Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
He shall not eat a [naturally] dead body or a mangled carcass, {so that he becomes unclean} by it; I [am] Yahweh.
New American Standard Bible
He shall not eat
King James Version
That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
Holman Bible
He must not eat an animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts,
International Standard Version
He is not to eat the carcass of an animal that was torn by animals, thereby defiling himself with it. I am the LORD.
A Conservative Version
That which dies of itself, or is torn by beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself with it. I am LORD.
American Standard Version
That which dieth of itself, or is torn of beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am Jehovah.
Amplified
He shall not eat that which dies [of natural causes] or is torn by a predator, becoming unclean by it; I am the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
That which comes to a natural death, or is attacked by beasts, he may not take as food, for it will make him unclean: I am the Lord.
Darby Translation
Of a dead carcase and what is torn shall he not eat, to make himself unclean therewith: I am Jehovah.
Julia Smith Translation
A carcass or torn of wild beast, he shall not eat to be defiled with it: I Jehovah.
King James 2000
That which dies of itself, or is torn by animals, he shall not eat to defile himself by it: I am the LORD.
Modern King James verseion
He shall not eat a dead body or one torn, to defile himself with them. I am Jehovah.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Of a beast that dieth alone or is rent with wild beasts, he shall not eat, to defile himself therewith: I am the LORD.
NET Bible
He must not eat an animal that has died of natural causes or an animal torn by beasts and thus become unclean by it. I am the Lord.
New Heart English Bible
That which dies of itself, or is torn by animals, he shall not eat, defiling himself by it. I am the LORD.
The Emphasized Bible
That which dieth of itself or is torn in pieces, shall he not eat to make himself unclean thereby, - I, am Yahweh.
Webster
That which dieth of itself, or is torn by beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself with it: I am the LORD.
World English Bible
That which dies of itself, or is torn by animals, he shall not eat, defiling himself by it. I am Yahweh.
Youngs Literal Translation
a carcase or torn thing he doth not eat, for uncleanness thereby; I am Jehovah.
Themes
Beasts » That died naturally or were torn, not to be eaten
Defilement » Caused by » Touching the carcass of any ceremonially unclean animal
Food » Kinds prohibited by mosaic law
priests » Special laws respecting » Not to defile themselves by eating what died or was torn
Unclean » Physical food, kinds prohibited by mosaic law
Topics
Interlinear
N@belah
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Leviticus 22:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Priests And Their Food
7 and {the sun sets}, and he shall be clean; then afterward he may eat from the votive offerings, because it [is] his food. 8 He shall not eat a [naturally] dead body or a mangled carcass, {so that he becomes unclean} by it; I [am] Yahweh. 9 " 'And they shall keep my obligation, and they shall not incur guilt because of it, so that they die through it, because they have profaned it; I [am] Yahweh who consecrates them.
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Cross References
Leviticus 17:15
"And [if there is] any person who eats a dead body or a mangled carcass, [whether] among the native or among the alien, then he shall wash his garments, and he shall wash [himself] with water, and he shall be unclean until the evening, and he shall be clean.
Exodus 22:31
And you will be men of holiness for me; and you will not eat meat [from] a carcass mangled in the field; you will throw it to the dog.
Leviticus 7:24
and a dead body's fat or mangled carcass's fat may be used for any {purpose}, but you certainly must not eat it.
Leviticus 11:39-40
" 'And when {one of the animals} dies that is for you to eat, the one who touches its dead body shall become unclean until the evening.
Deuteronomy 14:21
"You shall not eat any carcass; you may give it to the alien who [is] in your {towns}, and he may eat it, or you may sell [it] to a foreigner, for you [are] a holy people for Yahweh your God; you may not boil a kid in its mother's milk.
Ezekiel 44:31
Any dead body or mangled carcass from the birds or from the animals, the priests shall not eat."