Parallel Verses
King James 2000
The priests shall not eat of anything that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
New American Standard Bible
The priests shall not eat any bird or beast that has
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.
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.
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.
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.
Topics
Interlinear
N@belah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 44:31
Verse Info
Context Readings
The People Serving In The New Temple
30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every offering of all, of every sort of your offerings, shall be the priest's: you shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in your house. 31 The priests shall not eat of anything that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Leviticus 22:8
That which dies of itself, or is torn by animals, he shall not eat to defile himself by it: I am the LORD.
Exodus 22:31
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.
Deuteronomy 14:21
You shall not eat of anything that dies of itself: you shall give it unto the stranger that is in your gates, that he may eat it; or you may sell it unto a foreigner: for you are a holy people unto the LORD your God. you shall not boil a kid in its mother's milk.
Leviticus 17:15
And every soul that eats that which died of itself, or that which was torn by animals, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening: then shall he be clean.
Ezekiel 4:14
Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul has not been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not eaten of that which dies of itself, or is torn in pieces; neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.
Romans 14:20
For food destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with offense.
1 Corinthians 8:13
Therefore, if food makes my brother to stumble, I will eat no meat while the world stands, lest I make my brother to stumble.