Treasury of Scripture Knowledge The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself or caught by a beast, whether it be fowl or cattle. Exodus 22:31 You shall be holy men to me: the flesh that beasts have tasted of before, you shall not eat, but shall cast it to the dogs. Leviticus 17:15 The soul that eateth that which died of itself, or has been caught by a beast, whether he be one of your own country or a stranger, shall wash his clothes and himself with water, and shall be defiled until the evening: and in this manner he shall be made clean. Leviticus 22:8 That which dieth of itself, and that which was taken by a beast, they shall not eat, nor be defiled therewith. I am the Lord. Deuteronomy 14:21 But whatsoever is dead of itself, eat not thereof. Give it to the stranger, that is within thy gates, to eat, or sell it to him: because thou art the holy people of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of his dam. Romans 14:20 Destroy not the work of God for meat. All things indeed are clean: but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. 1 Corinthians 8:13 Wherefore, if meat scandalize my brother, I will never eat flesh, lest I should scandalize my brother. Context The Duties of the Priests…30And the firstfruits of all the firstborn, and all the libations of all things that are offered, shall be the priest's: and you shall give the firstfruits of your meats to the priest, that he may return a blessing upon thy house. 31The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself or caught by a beast, whether it be fowl or cattle. Cross References Leviticus 11:40 And he that eateth or carrieth any thing thereof, shall wash his clothes, and shall be unclean until the evening. Leviticus 22:8 That which dieth of itself, and that which was taken by a beast, they shall not eat, nor be defiled therewith. I am the Lord. Deuteronomy 14:21 But whatsoever is dead of itself, eat not thereof. Give it to the stranger, that is within thy gates, to eat, or sell it to him: because thou art the holy people of the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in the milk of his dam. Ezekiel 4:14 And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God, behold my soul hath not been defiled, and from my infancy even till now, I have not eaten any thing that died of itself, or was torn by beasts, and no unclean flesh hath entered into my mouth. Lexicon The priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ (hak·kō·hă·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest may not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no eat יֹאכְל֖וּ (yō·ḵə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat any כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every bird הָע֖וֹף (hā·‘ō·wp̄) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5775: Flying creatures or animal הַבְּהֵמָ֑ה (hab·bə·hê·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal found dead נְבֵלָה֙ (nə·ḇê·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5038: A flabby thing, a carcase, carrion, an idol or torn [by] [wild] [beasts]. וּטְרֵפָ֔ה (ū·ṭə·rê·p̄āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2966: Prey, flocks devoured by animals Additional Translations The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast. The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or beast. And the priests shall eat no bird or beast that dies of itself, or is taken of wild beasts. The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or of that which is torn, whether of fowl or of beast. The priests shall not eat of any thing that dieth of itself, or is torn, whether it be fowl or beast. The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether of fowl or beast. The priests shall not eat of anything that dies of itself, or is torn, whether it be bird or animal. Any carcase and torn thing, of the fowl, and of the beasts, the priests do not eat. 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