.

Leviticus 11:39-40

³⁹“‘If any animal of which you may eat dies, he who touches its carcass shall be unclean until the evening. ⁴⁰He 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.