Ezekiel 44:31 “The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild…”

Ezekiel 44:31

The priests may not eat any bird or animal found dead or torn by wild beasts.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

The Priests shall not eate of any thing, that is dead, or torne, whether it be foule or beast.

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.

Young's Literal Translation

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

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.

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Cross references

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

Leviticus 22:8 Exodus 22:31 Deuteronomy 14:21 Leviticus 17:15 Romans 14:20 1 Corinthians 8:13

Leviticus 22:8 · BSB

He must not eat anything found dead or torn by wild animals, which would make him unclean. I am the LORD.

Exodus 22:31 · BSB

You are to be My holy people. You must not eat the meat of a mauled animal found in the field; you are to throw it to the dogs.

Deuteronomy 14:21 · BSB

You are not to eat any carcass; you may give it to the foreigner residing within your gates, and he may eat it, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a holy people belonging to the LORD your God. You must not co…

Leviticus 17:15 · BSB

And any person, whether native or foreigner, who eats anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts must wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will be unclean until evening; then he will be clean.

Romans 14:20 · BSB

Do not destroy the work of God for the sake of food. All food is clean, but it is wrong for a man to let his eating be a stumbling block.

1 Corinthians 8:13 · BSB

Therefore, if what I eat causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause him to stumble.

Also

Ezekiel 4:14

Ezekiel 4:14 · BSB

“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30The best of all the firstfruits and of every contribution from all your offerings will belong to the priests. You are to give your first batch of dough to the priest, so that a blessing may rest upon your homes.

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