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Leviticus 22:8
8Of a dead carcase and what is torn shall he not eat, to make himself unclean therewith: I am Jehovah.
Leviticus 22:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, and so become unclean through it. I am the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He shall not eat what dies of itself or is torn by beasts, and so make himself unclean by it: I am the Lord.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he shall not eat, to defile himself with it: I am the Lord.
Context of Leviticus 22:8
6— a person that toucheth any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things; but he shall bathe his flesh with water, 7and when the sun goeth down, he shall be clean, and may afterwards eat of the holy things; for it is his food. Of a dead carcase and what is torn shall he not eat, to make himself unclean therewith: I am Jehovah. 9And they shall keep my charge, lest they bear sin for it, and die by it, if they profane it: I am Jehovah who do hallow them. 10And no stranger shall eat the holy thing; the sojourner with the priest, and the hired servant, shall not eat of the holy thing.
Read all of Leviticus 22Leviticus 22:8 word by word
נְבֵלָ֧ה וּטְרֵפָ֛ה לֹ֥א יֹאכַ֖ל לְטָמְאָה־בָ֑הּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Leviticus 22:8
- Leviticus 17:15And every soul that eateth of a dead carcase, or of that which was torn, be it one home-born, or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe in water, and be unclean until the even: then he shall be clean.
- Exodus 22:31— 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.
- Deuteronomy 14:21Ye shall eat of no carcase; thou shalt give it unto the stranger that is within thy gates, that he may eat it, or sell it unto a foreigner; for thou art a holy people to Jehovah thy God. Thou shalt not boil a kid in its mother's milk.
- Ezekiel 44:31The priests shall not eat of anything that dieth of itself, or of that which is torn, whether of fowl or of beast.
Commentaries on Leviticus 22:8
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The pollution in the priests would be an aggravated one, inasmuch as they would have to forego their sacred functions. Compare Ezekiel 4:14; Ezekiel 44:31. The general prohibition occurs in Leviticus 11:39; Leviticus 17:15; Exodus 22:31.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-33This section, which discusses priestly rules, six times repeats the phrase I am the Lord who sanctifies (Leviticus 21:15, 23; 22:9, 16, 32; see also 21:8). These words emphasize the link between God's holiness and the holiness expected of priests. This extended to all of Israel (see 8:10; 11:44–45; 19:2). The text specifically addresses priests in 21:1–22:16, while including both clergy and common people in 22:17–33.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. dieth of itself--The feelings of nature revolt against such food. It might have been left to the discretion of the Hebrews, who it may be supposed (like the people of all civilized nations) would have abstained from the use of it without any positive interdict. But an express precept was necessary to show them that whatever died naturally or from disease, was prohibited to them by the operation of that law which forbade them the use of any meat with…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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