Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 Do the same with your oxen and with your sheep. Its mother may keep it for seven days. On the eighth day give it to me. 31 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.

Cross References

Ezekiel 4:14

But I replied: No, O Lord Jehovah! I have never defiled myself. From childhood on I have never eaten meat from any animal that died a natural death or was killed by wild animals. I have never eaten any food considered unclean.

Leviticus 19:2

Tell the entire congregation of Israel: 'Be holy because I, Jehovah your God, am holy.

Deuteronomy 14:21

Do not eat anything that dies by itself. You may give it to the alien who is in your town, so that he may eat it. You may sell it to a foreigner, for you are a holy people to Jehovah your God. Do not boil a young goat in its mother's milk.

Leviticus 22:8

He must not eat the meat of any animal that has died a natural death or has been killed by wild animals. It will make him unclean. I am Jehovah.

Ezekiel 44:31

The priests must never eat any bird or animal that has died naturally or was killed by other wild animals.'

Exodus 19:5-6

If you will obey me and are faithful to the terms of my covenant, then out of all the nations you will be my own special possession, for all the earth is mine.

Leviticus 11:44-45

The reason is because I am Jehovah your God. You must live holy lives. Consecrate yourselves and be holy because I am holy. Never become unclean by touching anything that swarms or crawls on the ground.

Leviticus 17:15-16

Native Israelites or foreigners who eat the body of an animal that dies naturally or is killed by another animal must wash their clothes and their bodies. They will be unclean until evening. Then they will be clean.

Leviticus 20:25

That is why you must make a difference between animals and birds that I have said are clean and unclean. This will keep you from becoming disgusting to me.

Acts 10:14

But Peter said: No Lord for I have never eaten any thing that is defiled or unclean.

Acts 15:20

We should write to them that they should abstain from things polluted by idols, from fornication, from things strangled and from blood.

1 Peter 1:15-16

Be holy in all your conduct, just as the one who called you is holy.

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