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Bible in Basic English

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.

New American Standard Bible

The priests shall not eat any bird or beast that has died a natural death or has been torn to pieces.

King James Version

The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

Holman Bible

The priests may not eat any bird or animal that died naturally or was mauled by wild beasts.

International Standard Version

However, the priests are not to eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or that has been torn apart."

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or beast.

Amplified

The priests shall not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or has been torn to pieces.

Darby Translation

The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or of that which is torn, whether of fowl or of beast.

Julia Smith Translation

Every carcass or torn from bind and from cattle, the priests shall not eat.

King James 2000

The priests shall not eat of anything that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Any dead body or mangled carcass from the birds or from the animals, the priests shall not eat."

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But no dead carrion shall the priest eat, nor such as is devoured of wild beasts, fouls or cattle."

NET Bible

The priests will not eat any bird or animal that has died a natural death or was torn to pieces by a wild animal.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Nothing that died of itself or was torn in pieces, of bird or of beast shall be eaten by the priests.

Webster

The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether of fowl or beast.

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

Any carcase and torn thing, of the fowl, and of the beasts, the priests do not eat.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The priests
כּהן 
Kohen 
Usage: 750

shall not eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

of any thing that is dead of itself
נבלה 
N@belah 
Usage: 48

or torn
טרפה 
T@rephah 
Usage: 9

whether it be fowl
עוף 
`owph 
Usage: 71

Context Readings

The People Serving In The New Temple

30 And the best of all the first-fruits of everything, and every offering which is lifted up of all your offerings, will be for the priests: and you are to give the priest the first of your bread-making, so causing a blessing to come on your house. 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.



Cross References

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.

Exodus 22:31

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.

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 17:15

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.

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.

Romans 14:20

Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

1 Corinthians 8:13

For this reason, if food is a cause of trouble to my brother, I will give up taking meat for ever, so that I may not be a cause of trouble to my brother.

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