Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

You are to be holy men to me: the flesh of no animal whose death has been caused by the beasts of the field may be used for your food; it is to be given to the dogs.

New American Standard Bible

You shall be holy men to Me, therefore you shall not eat any flesh torn to pieces in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.

King James Version

And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

Holman Bible

“Be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; throw it to the dogs.

International Standard Version

"You are to be people set apart for me. You are not to eat flesh torn apart in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs."

A Conservative Version

And ye shall be holy men to me. Therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field. Ye shall cast it to the dogs.

American Standard Version

And ye shall be holy men unto me: therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

Amplified

“You shall be holy men to Me; therefore you shall not eat meat [from any animal] that has been torn to pieces [by predators] in the field; you shall throw it to the dogs.

Darby Translation

And ye shall be holy men unto me; and ye shall not eat flesh torn in the field: ye shall cast it to the dog.

Julia Smith Translation

And ye shall be holy men to me, and ye shall not eat flesh torn in pieces in the field; ye shall cast it to the dog.

King James 2000

And you shall be holy men unto me: neither shall you eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; you shall cast it to the dogs.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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.

Modern King James verseion

And you shall be holy men to Me. Neither shall you eat flesh torn by beasts in the field. You shall throw it to the dogs.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Ye shall be holy people unto me, and therefore shall ye eat no flesh that is torn of beasts in the field. But shall cast it to dogs."

NET Bible

"You will be holy people to me; you must not eat any meat torn by animals in the field. You must throw it to the dogs.

New Heart English Bible

"You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.

The Emphasized Bible

Holy men, therefore shall ye truly become to me, - and flesh in the field torn to pieces, shall ye not eat, to the dogs, shall ye cast it.

Webster

And ye shall be holy men to me: neither shall ye eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs.

World English Bible

"You shall be holy men to me, therefore you shall not eat any flesh that is torn by animals in the field. You shall cast it to the dogs.

Youngs Literal Translation

'And ye are holy men to Me, and flesh torn in the field ye do not eat, to a dog ye do cast it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And ye shall be holy
קדשׁ 
Qodesh 
Usage: 470

men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

בּשׂר 
Basar 
Usage: 270

that is torn of beasts
טרפה 
T@rephah 
Usage: 9

in the field
שׂדי שׂדה 
Sadeh 
Usage: 333

ye shall cast
שׁלך 
Shalak 
Usage: 125

References

Context Readings

Regulations Regarding Tribute And Holiness

30 In the same way with your oxen and your sheep: for seven days let the young one be with its mother; on the eighth day give it to me. 31 You are to be holy men to me: the flesh of no animal whose death has been caused by the beasts of the field may be used for your food; it is to be given to the dogs.

Cross References

Ezekiel 4:14

Then I said, Ah, Lord! see, my soul has never been unclean, and I have never taken as my food anything which has come to a natural death or has been broken by beasts, from the time when I was young even till now; no disgusting flesh has ever come into my mouth.

Leviticus 19:2

Say to all the people of Israel, You are to be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.

Deuteronomy 14:21

You may not have as food anything which has come to a natural death; the man from another country who is living with you may take it for food, or you may get a price for it from one of another nation; for you are a holy people to the Lord your God. The young goat is not to be cooked in its mother's milk.

Leviticus 22:8

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.

Ezekiel 44:31

The priests may not take for food any bird or beast which has come to a natural death or whose death has been caused by another animal.

Exodus 19:5-6

If now you will truly give ear to my voice and keep my agreement, you will be my special property out of all the peoples: for all the earth is mine:

Leviticus 11:44-45

For I am the Lord your God: for this reason, make and keep yourselves holy, for I am holy; you are not to make yourselves unclean with any sort of thing which goes about flat on the earth.

Leviticus 17:15-16

And anyone who takes as food anything which has come to a natural end, or anything which has been put to death by beasts, if he is one of you by birth, or of another nation, will have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening, and then he will be clean.

Leviticus 20:25

So then, make division between the clean beast and the unclean, and between the clean bird and the unclean: do not make yourselves disgusting by any beast or bird or anything which goes flat on the earth, which has been marked by me as unclean for you.

Acts 10:14

But Peter said, No, Lord; for I have never taken food which is common or unclean.

Acts 15:20

But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood.

1 Peter 1:15-16

But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy;

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